Harihareshwar is a small town in
the Raigad district of Maharashtra in India. It has four hills Harihareshwar, Bramhadri, Harshinachal and
Pushpadri surrounding the place Harihareshwar . The river named Savitri that
enters the Arabian Sea is from the Harihareshwar town. Towards the northern
side of the town is the Lord Harihareshwar temple located. This is believed to
have been blessed by Lord Shiva. So Harihareshwar is usually referred to as
"house of God"or Dev-ghar.
Though Harihareshwar is a major
pilgrimage center, it has also a popular beach resort with two beaches. Out of
the two one being in the northern side and the other in the southern side of
the temple. The department of
Maharashtra Tourism Development has a resort on the southern side of the beach. This place , along with beaches
like Shrivardhan and Diveagar Beach forms a well known weekend places. It is
190km from Pune and 210km from Mumbai.
Harihareshwar temples
The Kalbhairav Jayanti Utsav was
inaugurated by Mr. Yashawant Balawant Nagle. He was the Sardar of Queen of
Janjira who was administering the Harihareshwar village. He had donated almost
a large portion of his property to the Temple management for funding.Harihareshwar
Temple complex has got two adjacent temples. First comes the smaller Kalbhairav
temple which is expected to be visited first. Then comes the main Harihareshwar
temple, housing an ancient Shiva Linga which is the major temple here which comes
in the Harihareshwar Tourism. A
pradakshina route goes along the sea shore, around the temple. This route is
sometimes restricted during high tides.
Harihareshwar beaches
Harihareshwar is also the
renowned tourist spot in region of Konkan mainly for its temples and beaches.
However , it is termed as Devbhumi or Temple Town. Harihareshwar has got two beaches. One that is a straight
beach which goes about 2.4km in length that is in front of Harihareshwar
Temple. The other beach goes about 2km in shape of L which is just in front of
MTDC Resort.
Harihareshwar is also an
evergreen place and one can visit this place in any season. It is also placed
in the heart of nature and surrounded by Sahyadri’s hills. Spending three to
four days of holidays here is easy and worthy. There is no accomodation problem
here as there are government controlled hotels and few private hotels are
available here in Harihareshwar Tourism.
There are some who offers Bed and Breakfasts who provide accomodation in homes.
Harihareshwar Beach is also a well set up beach.
How to reach Harihareshwar By Air
The airport which is close to
Harihareshwar is Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport that is
located approximately 220 km from Harihareshwar. This airport in Mumbai is well
linked to all the important cities in India and abroad.
How to reach Harihareshwar By Train
Mangaon station is the railway
station that is close to Harihareshwar, which is located fairly at a distance
of 65 km. This is also well connected to all major cities and towns. From
Mangaon station , there are more numbers of trains that are being operated from
place to place. Outside the railway station, private cabs or taxis are easily
available for the tourists to reach the place.
How to reach Harihareshwar By Road
There are state owned road
transport corporation buses which links to all major cities that is located
around Harihareshwar. Private owned tourist operators and bus services readily
are available from Pune that is 208 km approximately and Mumbai which is 188 km
approximately . These tourist buses charges them about Rs 3 per kilometer.
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