<p>In what comes as great news, the original memorial of legendary warrior Tanaji Malusare has been found in the Sinhagad Fort (Lion's Fort), 36 km from Pune, during the restoration work.</p>.<p>Dr Tejas Garge, director of the Directorate of Archaeology & Museums, Maharashtra and conservation architect Rahul Samel, confirmed the report at the sidelines of the recently-concluded Durg Parishad at the Raigad fort.</p>.<p>According to them, the stone was found buried under cement, concrete and layers of paint. <br />"While we were restoring a memorial of Tanaji, which was built in the 1940s and comprised of a base, bronze statue and a concrete canopy, we stumbled upon the original memorial stone below the current base," Garge said.</p>.<p>Samel said from historical references and a 1917 photo of the samadhi, his team could establish that it was Tanaji's original memorial.</p>.<p>The samadhi will now be restored in the original form in Sinhgad Fort.</p>.<p>The 1679 Battle of Sinhgad is one of the important chapters of Maratha history.<br />The battle was fought between Tanaji, a commander of legendary Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Udaybhan Singh Rathod, the fort keeper under Jai Singh I, who was the chief of Mughal army.</p>.<p>On the night of February 4, 1670, Maratha forces led by Tanaji scaled the Kondana Fort using a trained monitor lizard. Tanaji laid down his life but his brother Suryaji was captured inside the fort.</p>.<p>When Shivaji heard Tanaji's death, he said, "gad aala pan sinh gela" (the fort is captured, but the lion is gone). Shivaji renamed the fort as Sinhgad.</p>.<p>The fort is located 760 metres above ground and 1,312 metres above mean sea level.<br />Heritage experts said that the discovery of the original memorial was very important.</p>
<p>In what comes as great news, the original memorial of legendary warrior Tanaji Malusare has been found in the Sinhagad Fort (Lion's Fort), 36 km from Pune, during the restoration work.</p>.<p>Dr Tejas Garge, director of the Directorate of Archaeology & Museums, Maharashtra and conservation architect Rahul Samel, confirmed the report at the sidelines of the recently-concluded Durg Parishad at the Raigad fort.</p>.<p>According to them, the stone was found buried under cement, concrete and layers of paint. <br />"While we were restoring a memorial of Tanaji, which was built in the 1940s and comprised of a base, bronze statue and a concrete canopy, we stumbled upon the original memorial stone below the current base," Garge said.</p>.<p>Samel said from historical references and a 1917 photo of the samadhi, his team could establish that it was Tanaji's original memorial.</p>.<p>The samadhi will now be restored in the original form in Sinhgad Fort.</p>.<p>The 1679 Battle of Sinhgad is one of the important chapters of Maratha history.<br />The battle was fought between Tanaji, a commander of legendary Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Udaybhan Singh Rathod, the fort keeper under Jai Singh I, who was the chief of Mughal army.</p>.<p>On the night of February 4, 1670, Maratha forces led by Tanaji scaled the Kondana Fort using a trained monitor lizard. Tanaji laid down his life but his brother Suryaji was captured inside the fort.</p>.<p>When Shivaji heard Tanaji's death, he said, "gad aala pan sinh gela" (the fort is captured, but the lion is gone). Shivaji renamed the fort as Sinhgad.</p>.<p>The fort is located 760 metres above ground and 1,312 metres above mean sea level.<br />Heritage experts said that the discovery of the original memorial was very important.</p>
