Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Ganpati pule ..finest most beautiful and clean beach

Ganpati Pule situated in Ratnagiri district . 400 years Old temple of Ganpati  on coast is main attraction of the place . Ganpati temple reconstructed in Rajsthani style , which attracts numerous devotees to visit .
It is really hard to find such clean blue water with silver white sand beach .

Sunset at this beach gives feeling of peaceful tranquility . In the temple , Khichadi with boondi distributes to the devotees as prasad . Really it gives a good feeling to be here .

Monday, November 8, 2010

Sinhagad fort in mansoon ... awesome one day trip

Sinhagad fort is situated 30 km in southwest of pune city . Sinhagad  means Lion's place . This fort is at approximate 800 meter above the surrounding countryside .
This fort got this name after the battel of March 1670 . This battle was fought to recapture by Shivaji .
A great warrior Tanaji  Malsure was general of Shiva ji at that time . In this fight , Tanaji lost his life but his courage and bravery win this fort .
After hearing the news of Tanaji death , Shivaji  said  "Gad aala pan Sinha gala" . And by this statement this fort got name of Sinhagad.

Sinhagad has beautiful scenic views along with great history .On the way of Sinhagad , Khadakwasla Dam which is situated at 20 km from pune city has a good place to stay and enjoy at the bank .