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MURUD-JANJIRA IN & OUT

 For the last five to six years the tourism industry of Murud-Janjira is increased a many-fold times.This is
mainly because of its short distance from Mumbai.These days it is a favourite destination for most of the people.Today it has developed itself as a good weekend picnic spot.Tourists not only from Mumbai and other places from India but people from abroad are also seen here and there number is multiplying every year.Murud is a peaceful fishing village with a pretty seashore and a helter-skelter of wooden cottages. It is a quiet little getaway that basks in the Konkan sunshine. The beach is edged with swaying betel palms, coconut fronds and groves of casuarinas. A temple dedicated to Dattatreya occupies prime position on a hillock, from where you can get a commanding view of the entire bay. Dominating the landscape is the palace of the Siddhi Nawabs, the Janjira fort and the Janjira caves.

Janjira Fort

               

Janjira, near Murud, is amongst the more hardy forts that the Konkan coast is gilded with. The Arabian Sea crashes relentlessly all around the fort, which lies 2 km into the ocean at Murud, a town in Maharashtra's Raigad district.

DATTA MANDIR

Datta mandir is situated on a hill,although you can reach there with your vehicle..It is untouched from any commercial exploitation whatsoever and command a breathtaking view of te Murud-Janjira panorama.Swami Bramhendra built this temple dedicated to Shri Datta and hence it is known as Datta Mandir and a ?yatra? is organized on every Datta jayanti.He built the temple because he discovered ?padukas? ( traditional footwear) on the south western spur of the Hamging valley three centuries ago.

                            Other spots and beaches near Murud:

1) Alkapuri is a shady picnic spot in a mango grove 2km to the north.

2) Victoria jubilee water works which were dedicated to queens jubilee in 1892 are located 5km east.
3) Korlia fort which was wrested from the portugese by the subhanji ( Chimaji Appas?s fierce sardar) in 1740 is 30 km to the north.
4) Padma Durga which was built by Dayasarang Daulat Khan (Shivajis? Admiral ) to dominate the Janjira in 1661 on the Kasa island offshore from Murud.It is an archeoclogical master piece.
5) Siddhivinayak of Nandgao 10 km to the north is one of the holiest destinations for pilgrimage in the western region.
6) Other forts at an half-an-hour drive are Tala ,Ghosala, Colaba, Alibag.

                                               What to see:

                                                        1. Murud Beach
                                                        2: Janjira Fort
                                                        3. Kashid Beach
                                                        4. Datta Mandir
                                                        5. Birla Mandir
                                                        6. Siddhivinayak Mandir
                                                        7. Agardanda Beach
                                                        8. Khora Bandar
                                                        9. Garambi Dharan (Dam)
                                                       10. Korlai Fort
                                                       11. Fansad Sanctuary (52.71 sq kms)
                                                       12.Idgah