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Kashid Beach
The Kashid beach is one of the beaches located on Arabian Sea and to its coastline and northern to the Konkan region of Maharashtra.The beach is situated on the AlibagMurud road with a distance of 30 Km from Alibag and 160 Km away from Mumbai.This is one of the best beaches among all the beaches…
Manori Beach
A popular beach of Mumbai lying on the North West coast of the city is the Manori Beach. It is located about 20 minutes away from Madh Island. Situated in the fishing village of Manori, this exotic and serene beach is beset with orchards full of cashew nut trees, making the beach even more appealing.Manori…
Gorai Beach
Gorai fascinates us by the dazzling rise and dip of the sun,cool climate and of course the stunning beach. It is situated in the Gorai Creek.Portuguese had their stay here in the 16th century and hence majority of the population here follow Christianity and the Eastern culture. Hence Gorai is the home of churches.Gorai beach…
Guhagar Beach
Beach is the prime attraction of Guhagar. Guhagar beach is one of the safest and cleanest beaches of Maharashtra. In Hindi Guha is cave and gar means house, hence it can be called the cave and temple city. The prominent Shiva temples are Vyadeshwar, Talkeshwar, Udaleshwar and also famous Ganapathi Mandir and Chandika Mandir are…
Anjarle Beach
Anjarle is one of the finest places in Konkan. It is just 20 km from Dapoli. It is famous for the ‘Kadyawarcha Ganpati’ (Ganesh temple situated on a cliff). This ancient and magnificent Ganesh temple was originally constructed using wooden pillars in around 1150. Later it was renovated during 1768 to 1780. Earlier people used…
Amba Devi Temple
Shri Ambadevi Temple is situated at the heart of the city at Gandhi Square. Maharashtra, which is 155 km from Nagpur. The presiding deity is Amba Devi (Goddess of Shakti). According to legends, it is believed that Shri Krishna married Rukmini after abducting her when she came to pray at the Amba Devi temple. It…
Shani Shingnapur
A little village settled in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, 65 km away from Shirdi, Shani Shinganapur is believed to be the home of Lord Shaneshwara (the personification of the planet Saturn). The place is visited by devotees coming in to pay respect to the Mighty Lord Shanidev. The belief of the local people in…
Kalbhairav Temple (Shiva Temple)
The Kalbhairav Temple, consisting of idols of the Hindu Trinity as well as the Goddess Parvati, is shrouded in mystery as far as its year of construction is concerned. However, most believe the first Baijirao Peshwa reconstructed it in 1723. The architecture is fairly simple and the one-storeyed structure is located on a large compound…
Khandoba Mandir
This temple is of great significance and trails back to the life of Sai Baba. This temple was the first place where Baba halted on his visit to Shirdi, along with the wedding party of Chand Bhai Patil and in this very place Baba got his name. On seeing him dressed as a fakir, a…