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PLACES
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PANCHAITAN-BORLAI
Pancaitan-Borlai (Srivardhan Peta; 18° 10' N, '73°00' E; p. 3,297; RS. Khopoli, 57 m NE) about six miles south of Janjira, is venerated by the Muhammedans as containing a shrine to the five saints, Panc Pir. According to the local belief, the Navabs of Janjira were invested with the charge of this shrine by the Delhi Emperors. But it seems more likely that like the Pancaitan shrine in the island fort of Janjira, this is a relic of Shah Tahir's Shia influence at the Ahmadnagar court in the beginning of the sixteenth century.
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