Interesting Facts

The village of Guhagar is said to have originated during the time ofLord Parashurama. ‘Guha’ means Karthikaswamy, so the reservoir guardedby Karthik Swami may have originated under the name Guhagar. Guhagar,which is just 4 to 5 hours away from Mumbai & Pune, is nature’s owndream. Due to many ancient temples, Guhagar is known as a […]

Built-in 1913 and located on the banks of Amba River and, 107 years old Revas port is known as the oldest port in the Konkan. Revas has got its own beautiful seashore and because it is not much crowded, many tourists enjoy peace of mind with relaxation. The whole surrounding area is extractable and while […]

There is a quiet and picturesque village called Thal located about 3-5 kilometers north of Alibag. The unique feature of this village is the two strongly built Khanderi and the Underi forts, which have been struggling with the waves of Arabian Sea for centuries with historical heritage. Since Alibag is well connected to the Mumbai […]

There is no exact guesses on how the name Ratnagiri trended, but it began to be recognized by the name of the one Monk “Ratangiri”. Evidence is, his tomb can be seen at the “Ratnadurg” fort. Also by some mythological evidence, the village got its name “Ratnagiri”. The name Ratnagiri is also found and mentioned […]

रायगड जिल्ह्यास ‘रायगड’ हे नाव ज्या किल्ल्यामुळे मिळाले तो अभेद्य व शिवछत्रपतींच्या राजधानीचे ठिकाण असलेला “किल्ले रायगड” जिल्ह्याची मुख्य ओळख आहे. याची किर्ती आजच नाही तर पूर्वीही इतकी दुरवर पसरली होती की, पाश्चिमात्य यास ‘पुर्वेकडील जिब्राल्टर’ म्हणुन ओळखत. केळनृपविजयम या कानडी काव्याचा कर्ता रायगडचा उल्लेख ‘भुतलावर आश्चर्यकारक म्हणुन गणला जाणारा रायरी’ असे करतो. सह्याद्रीच्या मुख्य […]

रायगड जिल्ह्याच्या राजधानीचे विद्यमान ठिकाण असलेले अलिबाग हे निसर्गसंपन्नतेसोबत पराक्रमाचा वारसा जपणारे शहर आहे. हे ठिकाण पुर्वीच्या चौल बेटावरील साखर या नावाने प्रसिद्ध असलेल्या खाडीच्या मुखावर वसले असून पुर्वी विलग असलेली ही बेटे आधुनिक युगात रस्ते व पुलांनी जोडली गेल्याने जवळ आली आहेत. खुद्द अलिबागला प्राचिन इतिहास नाही मात्र हा परिसर चौल या बंदरामुळे प्राचिन […]

Nandgaon is a small coastal town in Murud taluka of Raigad district which is famous for its Siddhivinayak Ganesh Temple. The Ganpati of Nandgaon is mentioned as ‘Ballal Murud Vinayak Aham’ in Puranas. Earlier this village was known as ‘Nandigram’. The distance from Mumbai to Nandgaon is 136 kilometers and from Pune, it is 184 […]

Pen is an important city and taluka place in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. Pen is famous for Ganapati idols. It is also known as the cultural center of the Raigad district. The Ganpati idols made at Pen are world-famous. It is also known as the cultural center of the Raigad district. “Pene” means staying. […]

Sudhagad is a historic fort in Raigad district. This fort was also been called as Bhorpgad earlier. Once we passed through the Pali town which is famous for one of the Ashtavinayak Temples called Ballaleshwar, we begin to see the greenery that appeals to the eyes. All this forestry on the mountain slopes in the […]