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Maharashtra’s 720-km. coastline and the adjoining
area or 'Konkan' as it is called, extends
from Dahanu in the north up to Goa in south. Konkan is well
known for its natural beauty and is fast emerging as a favorite
tourist destination for tourists. Konkan's greenery,
coconut trees, beautiful virgin beaches, waterfalls, mountains
and lush green valleys will definitely
provide a rich and pleasant experience for the traveler.
Tourism in Konkan is developing very fast.
Tourists from Maharashtra now prefer to visit Konkan because
of several reasons like close vicinity, Easy accessibility
due to better roads and Konkan railway. The economic accommodation
and overall lower costs for visiting previously unexplored
places is an added attraction.
This region is a naturally gifted area of the state.
The people are literate and generally well off. They are
a generally peace loving people who are helpful
and friendly towards Tourists. They depend mainly
upon fishing and farming for their livelihood and nowadays
some are making their living with the help of growing Tourism
in the area. The areas of Devgad, Dapoli and Ratnagiri are
famous for its Alphonso mangoes and also a lot of fish are
exported from Ratnagiri port.
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The Konkani People
are a hearty and festive people by
nature. Their love for celebration is deeply rooted
in their culture and it finds its expression through
the various festivals celebrated throughout the year.
Some of the Main Festivals
celebrated in the Konkan area are: Diwali,
Dassera, Gudhi Padwa, Ganesh Chaturthi, Narali poornima,
Holi, Nag Panchami and Makar Sankranti.
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Marathi and Malvani are main languages spoken here
and Hindi & English is understood by many.
Maximum temperature of 37 degrees. and Minimum
temperature of about 15 degrees. Rainfall is from 300 mm
up to 900 mm in the monsoon.
The Konkan coastline is situated in the tropical region
and the average temperatures are in the 30 degrees throughout
the year and can go up to 40 degrees in May and October.
The whole region is Humid and there is heavy Rainfall from
June to September.
The best Period to visit Konkan is from November
to February as the temperatures are a bit milder
with less Humid conditions. But many local people who work
outside Konkan or ‘Chakarmanis’
as they are locally referred, do visit in the summer vacations.
If you decide to visit Konkan in Summer
be sure to book an A/C accommodation.
For people who cannot tolerate Hot and
Humid conditions, December and January
months are the best time to visit.
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