Ahupe Ghat-Gorakhgad-Sakharmachi Ghat-Gaydara Ghat-Ahupe
Jai Shri Ram The afternoon glow of the sun dimmed as we entered the hallowed forests of Bhima Shankar and Bhattiche Raan or Bhatti forest.We seemed lost in a primeval land, the trees were hundreds/perhaps thousands of years old, the forest seemed long lost and deep, tall trees disallowing the sun god from penetrating the lower reaches of the forest floor, the chief denizen of the forest, the leopard making his presence felt on the tree trunks and barks with his nail and teeth markings..!! The Ahupe Devrai or Sacred Grove Some treks and places stay with you long after they get over. The trek to Ahupe and beyond was just this kind of a trek. Even 4 months after the trek when there is a slight nip in the air at night and yes nowadays there is only a slight nip in Pune, I still get transported to the cold blistering winter chill we experienced at the Ahupe Devrai.* *Devrai means a sacred grove, Typically there is a deity i