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Ganapatipule, a capturing village in Maharashtra, is important to the Indian nationalists as it is the birthplace of the leader Lokmanya Tilak. It is a sleepy village in the Ratnagiri district of southwest Maharashtra in India. Since the village is not touched by commercialism, the Arcadian beauty of the village is raised many times. There is a 6 kilometer virgin beach on the fantastic Konkan coastline. It is the belief of the locals that the village of Ganapatipule is blessed. In the days when men were devotees and miracles took place, the four Dwardatas were welcomed to the sub-continent and Ganapatipule is believed to be the western deity. According to legend, once a villager was running away from the clashes and when he made his way through the jungles he stumbled on Lord Ganapati’s idol. He built a temple around the idol. From the past 400 years, people have been caring and making additions to the shrines and the temple is how it looks today. The village of Ganapatipule is famous for its 400-year-old Ganesha temple. The idol is curved from one massive rock. The idol is a Swayambhu Ganpati shrine which means that it is a self-created monolith of Lord Ganesha. The village has a beautiful beach where the river meets the Arabian Sea and the hill that is shaped like Ganpati enchants the visitors.

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Category : Beaches

Time Zone: UTC + 5:30 Hours

Pincode: 415622

STD Code: 2357

Info Website: maharashtratourism.gov.in

Best Time to Visit:  Nov – Mar

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Ganapatipule is a small village on the Konkan coast with a series of beaches and vantage points offering some stunning views of the sea. The Swayambhu Ganpati Temple, on the Ganapatipule beach itself is the primary attraction in Ganapatipule that draws thousands of pilgrims every year to this village.Ganpatipule temple is one of the ‘Ashta Ganapatis’ of India and is known as ‘Paschim Dwar Dewata’ and is one of the primary reasons for elevating ganpatipule as a prferred tourist destination in Maharashtra.In Ganpatipule there are secluded beaches right from Jaigad to Ratnagiri seperated from each other only by rocky cliffs. The beaches are largely white sand with slight mix of fine black sand in places.Ganpatipule beach is one of the most beautiful white sand beaches amongst the Konkan beaches. Ganpatipule is as close as you can get to a perfect holiday destination in Konkan.Apart from the beaches in Ganpatipule there are many interesting spots of importance to the tourist. The backwaters of Ganpatipule is worth exploring, MTDC has watersports and boating options also in the backwaters. The beautifully built temples in and around Ganpatipule are also worth visiting.Ratnagiri is an important tourist destination near Ganpatipule.

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By Air : The nearest airport is the Ratnagiri airport (50 km) which needs a taxi fare of Rs 200 to get there. Other airport is at Belgaum (300 km).

By Train : Ratnagiri, the convenient railhead is located at a distance of 45 km from Ganpatipule and is connected to various cities across the country.

By BUS : The State Transport plies buses from Mumbai (291 km), Pune (235 km) and Belgaum (300 km). The tariff per seat is Rs 200 and the frequency of the buses is every three hours. Buses also operate to and from Ratnagiri.

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By Other : Auto rickshaws can be hailed off the road and available extensively. They may not be metered and they charge special night fare as well.

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Deluxe – Up to Rs. 801 to Rs. 1200

Shree Sagar Hotel ; Ganapatipule, Ratnagiri ; Ph – 098 20 622397 ; Facilities – Room Service

Luxury – Rs. 2501 and above

Disha Residency ; House No. 78/1-2-3, Opp S.T. Stand Arrey Warrey Rd, Ganpati Pule. ; Ph – 077 38 009911 ; Facilities – Room Service

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• On the Rocks ;  Abhishek Beach Resort, Arrey Warrey Road Ganpati Pule ; M –  093 73 848184 ; Food Serve :  Indian
• Sagar Sangeet ;  Abhishek Beach Resort, Arrey Warrey Rd,Ganpati Pule. ; M –  093 73 848184 ; Food Serve :  Indian

 

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• Fire : 101
• Ambulance : 102

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