KUNKESHWAR BEACH

As we know this blog is about the Konkan Costals we have done with the special Cuisine of the Konkani people

Now we will talk about the Beaches of the Konkan which are very beautifull to see and to visit on the beaches.

Kunkeshwar is a village in Maharashtra, India.

This town is situated on the bank of Arabian Sea. There is a temple for the Hindu deity Shiva in the town. This temple is holy place in Konkan, and is also known as Konkan Kashi.

Kunkeshwar is built along the sea.

Kunkeshwar is also famous for the Alphonso mangoes.

Kunkeshwar is located in the Sindhudurg district. Kunkeshwar is 16 kilometers away from Devgarh, 54 kilometers from Malvan and 60 kilometers from Kankavli. The nearest railway station is in Nandgaon which is approximately 42 kilometers away from Kunkeshwar

The temple of Kunkeshwar was built many years back. According to legend, a sailor traveling in the sea for trade came near the beach of Kunkeshwar. Suddenly a havoc appeared in sea. The sailor was a Muslim. The ship seemed to sink in the sea. He saw a lamp on that beach. He prayed to that lamp "I don't know who you are. But if you will help me and stop the havoc I will build a temple for you". And his ship came to the seashore of Kunkeshwar without any problem. He built the temple as promised. The Lingam was already there. As the Sailor was a non-Hindu, he thought that his religion will not accept him. Therefore he committed suicide from the top of temple.

HOW TO VISIT ON THE BEACH?

We can go by the bus ,train or Private cars

Firstly we have get down from the Ratangiri station then we have catch bus or private cars to reach on the Beach.