Chandoli National Park, Sangli
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About Chandoli National Park
Chandoli National Park (Marathi: चांदोली राष्ट्रीय उद्यान) is a National Park spread over Satara, Kolhapur and Sangli Districts, Maharashtra State, India, established in May 2004. Earlier it was a Wildlife Sanctuary declared in 1985. Chandoli Park is notable as the southern portion of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, with Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary forming the northern part of the reserve
History
The historical places of the park include the 17th century Shivaji's Forts, Prachitgad and Bhairavgad, of the Maratha kings Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his son Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. Ruins of the Bhavani temples palatial buildings in Prachitigad and Kalavantin vihir depict the medieval glory of the Maratha Empire. Most of the protected area was used an open jail for the "prisoners of war" of the early Imperial Maratha Conquests during Shivaji's rule. Sambhaji used Prachitgad as an observation point and recreational place.
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