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  sitemap.xml — Prashant Bahatre Portfolio
  https://prashantbahatre.com

  This file lists every URL on the site.
  Google reads it to discover pages and understand
  how important each one is and how often it changes.

  Submit this to Google Search Console at:
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  → Sitemaps → Add sitemap URL → paste the sitemap URL
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  xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
  xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
  xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"
>

  <!-- ── HOME / ABOVE THE FOLD ───────────────────────────── -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://prashantbahatre.com/</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-03-01</lastmod>
    <!-- always = re-crawl every time Googlebot visits -->
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <!-- 1.0 = highest priority (home page is the most important) -->
    <priority>1.0</priority>
    <xhtml:link
      rel="alternate"
      hreflang="en"
      href="https://prashantbahatre.com/"
    />
  </url>

  <!-- ── ABOUT SECTION ────────────────────────────────────── -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://prashantbahatre.com/#about</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-03-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ── SKILLS SECTION ───────────────────────────────────── -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://prashantbahatre.com/#skills</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-03-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ── CAREER / JOURNEY SECTION ────────────────────────── -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://prashantbahatre.com/#journey</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-03-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ── PROJECTS SECTION ─────────────────────────────────── -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://prashantbahatre.com/#projects</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-03-01</lastmod>
    <!-- Projects change more often as new work is added -->
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ── INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS (as anchor links) ────────────── -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://prashantbahatre.com/#projects</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-12-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
    <!-- Image metadata helps Google Image Search -->
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://prashantbahatre.com/og-image.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Hospital Management Software — Advance Medicity</image:title>
      <image:caption>End-to-end hospital management platform built by Prashant Bahatre for Advance Medicity Hospital</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>

  <!-- ── BLOG SECTION ─────────────────────────────────────── -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://prashantbahatre.com/#blog</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-03-01</lastmod>
    <!-- Blog changes frequently as new articles are published -->
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ── BLOG ARTICLES ─────────────────────────────────────── -->
  <!--
    NOTE: These are currently served as modal content on the same page.
    When/if you move to individual blog post URLs, add each one here.
    Example format shown below for reference:

  <url>
    <loc>https://prashantbahatre.com/blog/hospital-platform-architecture</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-03-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>never</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  -->

  <!-- ── CONTACT SECTION ──────────────────────────────────── -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://prashantbahatre.com/#contact</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-03-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

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