Elements of Fort (Part V)

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Met (मेट):

Met is the houses or settlements on the way while climbing the fort. The job of these metkars is to keep an eye on the people coming and going to the fort. Therefore, this met is very useful in terms of the security of the fort.

Nehde (नेढे):

A Nedhe is a hole of a certain shape naturally formed in a place or a rock.

Chunyacha Ghana (चुन्याचा घाणा):

Lime was mainly used in the construction of the fort. For this, Chunyacha Ghana is used to grind lime. Lime was made on the fort itself with the help of grinder. In this, a mixture of jaggery, rice bran, water etc. was moved by bullocks with a stone wheel.

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