Raghuji Bhosale I probably built the present Fort Nagardhan (strong ground) around 1740 AD, it must have guarded the eastern approach to Nagpur. Square in shape, it has an exterior with an arcade and an interior arcade surrounding the buildings. The main entrance, still in good condition, is on the northwest side. Inside the fort, there is an underground temple, and the idol is placed on top of a well-functioning platform.
Pauni is located in Bhandara district, 82 km southeast of Nagpur. The present town, situated about three kilometers south-west of the Wainganga River, is surrounded by an ancient wall adorned with forelocks, of which those on the west nearly to be ineffective. Those magnificent walls, which grow in some places to about twenty meters, are surrounded by a dust about twenty meters wide. This old boat has turned into a small modern lake called Balasamudra. The fort was built by the Gond ruler Bakht Buland in the early 18th century and taken over by Raghuji Bhosale.
Inside the Nagardhan fort, there is an underground temple, and the idol is placed on top of a well-functioning platform. It is not far now because there are places where people often find large bricks from ancient times. It is said to be the site of the capital-building of the Vakatakas.
Nagardhan, the ancient Nandivardhan, the original capital of the Vakatakas, is 34 km north-east of Nagpur and about 5 km south of Ramtek, famous for its fortified hilltop temple.