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Located at 700 to 800 feet above sea level this place is
famous as a hill station and lot of people visit Dapoli
during the summer holidays. Dapoli was an erstwhile British
Military camp and got its name of camp Dapoli. There are
a lot of places nearby like Suvarnadurga fort and beautiful
beach at karde. There are a lot of good Hotels to stay in
Dapoli and Murud.
The Maharashtra Govt. established an independent Agriculture
University on 18th May, 1972 named “ Konkan
Krishi Vidyapeeth” with its headquarters
at Dapoli, which was later renamed as Dr. Balasaheb
Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth. It is one of the
leading Agricultural Universities in India
and has to its credit development of many new varieties
of beneficial crops for farmers across the country.
You can visit the University and a walk
through its campus is really rejuvenating, you can see lots
of different varieties of Plants in the farms and gardens
of the university. you can also buy selected products
and plants at the nursery.
Located at 17 kms. from Dapoli at Harne, The Suvarnadurg
fort consists of two forts, kanakdurga the land fort and
Suvarnadurga the sea fort. The forts were built by Adilshah
and later captured and fortified by Chatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj in 1660. Earlier there was a tunnel connecting
both the forts but now only way to go to Suvarnadurga
is through a boat. However currently there is no regular
boat service to the fort and one has to arrange for the
ferry from the local fishermen. There is a lighthouse
inside the Kanakdurga fort.
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| Suvarnadurg - Harne |
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Harne is a big port and lots of fishing
trawlers and ships come here everyday with fresh fish from
the sea. There is a local fish market which assembles at
the beach every morning. Its a very different
experience taking a round of this market and see the buying
and selling of different varieties of fish. You will be
amazed at the huge quantity of fish coming
to the market and fish lovers would be thrilled to see such
a large variety of fresh fish for sale
at one place.
If you are traveling in your own vehicle and carrying an
Icebox, its an excellent suggestion that you buy
fresh fish in the morning and take them home it the icebox
on your return Journey (Put lots of Ice to preserve
the fish)
Located at 11 kms. from Dapoli the beach at Karde (Murud)
is an excellent white sand beach and we
would like to rate it as one of the best beaches
on the Konkan coast. There are a lot of good Hotels
and Resorts alongside the beach and it is not at all crowded,
practically it is like your own private beach.
As it is close to Dapoli, you can always drive down
to Karde for a dip in the sea and return back to
Dapoli.
The Temples of keshavraj and Vyaghreshwar are located at
Asud near Dapoli, and is a beautiful place to visit. the
temple is situated on a Hill near the village and you have
to take a small walk to reach the temple. The walk is through
dense plantations of coconut and beetle nut trees and is
a very pleasant experience. The shooting of the famous marathi
film 'Garambicha Bapu' was done at Asud and the whole area
is really picturesque.
Located on Dapoli - Dabhol road is a place called Panhalekaji.
The “Leni” or caves at Panhalekaji are a must
see site. You can drive up to the caves and the
place is situated deep in the valley near the confluence
of ‘Kotjai’ and ‘Dhakti’ rivers.
You can watch many birds and reptiles in
the surrounding jungle and river. There are 29 caves
and many sculptures around the area and the whole
area is very beautiful. the carvings in these caves are
from many periods from the 3rd century to the 14th
century.
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| View from kanakdurg - Harne |
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There are natural hot water springs at Unhavare
Village, 20 kms. from Dapoli (Near Panhalekaji caves). It
is a small village with the springs as its only attraction
and lots of people from surrounding areas come here regularly
to bathe in the Hot Sulphur water springs.
Separate shelters are made for Men and Women to take a dip
in the Rejuvenating Hot water. A bath in the water is said
to cure skin ailments. There are no charges
for taking a bath here.
The Ancestral house of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak is located
in Chikhali village near Dabhol and Panhalekaji caves. Lokmanya
Tilak's marriage ceremony took place here. The house now
has been turned to a memorial and a school.
The Chandika Mata temple is located at a few kilometers
from the Panhalekaji caves. This temple from the Pandava
period is inside a natural cave and you have to go inside
through a tunnel to take the darshan of the Chandika Mata
idol inside the cave.
The Ganpati temple is situated on a Hill at Anjarle village
and hence is called 'Kadyawarcha Ganpati'. This Temple was
built after the original Temples were drowned in the sea
. There are 250 steps to it and a lake in front of it. You
can get beautiful views from the hill. You can also visit
the nearby Anjarle Devi Temple also.
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| View from Yakub
Baba Darga, Kelshi |
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Located at 40 kms. from Dapoli, Kelshi is a typical small
Konkani village. If you want to taste the real village life
in konkan, Kelshi is the ideal getaway. The village is very
small and you can experience real peace away from the hustle
and bustle of modern cities.The 2.5 Kms. beach at Kelshi
is very beautiful and secluded and there are beautiful sand
dunes on the beach where children enjoy sliding down on
the sand dunes. There are no hotels in kelshi and you can
only stay at places where people offer lodging facilities
in their homes.
A Mahalakshmi mandir just off the village is also beautiful.
The Temple was built in 1808 and the Mahalaxmi idol is 'swayambhu'.
Further ahead from the temple is the Yakub Baba Darga. The
only darga ever built by Shivaji Maharaj. A lot of people
come to pray here and the view from the gallery of the darga
is really beautiful.
Located at Ade near Dapoli, The Bhairav Ram Mandir is a
cool, calm place to visit. According to mythology Parshuram
had pierced the earth with his arrow to take water or Ganga
out from the ground here.
On the road to Dapoli from Kelshi there is a small town
Anjarle. Anjarle has a nice beach and ancient Durga Mata
Mandir. Near Anjarle there is Kadyawarcha Ganpati a temple
atop a hill. The current temple was built during the rule
of Madhavrao Peshwe and now Vehicles can go directly up
till the mandir. The temple area is quiet nice and beautiful.
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