By Ashish Sharma.
Ashish takes a route trip along the Konkan coast, to notice the splendours of the Arabian Sea & the beach town of Diveagar.
A route trip is 1 of the best ways to notice the magical Konkan coast – a journeying along the narrow strip betwixt the Western Ghats as well as Arabian Sea tin sack exit you lot spellbound. Imagine beingness brought to a screeching halt past times the sheer splendour of the ocean jutting out amongst a coastal cliff road!
Diveagar lies inwards the Raigad district of Maharashtra, most 180 km from Mumbai, as well as was the ancient working capital missive of the alphabet of the Shilahar kings. It is abode to a beautiful secluded beach, situated behind the Ganpati Temple that stretches upwards to 4-5 kms. The beach is ery build clean as well as beautiful, with clear waters, as well as dissimilar most other beaches on the coast, it is unexplored as well as non really crowded. The beach stretches for
Diveagar came into limelight upon uncovering of a Ganesh (Hindu god) idol made of pure gold, inwards 1 of the Supari Baghs (Gardens) inwards the village. As per historical data on Suvarnaganesha Temple, it was flora on Nov 17th 1998 (Sankashti Chaturthi equally per the Hindu calendar) inwards a copper box weighing thirty kilos. The box contained a sculpture of Lord Ganesh made out of pure gilt as well as ornaments, as well as was was named “Suvarnaganesh”. It is believed to hold upwards 300 to 400 years old.
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| Sunset at the beach. |
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| Peace, calm, serenity. |
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| Bullock cart trails at Diveagar. |
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| Going dorsum inwards fourth dimension along the Konkan. |
Suvarnaganesha Temple is modest as well as non descript. First fourth dimension visitors powerfulness immature lady the temple looking for a edifice of prominence, but inwards Diveagar, uncomplicated structures direct maintain a charm & essence of their own. Recently this modest sleepy beach town of Diveagar was inwards the news, unfortunately for all the incorrect reasons, with the Ganesh idol beingness stolen from the temple.
Diveagar Beach is commonly abuzz with the locals as well as tourists (mostly from Bombay & Pune), as well as camel rides, Equus caballus rides as well as parasailing are around of the the activities available.
Practical Travel Information:
Route for Diveagar from Mumbai
Mumbai - Panvel - Pen - Nagothane -Kolad-- Indapur--Mangao -Mhalsa – Shrivardhan
Don’t immature lady the scenic displace from Mhasala to Diveagar, via Shrivardhan, which takes you through a winding field highway inwards the backdrop of the Arabian Sea. The ride on the coastal cliff route from Shrivardhan to Divyagar is a certain shot highlight of the route trip.
Places to Stay: Ambience Cottages, Prathamesh Holiday Homes, Exotica Beach Resort as well as many other Home Stays.
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| Sea, sand & solitude. |
Places to Stay: Ambience Cottages, Prathamesh Holiday Homes, Exotica Beach Resort as well as many other Home Stays.
Attractions inwards & close Diveagar: Diveagar Beach, Shree Suvarna Ganesha Temple, Shree Roopnarayan Temple,
Author Bio: The writer is a inquiry analyst from Mumbai, a cricket fanatic & sports lover, as well as immediately an avid traveller. Bitten past times the move bug, he blogs at My Travel Tales inwards Search of Nirvana and tin sack hold upwards found on Facebook & Twitter @ashish0712.
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