Recently, it was read through social media that there are some bastion-like remains at the confluence of Gad and Kajali rivers near Purye village in Sakharpa. I decided to go to Ratnagiri for some work and suddenly got a chance to visit this place. In this article, I have tried to present what I saw and felt during this visit. It was said that the remains were found at the confluence of Gad and Kajali rivers in Sakharpa village, but after much searching, nothing was found at this place. These remnants are not at the confluence of the river, but at a distance of 200 meters from the confluence on a small island. You can see these remains from the very beginning of this island. To see these remnants, you first have to reach Sakharpa village. As soon as you enter Sakharpa village, a road goes to Purye village on the right from the river bridge. ... After going a little further along this road, go to the Bhavani temple on the riverbank of this village without going to the village. The remains are on an island in the river basin below the temple. Remains are in the form of quadrangle structures and wrought stones scattered here and there. Adjacent to this quadrangle structure is a memorial stone carved with Paduka. Considering the location of this structure in the river basin and its remains, it is not possible to say for sure that it is a bastion. Could this be a memorial? Other than that there are no remains here. But it cannot be said that our visit here was a waste because we see the authentic Konkani style Shiv-era Bhavani temple. There is a Deepmal in front of the temple and there is a very beautiful idol of Mahishasurmardini carved in black stone in the temple. This idol has ten different weapons in its ten arms. You should visit this temple at least once to see this idol. History mentions that there was a fort in Sakharpa village. The fort was built in the 15th century during the reign of 2nd Ibrahim Adilshah but today fort or any other historical remains cannot be seen in Sakharpa village.
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