Holiday Destination : Ganapatipule
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Ganpatipule! One of the most beautiful beaches in India, it is along the konkan coast. Beach lovers, pilgrims, admirers of beauty of nature often fall in love with this place. I am sure you’ll forget all your hectic schedules and will wish to relax here for the rest of your life, so let’s start the journey with me, in paradise.
Apart from spectacular beaches, there is a temple of SWAYAMBHU {self originated} GANESH, who is considered to be the PASCHIM DWARDEVTA {WESTERN SENTINEL GOD OF INDIA} and is visited by thousands of pilgrims every year.
Getting there:
Nearest is Kolhapur, serviced by Air Deccan.
Nearest railhead is bhoke at ratnagiri and is more convenient.
Mumbai: Ganpatipule via mahad and is 375km.
Pune: via satara and is 360km
Kolhapur: 45km
Staying there:
Plenty of hotels, MTDC beach resort is also available there. For bookings you can contact at following address:
Ganpatipule
Ratnagiri
Maharashtra - 415622
India
Other Sights:
Malagund: 1km away from Ganpatipule and is the native place of Marathi poet KAVI KESHAVSOOT is built by the marathi sahitya parishad (Marathi Literature committee) and is worth a visit.
Velneshwar: Beautiful village, situated north of Shastri River has coconut fringes along the beach; there is a beautiful Shiva temple where every year pilgrims visit in large number to pay their respect and prayers esp. during MAHASHIVRATRI…
Ratnagiri: About 25km away and is remembered in Indian mythology as a place where the pandavas settled after 13years pilgrimage, the especial attractions in ratnagiri are:
Lokmanya Tilak Smark: Place, maintained by local communities as it was the birthplace of Lokmanya Tilak.
Thibaw Palace: where the last king of Burma was incarcerated by british in 1885 and The Patit Pawan built by veer savarkar, is the first place of worship for non Brahmins.
Pawas: A beautiful ashram of swami swaroopanand, a place blessed with natural beauty, a must visit place.
Jaigarh Fort: 17th century fort, built at the Sangameshwar River is 35km away from Ganpatipule; it rests on the mountain peak and gives rare view of konkan village life in laps of mother nature surrounded by sea.
This was about sight seeing, .now something more to make your journey simpler and worth remembering.
Some Tips:
Marathi is mostly used language other than Hindi and English. May is hottest month so winters are most preferred, monsoon lasts from June to October and rains are plenty.
Food:
Poli, phanaspoli, modak, for non-veg lovers, fish curries and kokam kadi are worth trying. Veggies will love tasty dal, vegetables prepared with coconut base. And if u visit there in summers, DO NOT miss tasting Devgad Hapus – The most famous mango variety in the world. This was all about our first holiday sight. Have a great holiday friends. We will be back with many such beautiful places all around the world only for you, enjoy…
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