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Places to Visit Near Ganpatipule,Ratnagiri

Top places to visit near Ganpatipule and Jambharun As a part of our  3 days trip to Jambharun ( Blog Post :Hidden Gem - Jambharun ) , we had one day planned to visit the nearby places. Among them was Ganpatipule , which is significantly known for the revered Ganpati temple on the beach.     I will list out the places to visit near Ganpatipule and Jambhrun in this post. Jambhrun is kind of a center point to all these locations, so you can start from one end and circle back to your homestay in Jambharun . 1. Lakshmi Keshav Mandir,Kolisare Keshav Lakshmi idol           This was the highlight of all the locations that we visited. It had the same vibes when we visited Keshavraj temple in Karde(Post: Keshavarja Temple|Karde|Dapoli )

Tulapur | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Samadhi Near Pune

Tulapur - Samadhi of son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Samadhi      Tulapur is a village near Pune, famously known because of Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj samadhi. It's located at confluence of 3 rivers Bhaama, Bhima, Indrayani(also called Triveni Sangam) reason for significance of Tulapur village. History of Tulapur      Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was eldest son of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and second Chatrapati of Maratha Empire.      He never lost a battle in his whole lifetime and hence the reason of Aurangzeb's anger and frustration. He was deceived by one his own and was captured by one of Aurangazeb's armed forces, led by Sheikh Nizam Hyderbadi, in Sangameshwar and then brought to Tulapur.Later he along with Kavi Kalash were tortured for 40 days cruelly by them before being killed.It remains one of the cruelest death given to king in history. Triveni Sangam(Bhama,Bhima,Indrayani ) It is said that people of  Vadhu ,Tulapur

One Day trek to Visapur fort near Pune

Visapur fort - Malavli Bored with daily routine, me and my friends wanted to take some time out and have some fun. As it was onset of monsoon, we decided to go for trekking. I had read and heard about Visapur from a lot of people, so we finalized on it.     Being 3 of us, we started from Pune on our bikes on Saturday. The distance from my place was 80km and we were going to meet one of our friend half the way. As most of the biking route is highway, it is quite easily accessible. The route is through old Pune-Mumbai highway and destination is near Malavli station. Travel options and How to Reach from Pune: By Road : Pune-Mumbai old highway to Malavli (60km from Pune) By Train : Local from Pune and drop point Malavli station(one station early to Lonavala) Visapur trek distance from Malavli station is approximately 5km.      Road till Malavli was awesome and monsoon makes it even more enjoyable. As soon as you cross Malavli railway station, the road passes over the expresswa
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