|
| Konkan Hotels |
Chiplun situated on the Mumbai-Goa highway is an ancient
city on the banks of Vashisthi river. You can stay in Chiplun
and visit the nearby places. A lot of people take a stopover
here for lunch while going to or coming from Goa. You can
visit the Vindhyavasini and Karanjeshwari Temples here.
According to Hindu mythology Shri Parshuram was the sixth
incarnation of lord Vishnu, and he created Konkan by driving
back the sea with his arrow. The specialty of this temple
of parshuram is that it was first built by Adilshah and
later after 300 years renovated by the siddhi's of janjira.
it is located at roughly 2 kms. from the Mumbai-Goa highway
near Chiplun.
|
| |
 |
| A Bridge on Konkan Railway |
| |
|
Guhagar located at 42 Kms. from Chiplun is a typical Konkani
town with a beautiful clean Beach where a lot of people
come in the evenings to see the sunset. There is an ancient
Shiv temple of Vyadeshwar here, Guhagar is a small place
and people who want a quiet peaceful holiday prefer coming
to guhagar. There are quiet a few other temples in guhagar
like Ufrata Ganpati Mandir to visit.
Shri Vyadeshwar is an ancient temple of Shankar and Vyadeshwar
is the 'Kuldevata' of many Chitpawan Brahmin families. The
temple is very beautiful and a lot of people visit Guhagar
to visit the temple.
|
| |
 |
| Hedvi beach |
| |
|
Located at 16 Kms. from Guhagar, Velneshwar has a beautiful
beach and an Ancient Shankar Temple. The Temple complex
has three four different temples and the secluded beach
behind the temple is very beautiful and clean.
Located at 18 Kms. from Guhagar, Hedvi is famous for its
Ganpati Temple, the Ganpati Idol here is in marble and very
beautiful, the ancient temple was renovated by the efforts
of a local person by the name of Joglekar. the beach at
hedvi is also very beautiful. Near the beach there is a
place locally known as 'Baman Ghal', at this place the rocks
are cut by the sea water and a george has formed. at the
time of High tide the water gushes through the gorge (Ghal)
and a water column rises to a height of up to 100 feet in
the air.
|
| |
 |
| Enron Company
Power Plant |
| |
|
The Enron Company plant is located at Veldur near Guhagar,
You can see the plant from the outside as the plant is current
shut down, the hugeness of the plant will surprise you and
it worth seeing it from around, also you can proceed further
to Anjanvel from here.
Anjanwel is a small town near Enron Company Plant at Veldur.
Gopalgad Fort at anjanwel is one of the picturesque forts
in Konkan. It is a coastal fort, half of which is on a hill
and the other half touches the sea. You can drive up to
the fort walls, but care should be taken while driving as
it has very steep climbs. Roaming through the remnants of
the fort is a nostalgic experience which you will definitely
like.
|
|
| |
