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kokan tourism..........कोकण पर्यटन

As Kokan’s fame as a tourist spot glowing, these two stand as distinctively attractive spots. Ganpatipule, as the name suggests is the land of Lord Ganesha, with a very sacred temple of the Lord is situated here. It’s also a naturally blessed place.

Tarkali is a 7 km long beach from Malvan to Devbaug. It has silvery sands and clean waves. It’s also famed for its backwater touris

Kokan Attractions

Nature @ its best!  Kokan could be a synonym for natural beauty. With beaches, jungles, mountains and rivers, Kokan lies as a unique tourist spot in India. Kokan has 720 kms of beach. The rainfall in this area is about 300 inches a year. There are thick forests at one side and they contain all types of plants from fruits-bearing trees to herbal plants. The mountains ooze streams of mineral water and they flow down like silver lines on the mountains. There are rivers, sea forts, excavations, and a lot more. Cultural Tourism  We offer you special occasions to know the cultural nuances of Kokan. During our weekend tours we organise various cultural programs for tourists which are performed by local artists. There are folk art forms like Zakhadi Nrutya (traditional folk dance for Godess Gauri & Ganpati), Gomucha Nach (folk dance played by local fishermen community), Dashavtar, Naman (local drama of Sindhudurga & Ratnagiri). All these will be organised every Saturday for tourists at Hedvi Beach (Guhaghar) & Rangoli Bunglow (Vengurla). Backwater Tourism  With Kokan Paryatan, you have an exciting chance of Backwater tourism. This will include ride in the backwater of Dighi, Dabhol, Karde, Jaigad & Tarkarli backwaters. Tourists can experience virgin beauty of nature here, local fishermen life, fishing practices & can enjoy peaceful, untouched natural surroundings. Agro Tourism  To know the bio-diversity of Kokan, you ought to take this one. We take the tourists to farms, plantations and fruit-groves and give them information about the agricultural landscape of Kokan. We identify and detail some of the rare plants which are only found in Kokan region. Adventure Tourism With us, you can enjoy motorbike Tour, Treck, Rivercrossing, Vally crossing, Paraceling, Snorkeling & Water Sports. Other tourisms  Moreover, there are multiple tourism options for every Kokan visitor. The wide-stretched beaches offer a full-length Beach Tourism, while the holiness of the place offers a full-swing of religious mission. Whoever be the visitors, whatever be their interests, Kokan Paryatan has all the plans for each of them. With us, you would experience not just Kokan only, but the life in it too.

some important crops in kokan

रत्नागिरी फोटो.ratnagiri images

RATNAGIRI......रत्नागिरी

Ratnāgiri (Marathi: रत्‍नागिरी) is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast inRatnagiri District^[1] in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan division of Maharashtra

The Sahyadri mountains border Ratnagiri to the east. Heavy rainfall results in highly eroded landscape in the coastal region, but fertile alluvial valleys in the region produce abundant rice, coconuts, cashew nuts, and fruits, "Hāpus" (Alphonso) mangoes being one of the main fruits. Fishing is an important industry in Ratnagiri.

Chitpavan is a major branch originally from Ratnagiri district. Guhagar is their origin and Vyadeshwar is clan god of many of them.

A few illustrious Indians, including "Lokmānya Tilak" (or Bal Gangadhar Tilak), a prime leader in the nation's freedom movement in the British Rajdays; Bharat Ratna "Maharshi" Dhondo Keshav Karve, a social reformer and educationist; and Wrangler Paranjpe i.e. Wrangler Raghunath Purushottam Paranjpe, a mathematician and educationist, were born in Ratnagiri or its vicinity.

Ratnagiri has also been featured in Amitav Ghosh's novel, The Glass Palace. The Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project is located in the district.

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  History[edit]
• In 1731, Ratnagiri came under the control of Satara kings; subsequently, the British gained control in 1818.
  Earlier, one of the Bijapur rulers Potu Sri Chenna Reddy had built a fort on a headland near the harbour of Ratnagiri, and Maratha king Shivaji had strengthened it in 1670.
  Ratnagiri has a palace, where the last king of Burma (Myanmar), Thibaw, and, later, "Veer" V. D. Savarkar, a freedom fighter in the British Raj days, had been confined by the ruling British.
  According to a legend, after their twelve-year exile, Pandavas of the Mahabharata epic had settled for a while in the vicinity of Ratnagiri during their pilgrimage in the thirteenth year, and the then king of the region, Veeravrat Rāy, had subsequently fought on their side against Kauravas during the Mahabharata war at Kuruskshetra.