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Kalavantin Durg

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Pinnacle fortress in Maharashtra with a stairway cut directly into vertical rock face, ascending to the summit. Origin and purpose disputed — neither dating nor builders confirmed. Local mythology dates it to ancient Hindu period; alt-archaeology proposes far older origins.

18.9333°, 73.3333°

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