By Ashish Sharma.
Ashish takes a route trip along the Konkan coast, to abide by the splendours of the Arabian Sea & the beach town of Diveagar.
A route trip is 1 of the best ways to abide by the magical Konkan coast – a journeying along the narrow strip betwixt the Western Ghats in addition to Arabian Sea tin piece of occupation out yous spellbound. Imagine beingness brought to a screeching stop past times the sheer splendour of the body of body of water jutting out amongst a coastal cliff road!
Diveagar lies inwards the Raigad district of Maharashtra, nigh 180 km from Mumbai, in addition to was the ancient upper-case alphabetic lineament of the Shilahar kings. It is habitation to a beautiful secluded beach, situated behind the Ganpati Temple that stretches upwards to 4-5 kms. The beach is ery build clean in addition to beautiful, with clear waters, in addition to different most other beaches on the coast, it is unexplored in addition to non real crowded. The beach stretches for
Diveagar came into limelight upon regain 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 constitute 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 golden in addition to ornaments, in addition to was was named “Suvarnaganesh”. It is believed to endure 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 pocket-sized in addition to non descript. First fourth dimension visitors powerfulness immature lady the temple looking for a edifice of prominence, but inwards Diveagar, uncomplicated structures cause got a charm & essence of their own. Recently this pocket-sized 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 in addition to tourists (mostly from Bombay & Pune), in addition to camel rides, Equus caballus rides in addition to parasailing are to a greater extent than or less 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 crusade from Mhasala to Diveagar, via Shrivardhan, which takes you through a winding pose down 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 in addition to many other Home Stays.
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| Sea, sand & solitude. |
Places to Stay: Ambience Cottages, Prathamesh Holiday Homes, Exotica Beach Resort in addition to many other Home Stays.
Attractions inwards & close Diveagar: Diveagar Beach, Shree Suvarna Ganesha Temple, Shree Roopnarayan Temple,
Author Bio: The writer is a interrogation analyst from Mumbai, a cricket fanatic & sports lover, in addition to straight off an avid traveller. Bitten past times the move bug, he blogs at My Travel Tales inwards Search of Nirvana and tin endure found on Facebook & Twitter @ashish0712.
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