Maharashtra has a glorious history and rich culture. Forts are Maharashtra’s pride and are the greatest historical treasures of Maharashtra. They leave spectators awestruck with their jaws-dropping enormous size and structure.

A little history behind forts in Maharashtra

Forts in Maharashtra have a rich history behind them. Most of these forts are built by Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was a great Maratha warrior and King. And that is why they are also known as Shivajinche Kille in Marathi.

These forts in Maharashtra have a structure that is unsurpassable. They were mainly built with the material as stones and in a way that they stay indestructible. They offered a great deal of safety and remained ineradicable even after so many decades.

Making mud Forts during Diwali

Children making mud fort is quite prevalent for many decades in Maharashtra. It helps children in many ways. Kids hardly enjoy history lessons in school. But they learn a great deal of knowledge about our rich culture and heritage through this fort making process. There are many stories and traditions associated with the fort making process, which children listen to attentively. Fort making also needs quite a lot of preparation in terms of the proportion of soil and water needed, consistency of mixture, other supporting materials needed. It just does not stop here. One needs to have an eye for details and a sense of aesthetics. These things play important role in shaping children.

Fort making is considered a tribute to Shivaji Maharaja in order to pay him respect. He captured many forts in a fight with Mughals. And this fort making tradition owes its root to Shivaji’s mastery in the territory of fortification.

After the fort has been built completely, children decorate it with warrior statues made of soil. These statues are easily available in the market during Diwali. Children also grow grass on their forts to give it a look of forest.

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Have a safe and happy Diwali!