tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30727561229444041602024-03-13T13:52:31.564+05:30DESTINATION KONKANMaharashtra is a great State in India and has many tourism options. Purna Travels gives you an opportunity to explore one of them...KONKANkanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.comBlogger290125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-16474220480569378822015-01-15T12:39:00.000+05:302015-01-15T12:39:35.086+05:30WATER SPORTS IN KONKAN - MALVAN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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those who like a little more speed and adventure then its the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">bumper
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you. Hang on while you jump the wake and your body bounces up and down, the fun
part is rolling into the refreshing marina waters when you can't hold on any
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definitely the activity you don't want to miss out on. Jump on our six person
inflatable boat and have more fun than you ever imagined. You will ride out from
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Will tow you through the marina where you will hang on and try desperately not
to fall off. If you do its not a problem as all riders are provided with life
jackets and the boat will immediately pick you up and continue on this
incredible ride.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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the thrill of speed and splashing water as you ride our</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">wave
runners</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="bodytext"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">in
the tropical waters. The safe and easy to operate two seater waverunners are a
must as part of your vacation. </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Parasail</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="bodytext"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">over
the clear blue crystal waters</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="bodytext"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">and
view the magnificent coastline. The </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">parasail
boat</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="bodytext"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">where
our experienced captain will fly you 300 ft over the clear Ocean. For added fun
you can be dunked in the cool refreshing water. This amazing ride will leave you
breathless and keep you coming back for more.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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you are a<b> beginner scuba diver</b> and looking to explore the underwater
world or an <b>experienced scuba diver</b> you'll enjoy this adventure of a life
time. Our trained master divers will ensure your day is safe and full of
excitement. The scuba shuttle will take you to the dive boat a mile off shore
where you will relax and enjoy the beauty of land and sea. Be careful, you could
become hooked for life. It’s a world you must visit.</span></div>
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visit to <b>Malvan</b> is complete without a <b>snorkeling</b> trip. The
abundant marine life inside and outside the reef makes Malvan a must for
snorkeling lovers. Snorkeling will make your day of watersports
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Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-78993675646459283612014-11-19T21:05:00.001+05:302014-11-19T21:05:30.266+05:30 CROCODILE SAFARI IN KONKAN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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freely in Vashishti river in their natural habitat, along with the picturesque
nature and the different types of birds. June to December is good season for
crocodile safari and you can see minimum 8 to 22 crocodiles in a crocodile
safari. Individual attention & comfort on tour is assured. Very safe
for kids and senior citizens.</span><br />
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alternative to the traditional hotel stay. Many B&Bs are situated in
restored old homes or even mansions with period furnishings and offer a
marvelous spectacle of architecture and décor that’s sure to enhance any stay.
Gardens are often lush and offer comfortable seating, and rooms range from cozy
to luxurious. Staying in a B&B can be a really unique travel experience and
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you desire</span>.</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> B&B tend to be more
exclusive with fewer guests. They don’t often cater to families and are
more popular among couples. If you’re looking for a place to spend a quiet
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guests, giving you a much more personal experience. Typically, your
concierge is the owner and thus is invested in making sure you have a
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areas.</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Unlike hotels, B&Bs
are often found off the beaten path. This provides you with a great
opportunity to see less traveled parts of the community that you would
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couples that many cater to this romantic angle, offering special romantic
packages. These may include pre-planned events or excursions that are
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and going. With less going on, B&B owners tend to keep a much better
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lifestyle.</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> B&Bs are usually
established and run by locals, and tend to have their own character. Even
better, B&B owners often have lots of tips concerning the best things
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activities in their regular packages. Depending on the location, you may be
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encounter unexpected luxuries.</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> B&Bs tend to offer all those special extra touches that can make
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order to point out the differences, let us first answer the question, <b><span style="color: #c00000;">“What is a Bed and Breakfast”?</span></b><span style="color: #c00000;"> </span>Every Bed and Breakfast is a unique property.
There are many B&B’s that have a historical designation but others are very
new and modern. No two will ever be the same. A breakfast is typically included
with the price of the room. A Bed and Breakfast is the local, organic version
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At B&B’s, a guest’s breakfast is included in the cost of the room. At most
hotels, especially the “luxury” hotels, breakfast can range from Rs. 250.00 –
Rs. 350.00 per person. At a Bed and Breakfast, most offer a gourmet breakfast
that is served in a common area of the residence with the other guests. A
select few will deliver breakfast to the guest room at a time of their
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This is what separates a Bed and Breakfast from a Hotel. Some of the "extras"
that a hotel provides, such as internet that can quickly add Rs. 200.00 to
rs.300.00 to the bill at a hotel is provided free at Bed and Breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rooms:</span></b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-language: hi; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-language: hi; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;">
Hotels provide rooms that are designed to be one size fits all. They are all
similar in design and style. All of the rooms at a Bed and Breakfast are unique
and no two are the same. Most rooms are furnished with luxury linens and
bedding. Some have modern furnishings while others have high quality
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Hotels usually secure a guests credit card to “hold” a room for the guest. The
Hotel does not guarantee you a particular room in their inventory. They usually
give the traveller up to 24 hours prior to cancel. Because a B&B is
guaranteeing the guest one of their unique rooms they require a deposit,
typically one night stay or fifty percent of the balance of the stay. In
return, the Inn no longer markets the room. A cancellation can have a dramatic
impact on a Bed and Breakfast. Most B&B’s have high demand rooms and a
limited inventory. As a result, B&B’s have far more stringent cancellation
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B&B Is Personally Operated By An Owner Whose Goal Is To Offer You The Best
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Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-35244521365685077172014-07-19T13:37:00.000+05:302014-07-19T14:24:33.166+05:30DEVRUKH MUSEUM<h2 align="center"><u><font color="#800000">NEW MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS IN “DEVRUKH”</font> </u></h2> <p align="center"> </p> <p><a title="LAXMIBAI PITRE KALASANGRAHALAYA" href="http://www.devrukhmuseum.org" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DEVRUKH MUSEUM" border="0" alt="DEVRUKH MUSEUM" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nWZuh0paJgw/U8oyPmZaUkI/AAAAAAAAFFg/-xGrsVYqqEg/1%25255B43%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="394" height="239"></a> A far corner of Devrukh in the Konkan region of Maharashtra has become home to precious paintings of the Bombay School of Art. What’s more remarkable is how these works of art from the British era — now valued at Rs.4 crore — got retrieved and exhibited in the newly inaugurated fine arts museum. <p>The story goes thus: In order that the work of talented sons of the soil be preserved within Konkan, paintings were painstakingly collected by the 4th President of the institution, Late Shri Arun V Athalye, who was ably guided in his effort by Late Shri V S Gurjar, Some of the paintings collected by Late Shri Mulye Master were generously donated by his family to Mr. Arun Athalye for the Devrukh Shikshan Prasarak Mandal. <p>The paintings in this collection are rendered by artists who belonged to a tradition of painters known as 'Bombay School of Art'. These painters and artists range from the three generations of the Pestonji Family, Pestonji Bomanji, Eruksha Pestonji and Dadiseth Eruksha, the father and son duo of the Haldankars, Late V S Gurjar, Late M V Dhurandhar, Late N R Sardesai, Late Dinanath Dalal and such other eminent artists whose work spans from 1850 through 1950 and beyond. <p>Today, they adorn the sprawling <a title="DEVRUKH MUSEUM" href="www.devrukhmuseum.org" target="_blank">Lakshmibai Pitre Kalasangrahalaya</a><font color="#0000ff"></font> thanks to a struggle, at whose forefront was 88-year-old resident Vasant Pitre. <p>The seed for the museum was sown more than six decades ago. In order that the work of talented artists from the Konkan, Sindhudurg, Raigad, Ratnagiri belt be preserved, art teacher Yashwant Mule, artist V.S. Gurjar and art connoisseur Mr. Arun Athalye started collecting the paintings. Spending from his pocket, to raising donations, the new venture became an obsession. But the dream was not to be fulfilled anytime during their lifetime. The paintings were donated to Devrukh Shikshan Prasarak Mandal (DSPM) Trust. <p><a title="Laxmibai Pitra Kalasangrahalay" href="http://www.devrukhmuseum.org"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="8" border="0" alt="8" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aoFSI-FlyLg/U8oyRijPr6I/AAAAAAAAFFo/j4FHlveF8VY/8%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="311" height="311"></a> <p>“The paintings had gathered dust and were in a shambles. Around six years ago, a member of the committee illegally sold them. The process to retrieve them was lengthy and tedious,” said Shrinivas Virkar, council member of the Trust. It was then that Mr. Pitre, chairman of the Trust, got down to the job. The museum is named after his mother. <p>Work on the museum began about five years ago. Architect Arvind Sardal designed the building which stands on 6,000 sq.ft. of land. Mumbai-based curator Mrudula Mane was roped in. Under the guidance of museologist Sadashiv Gorakshkar, the restoration began. It was decided that the ground floor would be devoted to the Bombay School of Art painters. The second made space for contemporary artists. <p>Every painting offers a slice of history. Now you see a beautiful landscape of Kolhapur of the time, painted by Mr. Rahiman. Now you marvel at the earliest painting in the museum — a realistic portrait by Bomanji. Numerous, detailed human figures come alive in a small painting called “Devadarshan” in the trademark style of L.N. Taskar. <p>“All the paintings on the ground floor have a strong western influence. It was just the beginning of realism in the country, where painters were moving away from depicting mythology. Their brush strokes, the use of water colour were borrowed from the West. But the core subject remained Indian,” said Ms. Mane. <p> <p><b>The Committee:</b> <p>Vasant Manohar Pitre – Chairman <p>Ajay Arun Athalye, Vijay Shivram Ambekar, Vaijanath Eknath Jagusthe, Shrinivas Ramchandra Virkar, Bharti Ajay Pitre, Asawari Sansare, Ranjit Marathe, Mahendra Mukund Damle, Kashinath Satyavan Salve, Milind Hegiste, Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar. <p align="right"><font color="#800000"><strong></strong></font> <p align="right"><font color="#800000"><strong>Address:</strong></font> Devrukh, Taluka – Sangameshwar, Districy – Ratnagiri 415804. India</p> <p align="right"><strong><font color="#800000">Phone:</font></strong> +91-2354-240259</p> <p align="right"><font color="#800000"><strong>Email:</strong></font> <a href="mailto:mail@devrukhmuseum.org"><font color="#0000ff">mail@devrukhmuseum.org</font></a></p> <p align="right"><font color="#800000"><strong>Website:</strong></font> <a href="http://www.devrukhmuseum.org"><font color="#0000ff">www.devrukhmuseum.org</font></a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Why go to God's own country when you can go to one closer right here in Maharashtra?
Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-42451595509692231352014-07-16T23:54:00.001+05:302014-07-19T13:07:00.057+05:30“Devrukh”- An Unexplored Tourist Destination in Konkan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Devrukh</b> is a town in the tehsil of Sangameshwar in the Ratnagiri district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a headquarters for the tehsil Sangmeshwar. It is part of the Konkan region. Devrukh has primarily agrarian society. Devrukh enjoys salubrious climate. Summers are warm and winters are not very chilly. However every year Devrukh experiences heavy monsoon (400 cm to 500 cm rains every year). Rice, Cashew and Alphonso (Hapus) Mangoes are major crops in Devrukh. Devrukh is a birthplace of social reformer - <b><span style="color: #660000;"><i>Parvatibai Athavale.</i></span></b> <br />
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<b></b><b><span style="color: blue;">Marleshwar</span></b>, is an ancient Cave Shiva Temple, which is at distance of 17 km from Devrukh.<br />
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<b></b><span style="color: blue;"><b>Karneshwar</b>,</span> Temple which is built in the Hemadapanthi style of Shiva Temples, and is located at around 22 km from Devrukh.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Tikleshwar</b>,</span> Temple which near from Devrukh.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">‘DeCAD’ - Devrukh College of Arts and Design</span></b> and buy variety of Terracotta Pottery Products, Paper Craft Products and many others at a very reasonable <br />
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Balasaheb and Vimaltai Pitre are the source of inspiration behind this magnificient concept of DeCAD. They two started two companies viz ‘Sushrut’ and ‘Adler’ in Devrukh. These companies produce medical appliances of best quality. The products of these two companies have got acclamation and are exported to many countries in the world. <br />
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<b> <span style="color: #274e13;"><i>"Devrukh College of Arts and Design"</i></span> website: <a href="http://www.decad.in/">www.decad.in</a></b></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Devrukh Museum,</span></b> Museum houses a world-class collection of over 600 art objects and on focus is realist paintings from Maharashtra<b> </b>From 1935 onwards.<br />
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A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-29111876070108696972014-07-02T17:34:00.001+05:302014-07-02T17:41:27.472+05:30SHRAVAN SARI<p></p> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: normal; margin-right: -9pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><u style="text-underline: #385623 double; mso-text-underline-themecolor: accent6; mso-text-underline-themeshade: 128"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-font-family: calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-P-op7rps9iU/U7P23uyEBII/AAAAAAAAFDE/jiVwiD-SR1s/s1600-h/1%252520F%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; 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Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-63657085144227869652014-06-14T17:28:00.000+05:302014-06-20T12:43:56.294+05:30MESMERISING MONSOON IN KONKAN (LADIES SPECIAL)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">Hasn’t danced in the</span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-angle: 13500000; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-fscaled: no; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shadetype: linear; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-stoplist: '0 #0000A0 -1 100000 shade=30000 satm=115000,50000 #0000E6 -1 100000 shade=67500 satm=115000,100000 #0000FF -1 100000 shade=100000 satm=115000'; mso-style-textfill-type: gradient;">RAINS</span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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And when the monsoon finally arrives, quite dramatically, it is accompanied by claps of thunder and streaks of lightning. The smell of wet earth is everywhere and the croaking of the frogs reaches a crescendo. Monsoon in Konkan means sudden bursts of torrential downpours which usually last for a short time, although occasionally, there are periods when it rains for hours on end. These sudden bursts are always succeeded by bright sunshine which lights up the countryside in brilliant colours. <br />
Go for quiet walks in the hinterlands and enjoy mind-riveting sights of white-washed ancient temples resting against lush green paddy fields. The breath-taking natural wonders of Konkan have to be seen, to be truly enjoyed. Yes, Konkan in the monsoons has all the ingredients of a dreamy, misty, green vacation with peace and solitude in just the right measure. <br />
The best time to visit the Konkan Region is the monsoon season (June to September) though the ferry services are discontinued during this time. During this time, the entire area becomes a captivating and green canvas on which nature seems to have applied its finest and best brushstrokes. </div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Why go to God's own country when you can go to one closer right here in Maharashtra?
Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-31366014282651969202014-06-12T12:54:00.000+05:302014-06-12T13:02:29.129+05:30Packing Tips For The Konkan Monsoon Tour<p align="center"><font color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><strong>Whoever said happiness comes with sunshine </strong></font> <p align="center"><font color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><strong>Hasn’t danced in the rains</strong></font> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">Monsoons can be the best time to travel in many parts of India. In Konkan, monsoons typically last from June – September end. This is when landscapes are at their greenest and freshest, roads at their cleanest and when weather is at its most pleasant temperature. With the end of summer vacations in Indian schools, tourist attractions are less crowded and good bargains can be found when travelling. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.65pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; background: white" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.65pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; background: white" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">However, it can be quite irritating if you do not have the right things with you when you travel during monsoon. Here is a list of things to pack during the monsoon:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.65pt; text-indent: -18pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family: symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: symbol; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><span style="mso-list: ignore"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pgVgzXosisU/U5lXPi_-Q-I/AAAAAAAAE8E/lj_wZjUzEAM/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001" border="0" alt="clip_image001" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-q-34scNFnn0/U5lXRfTTnsI/AAAAAAAAE8M/wnPQz0u_Mh0/clip_image001_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">Bag</span></b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"> Carry a light, water-proof bag so that your things stay dry. It is also wise to purchase a plastic case for your phone, wallet and passport and ensure that electronic goods are kept securely dry in your bag.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.65pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.65pt; text-indent: -18pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: symbol; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><span style="mso-list: ignore"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mtufbqzlUXA/U5lXSat0NHI/AAAAAAAAE8U/WgNlMZHPVGc/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B5%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001" border="0" alt="clip_image001" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mtDMnBnk0oU/U5lXToT2AvI/AAAAAAAAE8c/0RHLz7YVvd4/clip_image001_thumb%25255B1%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">Clothes</span></b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"> Wear light cotton clothes or comfortable partially synthetic clothes that can dry off quickly if you happen to get wet. Shorts or three-quarter pants are always better than full length clothes which usually get muddied in puddles or by splash-back. Avoid light colours which are prone to becoming stained. <b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A jacket is a must</i></b> have item particularly if you plan to walk a lot outside or trek. A windcheater is useful to keep you warm during the rains, one without lining is better than one with as most parts of Konkan are quite warm once it stops raining. If you plan to go to a hill-station which is cooler and where it rains quite heavily, a jacket with a warm lining would also be useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.65pt; text-indent: -18pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: symbol; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><span style="mso-list: ignore"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_iAUVEFzKVE/U5lXU19DeEI/AAAAAAAAE8k/Z5RwahbKv84/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B8%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001" border="0" alt="clip_image001" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3MnImltNNg4/U5lXWL8inkI/AAAAAAAAE8s/TRQCdLbrhSw/clip_image001_thumb%25255B2%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">Umbrella</span></b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"> Generally to just walk around cities, an umbrella should work just fine to keep you relatively dry. Convenient folding umbrellas are easy to carry and do not take up much space. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.65pt; text-indent: -18pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: symbol; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><span style="mso-list: ignore"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qyJxDNzKRq0/U5lXXdE_vjI/AAAAAAAAE80/zfrpHC6AohY/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B11%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001" border="0" alt="clip_image001" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-61dqKmDMg6M/U5lXYfGHM8I/AAAAAAAAE88/uuLYoUIKsEo/clip_image001_thumb%25255B3%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">Shoes</span></b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">:</span><span style="color: #003300; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">Closed water-proof shoes are essential to keep your feet clean. Tall boots or even gum-boots are good but it can get hot wearing them. Avoid wearing open rubber slippers or sandals that will only dirty your feet. Wearing sneakers or canvas shoes is also a bad idea as they take a long time to dry when they get wet.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.65pt; text-indent: -18pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: symbol; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><span style="mso-list: ignore"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VLVMspMzqH0/U5lXZiEkW4I/AAAAAAAAE9E/2cJe8AQEGGs/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B14%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001" border="0" alt="clip_image001" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AQqVr_XnOu0/U5lXbAfUU0I/AAAAAAAAE9M/BydTUoobx6c/clip_image001_thumb%25255B4%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">Mosquito Repellent or Nets:</span></b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">The monsoon attracts plenty of mosquitoes and it is best to prevent yourself from being bitten so that you don’t get sick. Mosquito borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever are very dangerous, particularly during monsoon. It is therefore important to keep repelling mosquitoes using tropical strength repellent. If you are able to set one up easily, a mosquito net is also worthwhile for when you sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.65pt; text-indent: -18pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: symbol; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><span style="mso-list: ignore"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_UivJ-LbTMk/U5lXcevkSEI/AAAAAAAAE9U/ZZ3CEQX86I8/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B17%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001" border="0" alt="clip_image001" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CJ3O53Ayml4/U5lXdbprdGI/AAAAAAAAE9c/3Ljtfby6shQ/clip_image001_thumb%25255B5%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">Food and Water:</span></b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">Food tends to spoil or get moist easily in the monsoons, so it is worthwhile carrying small airtight containers if you want to pack food. Water can also be contaminated in this season, and it is safest to buy packaged water that is widely available throughout India.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.65pt; text-indent: -18pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: symbol; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><span style="mso-list: ignore"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-P3tmCfL_19E/U5lXenWscWI/AAAAAAAAE9k/uD_L_n43dNo/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B20%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001" border="0" alt="clip_image001" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JfU-fCLPKE8/U5lXfyVeYSI/AAAAAAAAE9s/VwH02QczPv8/clip_image001_thumb%25255B6%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">Mats or Newspapers:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"> If you plan to have picnics whilst on the road, it is useful to carry dry mats or plastic sheets to spread out on wet surfaces. These may also be useful if you have long waits at train or bus stations. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.65pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.65pt; text-indent: -18pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-family: symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: symbol; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><span style="mso-list: ignore"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tMcorGOUtdM/U5lXhBiNkgI/AAAAAAAAE90/tv8hC-va3oA/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B23%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001" border="0" alt="clip_image001" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7LbU9KF3iBI/U5lXigNEYMI/AAAAAAAAE98/3G9tengXvBY/clip_image001_thumb%25255B7%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">Sunblock:</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-in">You can still get sunburnt so make sure you always use sunblock even if it is raining.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Why go to God's own country when you can go to one closer right here in Maharashtra?
Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-7526246351686552602014-06-10T20:59:00.000+05:302014-06-11T11:25:08.337+05:30Precautions For Monsoon Tourism In Konkan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Monsoon season is the best season when we consider other seasons of the Konkan Sector.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="klink"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Many</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="klink"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="float: none;">tourist</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">spot lovers would like to get into tourist trips during this season. But sadly the enjoyment turns into danger in some cases. This article is related to the causes and precautions on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="klink"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">tourism</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">in monsoon.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-in; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">After the enervating heat of the early summer, Konkan's monsoon breathes new life into the parched and dusty landscape. While most travellers have typically avoided Konkan during the wet season, some are beginning to appreciate the unique thrills offered by the Konkan monsoon. From kids splashing in puddles, to entire crowds huddled beneath shared umbrellas, to rickshaws wading through rivers that were once roads, monsoon season can be beautiful and festive. When planning your India travel dates, think twice before avoiding this magical season.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;"><br /></span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;">Tourism is something that makes your mind happy and fresh. We would all like to get into trips to tourist spots during stress. But sadly some of these tourism ventures turn into danger due to lack of precautions and knowledge about hidden dangers. The monsoon season in Konkan is the best season for tourism. Many places in Konkan turn beautiful in this period. The presence of water in backwaters, sea and waterfalls make monsoon favourite for tourists. But we should take care as dangers are hidden in these journey. This article is just a small information regarding the precautions needed and causes while we conduct a tour to favourite spots.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;"><br /><span style="color: #333333;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;"><br /></span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;">The data available show that monsoon season is favourite for tourist and other data make us shocked too. It is the same season which takes away the life of many tourists. The enjoyment places sometimes turns out to be danger zones due to lack of care. Tourism trips in monsoon season are mainly in two types. Indian youth like to enjoy life in tourist spots and so a big gang of youth would become freedom lovers in this season. In other case families would like to enjoy the beauty of waterfalls in monsoon. Both these trips are essential in our life as they cherish good memories. But the precaution should be also ready. Especially in the case of youth. They would like to enjoy a lot and the lack of knowledge and care regarding dangers would always turn out into disasters. The data related to accident during monsoon at tourist spots also show the same. The youngsters are the most dangerous species in monsoon. Konkan is well known for monsoon beauty. But the trips should be well planned and conducted. That can only make the magical monsoon of Konkan worthy. It can be see that many accidents was due to the wishes of children to enjoy. We should be ready to avoid such wishes of children even if they insist as it is matter of life. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;"><br /><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;"><br /></span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;">Trips to water falls in Konkan is enjoyed by most. The natural beauty of waterfalls and the freshness of such tourist spots make the trips cherishing memories. The waterfalls with little drops shattering is one of the experiences that none of us should ever miss. In monsoon the entry of water to these falls become more. The rivers related to the waterfalls. The dams everything gets filled with water and the place turns out to be the heaven in earth. But sometimes the hell turns out in the same place. The main reason is a discourage to boards. We can see on the way and at the spots many boards giving us highlight about the dangers hidden in that place. Especially the boards asking to leave out entry to rivers. The rivers would be in anger mood in monsoon. Many would like to take a bath in such rivers and that is the biggest danger hidden. Many place selected are not at all suitable and would be having hidden problems. For example at a spot the river would seem to be silent but the underwater currents would be large and occasional people cannot find that too. They would get into the river for a simple bath but the underwater currents and waves would put them in danger. It would be easy to say that we can escape if we know swimming but at that time during the strong underwater currents even the best swimmer can't escape. So be careful about the boards that deny entry to water. It is better to avoid such entries to river when we go to tourist spots. Enjoy the natural beauty in its complete format.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;"><br /><br /><span style="background: white;">Some would like to go to forest in more deep grounds. The forest would be the place of core animals. If we deny the boards regarding the entry of wild animals it would later become cause of death. We should be well aware that wild animals are not that easy to follow an escape. Monsoon season is well known and also animal richness in monsoon forest too. So always be careful about the wild animals especially in night. Never turn way from the boards and be ready with precaution like access to help from forest department etc. Never try to tease the wild animals and that would make them more prompted t attack.</span><br /><br /><span style="background: white;">Also try to avoid alcohol consumption when we look for the picnic spots. The rash driving and the absence of mind would lead to more danger. It can be well understood that alcohol is the main reason that leads to problems at tourist spots. So it is better to avoid the alcohol and enjoy nature and the beauty in Konkan with a fresh mind, not with an addicted mind.</span><span style="color: #333333;"><br /><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;"><br /></span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;">Trips to backwaters and sea is other mode of enjoyment. But we are well aware about the problem through tsunami and Boat tragedies. So when we plan such trips we should be well prepared. Enjoyment should never turn into death. The best way to be happy and enjoy in a boat ride would be silent nature. We should confirm that the boat is well secured and it has the escape accessories within it. Also avoid the entry to sea without proper idea. Never avoid the boards that deny entry to sea in some places. The tragedies taking place now are just some that can show the seriousness of this issue. The short waves of sea would seem small but the large waves can always bring in danger. They appear any time even after short waves. Don't try to jump over waves. It is just a guess that jump would help. But the strong waves can take you away in jump too. It is better to stay away. The power of waves sometimes take away the mind too. It take away the health soon that loss conscious. It happens easily with small waves in case of children. So always be careful about the power of sea in monsoon. It is sure that the sea is powerful in monsoon but it is beautiful too. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;"><br /><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span><b><span style="color: #3366aa; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-in; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-in; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-in; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The article does not ask you stay away from tourist spots. It just asks to take some precaution so the monsoon of India would become the best ever in world. Enjoy the nature beauty of monsoon with ease and silence. Especially take a leave form alcohol in trips. That is the best way to enjoy the trips. This article is just an initiative to avoid the tragedies that are going on at </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-in; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">the tourist<span style="background: white;"> spots during monsoon in India. Enjoy the beauty of monsoon but not with your life and let this poem enhance the ideas of this article to you.</span></span> </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-in; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="background: white;"></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-in; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-in; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-in; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="background: white;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sea and we look
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="background: white;">but in us we are violent.</span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="background: white;">Enjoy with family and friend</span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background: white;">but not with life and love.</span></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">and time is right to enjoy</span></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">let it be in the mind too</span></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">but not the rain of danger</span></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Monsoon the real beauty of Konkan</span></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Its time for your journey!!!!</span></span></i></b></div>
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Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-76708498215562962882014-06-01T14:22:00.000+05:302014-06-14T16:52:57.380+05:30Travel to Konkan With A Chef<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4OC3qqsJJ-o/U4rqIud4U8I/AAAAAAAAE7Q/XPxs2NL4Rxk/s1600-h/49%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="49" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IYqnG9jE0tY/U4rqLWtjLwI/AAAAAAAAE7Y/KDfZhYBpwVM/49_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="278" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px;" title="49" width="370" /></a> These food tours of Konkan with a chef to guide the guests with all the culinary activities including food tours, cooking classes, spice introductions, market tours and kitchen tours are specially tailored for foodie tourists who want to experience the best of Konkani cuisine. Instead of just 1 or 2 food tour or cooking demos, these chef tours showcase the best of Konkani cuisines, activities and sights in a single travel package. <br />
There are limited number of tours in a year, no more than 6 and each tour has a limited number of slots ranging from 6 to 14. There are qualified guides for each of the activities and sightseeing locations and a qualified chef to make sure that the guests enjoy the culinary pat of the travel package too. To provide the optimum Konkan experience, most of hotels included in the tour are homestay properties, but equipped with all the modern amenities. Most of the chef tours cover some exotic locations which are usually not included in most run of the mill packaged tours. <br />
Please take a look at the Travel Konkan with a Chef packages listed below to know what we offer. These travel packages can also be expanded or modified by adding or removing the destinations or an entirely new one created to suit the needs of guests. <br />
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<li>Travel Konkan with a Chef: Sawantwadi, Vengurla, Tarkarli, Malvan 5 Days /6 Nights</li>
<li>Travel Konkan with a Chef: Dapoli, Guhagar, Nate, Ganpatipule 5 Days /6 Nights</li>
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Each chef tour package provides the following services depending upon the package chosen: <br />
Services Provided <br />
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<li><b>TRANSPORT:</b> In private or shared car with driver. </li>
<li><b>ACCOMMODATION:</b> Homestays, guest houses, heritage properties, campsite. </li>
<li><b>SUITABLE FOR:</b> Anyone </li>
<li><b>ACTIVITIES:</b> Food tours, cooking classes, market tours, kitchen tours, Bird watching, Cultural activities, Meditation, Yoga, sightseeing, Volunteer activities </li>
<li><b>DURATION:</b> Variable </li>
<li><b>MEALS:</b> By choice </li>
<li><b>COST:</b> Variable</li>
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Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-61052601463067492402014-05-23T12:22:00.001+05:302014-05-23T12:22:57.349+05:30GLIMPSES OF KONKAN<p style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="style74"><b><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #385623; font-size: 24pt; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 1.0pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple"><u>GLIMPSES OF KONKAN<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></u></span></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; 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border-top: white 1pt solid; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">CHECK OUT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #5b9bd5; height: 28.6pt; border-top: white 1pt solid; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">LOCATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #5b9bd5; height: 28.6pt; border-top: white 1pt solid; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">ROOM TYPE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #5b9bd5; height: 28.6pt; border-top: white 1pt solid; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">MEAL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 11.15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 0"> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #5b9bd5; height: 11.15pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="color: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Day 1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #bdd6ee; height: 11.15pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 102" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #bdd6ee; height: 11.15pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 102" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Tarkarli<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #bdd6ee; height: 11.15pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 102" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Homestay on Beach<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #bdd6ee; height: 11.15pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 102" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">BLED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 6.35pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #5b9bd5; height: 6.35pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="color: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Day 2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #deeaf6; height: 6.35pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 51" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #deeaf6; height: 6.35pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 51" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Tarkarli<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #deeaf6; height: 6.35pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 51" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Homestay on Beach<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #deeaf6; height: 6.35pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 51" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">BLED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 13.45pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2"> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #5b9bd5; height: 13.45pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="color: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Day 3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #bdd6ee; height: 13.45pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 102" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #bdd6ee; height: 13.45pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 102" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Nate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #bdd6ee; height: 13.45pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 102" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Agro Tourism<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #bdd6ee; height: 13.45pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 102" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">BLED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 13.6pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3"> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #5b9bd5; height: 13.6pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="color: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Day 4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #deeaf6; height: 13.6pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 51" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #deeaf6; height: 13.6pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 51" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Nate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #deeaf6; height: 13.6pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 51" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Agro Tourism<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #deeaf6; height: 13.6pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 51" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">BLED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 6.3pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4"> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #5b9bd5; height: 6.3pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="color: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Day 5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #bdd6ee; height: 6.3pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 102" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #bdd6ee; height: 6.3pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 102" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Ganpatipule<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #bdd6ee; height: 6.3pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 102" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Heritage Homestay<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #bdd6ee; height: 6.3pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 102" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">BLED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 6.3pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: white 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #5b9bd5; height: 6.3pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="color: white; font-size: 12pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Day 6<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #deeaf6; height: 6.3pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 51" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #deeaf6; height: 6.3pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 51" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #deeaf6; height: 6.3pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 51" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td> <td style="border-bottom: white 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; background: #deeaf6; height: 6.3pt; border-top: medium none; border-right: white 1pt solid; padding-top: 0cm; mso-border-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: background1; mso-border-top-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: background1; mso-border-left-alt: solid white .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themetint: 51" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">BLE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p style="text-align: right" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="line-height: 107%; color: #c00000; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"></span></b> </p> <p style="text-align: right" class="MsoNormal" align="right"> </p> <p style="text-align: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><u><span style="line-height: 107%; color: #c00000; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">Day-Wise Schedule For The Trip<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; background: white" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Day 1</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><sup><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </span></sup></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Early morning departure from a convenient location or your doorstep. Stop for breakfast at Nagothane,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the gateway to the Alphonso Belt.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color: #0070c0"> </span></i>Proceed to Lord Parshuram Temple, <b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color: blue">Parashurama</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color: blue"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a Brahmin, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, belongs to the Treta yug, and is the son of Jamadagani and Renuka. Parashu means axe, hence his name literally means Rama-with-the-axe. He received an axe after undertaking a terrible penance to please Shiva, from whom he learned the methods of warfare and other skills. He fought the advancing ocean back thus saving the lands of Konkan and Malabar. The coastal area of Kerala state along with the Konkan region, i.e., coastal Maharashtra and Karnataka, is also sometimes called Parashurama Kshetra (Parashurama's country). Parashurama is said to be a "warrior Brahman", the first warrior saint. His mother is descended from the Kshatriya Suryavansham clan that ruled Ayodhya.</span></i> Lunch. Check in at Tarkarli. Stay and </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-themecolor: text1">Dinner</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> at Tarkarli.</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; background: white" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-e65KnYL5MYA/U37v75f9IrI/AAAAAAAAE2c/FvXGliOTsZc/s1600-h/NIVATI%252520BEACH%2525201%25255B23%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="NIVATI BEACH 1" border="0" alt="NIVATI BEACH 1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oAdFDHl56sA/U37v-PyLPUI/AAAAAAAAE2k/9ISVsL5dbF4/NIVATI%252520BEACH%2525201_thumb%25255B19%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="422" height="322"></a> </o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; background: white" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt">Day 2 : </span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt">Have Breakfast and proceed to Devbaug Sangam. Have Lunch and proceed for Scuba Diving & Snorkelling. Visit Jay Ganesh Temple,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt"> </span></span><i><span style="color: #0000cc; font-size: 12pt">Situated at Malvan Jay Ganesh temple is now on a ‘must see’ list of tourists. The temple is built by Shri Jayantrao Salgaonkar, an astrologer of repute and creator of very popular almanac ‘Kalnirnay’. Situated in Medha locality of Malvan on ancestral family land of Salgaonkars, the temple has been constructed as per the holy principles of temple architecture in India. Shri Jayantrao personally supervised the construction. The presiding deity in the temple is Lord Ganesha, much revered Elephant God of Maharashtra. The idol is of pure gold. This main idol in the sanctum sanctorum is in the traditional pose with Riddhi- Siddhi (consorts of Lord) on both sides. Siddhi is holding Dhol (Indian traditional percussion instrument) and sword in her hand while Riddhi has pen and paper in her hands. The hall has eight idols of Ganesh carved in the ceiling. One gets a very comfortable feeling of Lord Ganesh looking benevolently from all the eight directions at his disciple. The interior of the temple is very rich and has used soothing colors. A five-day annual festival of Ganesh Jayanti is celebrated on 4th Day of Magh (month in Hindu Calendar). This day is also the anniversary day of the temple.The speciality of this temple’s architecture can be seen on the early morning of Makar Sankranti (14th or 15th of January). On this day the early sunrays fall directly on the idol and one can see the glittering and shining Ganesha bathed in sunlight. Jayantrao Salgaonkar has named this Ganesha as Jay Ganesha so that the Ganesha may bestow ‘Jay’ (success) on his disciples.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">Take a stroll in Malvan Market. Back to Hotel. Dinner. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Stay and </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-themecolor: text1">Dinner</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> at Tarkarli.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; background: white" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-i-5QM-uUh9M/U37wBKvMojI/AAAAAAAAE2s/_Uf3xsiiH_g/s1600-h/Sindhudurg-Sea-Fort%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Sindhudurg-Sea-Fort" border="0" alt="Sindhudurg-Sea-Fort" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wnpeW2TEUfM/U37wDIJpH7I/AAAAAAAAE20/4O0cR_YJkag/Sindhudurg-Sea-Fort_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="473" height="322"></a> </o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt">Day 3 : </span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt">Have Breakfast and proceed to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">Nate – Ganesh Agro Tourism. Enjoy boating in Jaitapur Backwaters, and enjoy sunset view from Ambolgad, Gagangiri Maharaj Math. Stay and </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-themecolor: text1">Dinner</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt"> at Nate.</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt"><o:p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Pv1Oxg3BC-g/U37wFgmkm1I/AAAAAAAAE28/8As-N3sPdKU/s1600-h/GAT%2525201%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="GAT 1" border="0" alt="GAT 1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-u9qvB9sz5B8/U37wHv7fSaI/AAAAAAAAE3E/vtO6Tgu_QMY/GAT%2525201_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="476" height="322"></a> </o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt">Day 4 : </span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt">Have Breakfast and proceed to </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">Fort Vijaydurg<span style="background: white">,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt">which literally means "Victory Fort", is a fort built by Shivaji in the Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra. The main purpose of building this fort was to defend the shoreline on the Arabian Sea. This fort is a complex in itself, having a commander's house and three lines of defences. The three fortified walls stand proud and tested by time and the unforgiving sea.</span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt">In the evening visit </span><span style="font-size: 12pt">Kanakaditya Temple, <strong><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">There</span></i></strong><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color: blue"> </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color: blue">are only few<b> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">temples of God Sun</span></strong></b>. Hindu philosophers and believers consider Sun as a God. There is an ancient Sun temple at Prabhas Pattan near Veraval in Sourashtra region. One can find some Sun temples in Uttar Pradesh (U.P.). Madhya Pradesh (M.P.), Konark, Orisa and Nepal. <strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">Kasheli,</span></strong> a very small village in Rajapur Taluka of Ratnagiri district, is the prime attraction for devotees due to a famous and ancient Temple of Sri. Kanakaditya (Name of Sun God). The Temple is having a bright historical background. The deity of God Aditya (one of the names of God Sun) was brought from Prabhas Pattan Sun temple before 800 years. Prabhas Pattan is Lord Krishna’s place. There are so many legends about the temple. Once one boatman was traveling from Veraval port towards South direction. The deity of Aditya was there in the same boat. When the boat was passing through the Kasheli region, the boat had stopped automatically. The boatman tried a lot to sail the boat into the sea. But he failed to do so. Then he has decided to place the deity of God Aditya at the Kaseli port. He had placed the deity into a black cave (approximately 400 sq. feet). Immediately after this, the boat had got the motion for sailing. A great devotee of God Sun, Kanaka, was living at Kasheli. She got the enlightment from God Sun about the deity. Then she had formally constructed a small temple of Aditya with the help of villagers, hence the temple is known as Kanakaditya. </span></i><span style="color: black">Stay and </span><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1">Dinner</span><span style="color: black"> at Nate.</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: black"><o:p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IqJPn3wQneo/U37wJqfMJxI/AAAAAAAAE3M/HDs7rL6_3wA/s1600-h/vijaydurg%252520fort%2525202%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="vijaydurg fort 2" border="0" alt="vijaydurg fort 2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gEvy1yVn7mU/U37wL-w8JII/AAAAAAAAE3U/lwzCKW-nC3A/vijaydurg%252520fort%2525202_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="557" height="322"></a> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; background: white" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; background: white" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt">Day 5:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></b><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt">Have Breakfast and proceed to </span><span style="font-size: 12pt">Pawas, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color: blue">Besides its natural beauty and serenity, Pawas achieved prominence when Swami Swaroopanand (a spiritual leader who influenced an entire generation of Maharashtrians) had made it his abode. The place where he used to reside is now converted into an ashram. A visit there is s</span></i></span><a href="http://www.konkandarshan.com/cd.htm"></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt">till like a journey through time. Near Swaroopanandas Samadhi on the Avala tree lord Ganesh Statue has appeared. People definately visit this place & also the house 'Anant Niwas' where Swami Swaroopananda stayed.</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt"> Ganpatipule, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color: blue">It is idyllic. It is famous not only because of its blue water and white sand, but for Swayambhu Ganpati Temple (Swayambhu means a self-originated idol, Ganapati). 400 years old Ganpati idol at Ganpatipule is said to have sprung up from the soil. This deity faces the West, so as to guard the western gates, unlike deities in other Indian temples who face the east. The temple is at the base of a hill, and pilgrims walk around (pradakshina) the hill as a mark of respect.</span></i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color: blue">Keshav Sut, considered to be the father of modern Marathi poetry. He was born in Malgund which is near Ganapati Pule in Ratnagiri district. Keshavsut wrote in all 135 poems. His last poem was published in 1905.</span></i> Evening Prachin Konkan Museum, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color: blue">which means Ancient Konkan. It is unique in itself as it is an open air museum and shows the old culture of basically Konkan areas. It is among the most famous Konkan Museums. It covers the area of about 3 acres on hillside.</span></i><span style="color: blue"> </span><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1">Stay and Dinner at Ganpatipule.</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; background: white" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1"><o:p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ADH_NJWGwDo/U37wOldBQDI/AAAAAAAAE3g/44EaHNRmD84/s1600-h/GANPATIPULE%2525201%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vJdglEHbXO4/U37wQ5QefiI/AAAAAAAAE3o/YUXD4wkL7Jw/GANPATIPULE%2525201_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="422" height="322"></a> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; background: white" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Day 6: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Early Breakfast and leave towards Mumbai. </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span> </p> <p style="line-height: normal" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; color: #c00000; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><strong>BLED: Breakfast, Lunch, Evening tea, Dinner</strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background: white" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #8c0095; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in">There is no request too big or small and the only silly question is the question not asked. We hope to hear from you soon!</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%; color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">_______________________________________________________________________________________<b><span style="line-height: 107%; color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-language: en-in; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">_______________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background: white; tab-stops: 141.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #444444; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: en-in"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Why go to God's own country when you can go to one closer right here in Maharashtra?
Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-56515856781123695942014-03-09T16:30:00.001+05:302014-03-09T16:30:03.875+05:30MAHARASHTRIAN CUISINE<p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-niid1vuEh_I/UxxCbCvZp6I/AAAAAAAAEw8/ah6bntw3rOw/s1600-h/THALI%25255B7%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 25px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="THALI" border="0" alt="THALI" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LCcfDfrRJGI/UxxCkO6ISXI/AAAAAAAAExE/-_TuY95BUBw/THALI_thumb%25255B5%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="453" height="352"></a> <p><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Maharashtrian (or Marathi) cuisine is of the Marathi People, those from the state of Maharashtra in India. Maharashtrian cuisine covers a range from being mild to very spicy dishes. Wheat, rice,jowar</font></font><font size="3" face="Calibri">, bajri,</font><font size="3" face="Calibri"> vegetables, lentils and fruit form important components of Maharashtrian diet. Popular dishes include puran poli, ukdiche modak, andbatata vada</font> <p><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><i>Maharashtrian Dishes</i> are not just tempting but lip smacking & delicious too. These dishes are full of flavors and spices. Some people (who are not from Maharashtra) find Maharashtrian food a little hot and spicy, but still can’t keep away.</font></font> <p><font size="3" face="Calibri">The mid-western state of Maharashtra in India is home to popular cities like Mumbai (Bombay) and Pune. This state has a beautifully merged touch of coastal and central plateau tastes, since it stretches from the rocky rain drenched western ghats to the north central parts of the Deccan plateau.</font> <p><font size="3" face="Calibri">Maharashtrian (or Marathi) cuisine is cuisine of, those from the state of Maharashtra. Where food is concerned the range and variety are plenty and tongue tickling. Here you will find strong aromas of spices (like black Maharashtrian masala)as well as garlic and ginger in abundance. Maharashtrian cuisine covers a wide range from being extremely mild to very spicy dishes. The staple dishes of Maharashtrian cuisine are based on bread and rice, while lentils (pulses) play an important role as well.</font> <p><font size="3" face="Calibri">Vegetable dishes in called <em>Bhaji</em> along with bread made of all kinds of flours called <em>Bhakri</em> as well as the usual Indian bread chapati are part of the daily meals. Maharashtrian curries are usually on the watery side and called <em>Rassa</em> and not thick like the curries from the North.</font> <p> <p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ahOTAJ70xz8/UxxCl8dftSI/AAAAAAAAExM/frokG5wX84A/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B19%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001" border="0" alt="clip_image001" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p3C_6hMJ4ps/UxxCndeFaII/AAAAAAAAExU/ZmErdIVM6N8/clip_image001_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a><font size="4"> <font color="#0000ff"><strong>By regions of Maharashtra</strong></font></font> <p><font size="3">The cuisine of Maharashtra is largely influenced by the landscape, the people and the crops grown in various regions. It is not only memorable for its subtle variety and strong flavours, but also because of the legendary hospitality of Maharashtrians. In affluent homes, feasts often start at mid-day and end when the sun turns towards the western horizon.</font> <p><font size="3">The people are known for the aesthetic presentation of food, which adds extra allure to the feasts. For instance, in formal meals, it is a practice to sing sacred verses to dedicate the meal to God. The guests sit on floor rugs or red wooden seats and eat from silver or metal thalis and bowls placed on a raised 'chowrang', or a short decorative table. Rangolis or auspicious patterns of coloured powder are drawn around the thali or the chowrang. To avoid mixing flavours, each guest is given a bowl of saffron scented water to dip the fingers in before starting on the next course. There is a specific order of serving of savouries and sweets, curries and rice or rotis, and a person who does not know this is not considered to be well trained in the art of hospitality. Agarbattis spread fragrance everywhere and the host believes the satisfaction of his guests to be his true joy.</font> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Gc1KkaKhG9o/UxxCoaN5NrI/AAAAAAAAExc/Rtb5Qr2eBC8/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><font size="3"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[1]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[1]" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rIMKarUgLMw/UxxCp0OSCNI/AAAAAAAAExk/Wv6kNfJfx_s/clip_image001%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></font></a><font size="3"> <b><font color="#008000">Mumbai:</font> </b>Mumbai, the capital of the state of Maharashtra, is a cosmopolitan city and so one can find almost all type of food here. For example, Indian dishes such as Gujarati thali or Udipi Dosa as well as International cuisine such as Chinese. Vada Pav and Pav Bhaji may be regarded specifically as dishes that originated in Mumbai.</font> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9bUHetqIiZo/UxxCrAO3MRI/AAAAAAAAExs/CcgthAOrcdc/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B2%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><font size="3"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[2]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[2]" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yVM04g9OK3Q/UxxCtGpGMnI/AAAAAAAAEx0/oDU-I7fpUa4/clip_image001%25255B2%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></font></a><font size="3"> <b><font color="#008000">Konkan:</font> </b>The traditional crops of the coastal Konkan region are coconuts, mangoes, cashews, rice and a variety of pulses. The region also grows a great quantity of kokum, a sweet-sour fruit. It is used as the souring agent in curries in place of tamarind or tomatoes. Kokum is also used on its own for making a soup. Fish and seafood is available in Konkan in vast varieties and in abundant supply. All these ingredients find place in the traditional Konkani food. A typical Konkani meal, therefore, will have fish curry served with rice. Those who are lacto-vegetarians will again have rice as their staple with vegetables and lentils. Popadams prepared from rice flour are also a Konkani specialty.</font> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ooGtYuqAKZI/UxxCutfmPoI/AAAAAAAAEx8/U1ipe76fDYg/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B3%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><font size="3"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[3]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[3]" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fYk1yNWuVeo/UxxCvz0H8cI/AAAAAAAAEyE/uHnbRkoty0w/clip_image001%25255B3%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></font></a><font size="3"> <b><font color="#008000">Southern Maharashtra:</font> </b>This region is rich in sugarcane fields, rice paddies and milk. Well-irrigated farms produce plump, juicy fruit and vegetables throughout the year.</font> <p><font size="3">In the winter months, coconut kernels cooked in sugar syrup and eaten with peanuts and fresh chana is a popular dish. Winter also means plenty of milk, and typical milk sweets like basundi, masala milk, shreekhand and kheer. It is a social event in these areas to go to the riverbank for a picnic or row down the river to eat young roasted corn-cobs (hurda) of jwari with hot garic/chill chutney. Milk, nuts, rough bhakaris (flat bread) of jwari, hot meat curries and chilli-spiked snacks are favourite foods here.<b> </b></font> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7ob55OFgMXk/UxxCxT_mj0I/AAAAAAAAEyM/0EjOte3hWDI/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B4%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><font size="3"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[4]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[4]" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7uv6KqWW048/UxxCy8CMxpI/AAAAAAAAEyU/9RPSZ2Bn5mw/clip_image001%25255B4%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></font></a><font size="3"> <b><font color="#008000">Vidarbha:</font> </b>Vidarbha’scuisine is usually spicier than that of the coastal and southern regions. The ingredients commonly used are besan, or chickpea flour, and ground peanuts.</font> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Fu_lWzYsEKo/UxxC0Os967I/AAAAAAAAEyc/iYKpG7Ai5eE/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B5%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><font size="3"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[5]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[5]" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-s5uR7c0_sC4/UxxC13RS7eI/AAAAAAAAEyk/_Puz3pp6x3Y/clip_image001%25255B5%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></font></a><font size="3"> <b><font color="#008000">Pune:</font></b> Home of Marathas, Pune is a historic city. The food of these communities is delicate, sparsely designed and lacto-vegetarian. Puneri Misal</font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misal"></a><font size="3">, Thalipeeth </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalipeeth"></a><font size="3">Puri Bhaji and Dalimbi Usal are regarded inexpensive but tasty and nutritious at the same time. However, since Pune is a large metropolitan city with diverse population, regional food from all parts of India and beyond is available in the city. Bakarwadi is another snack popular in Pune. </font> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vzPZyt-d1tQ/UxxC3DoDIBI/AAAAAAAAEys/tBaUc81sXuk/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B6%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><font size="3"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[6]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[6]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lIiwpmskgFQ/UxxC4-D1aeI/AAAAAAAAEy0/ReXNX7cJVc8/clip_image001%25255B6%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></font></a><font size="3"> <b><font color="#008000">Aurangabad:</font> </b>As a result of the long Islamic Moghul rule in the region, the cuisine of Aurangabad has been highly influenced by the North Indian method of cooking. Aurangabad's food is much like Moghlai or Hyderabadi food, with its fragrant pulaos and biryanis. Meat cooked in fresh spices and herbs is a speciality, as are the delectable sweets.</font> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jtYOvOA8nPc/UxxC6bffMLI/AAAAAAAAEy8/_1YmBDPCe9U/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B7%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><font size="3"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[7]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[7]" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Itv5qrKGan4/UxxC7hSZPqI/AAAAAAAAEzE/eRNN156kFoM/clip_image001%25255B7%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></font></a><font size="3"> <b><font color="#008000">Solapur:</font> </b>The city of Solapur has a mixed culture of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka. The most popular dish is Shengachi poli or Groundnut bread, which is sweet bread or poli just like Puran poli. Another popular item to accompany many dishes is peanut chutney or spicey mixture of crushed peanuts, red chili powder salt, and other spices. Solapur being one of the biggest cultivators of Jowar</font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jowar"></a><font size="3"> in India, one can enjoy crisp Jowar bread. Solapur is also famous for its "Khara Mutton" (Mutton Achar) or salty goat curry.</font> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IoNShAAHdLE/UxxC82W7ZRI/AAAAAAAAEzM/B_JdwniHYUM/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B8%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><font size="3"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[8]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[8]" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4CfjZRYkITE/UxxC-UkAZfI/AAAAAAAAEzU/cyd_v9v_bhM/clip_image001%25255B8%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></font></a><font size="3"> <b><font color="#008000">Jalgoan:</font></b> Jalgoan is known as the district of Banana and sugercane. Popular dishes include Shevanchi Bhaji, wange bharit(Baingan barthor) roasted brinjal preparation), Udchali dal also known as "Ghute"(urid Dal), Bharleli wangi( Stuffed brinjal), Thecha (Mix of Garlic and Green chilies) to accompany many dishesBhakri (flat white jwari</font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millet"></a><font size="3"> bread) and spicy mutton.This place is known for its wide variety of Papads which includes Papads of Jowar,Udid, Nagli(Nachani),Rice,Potatoes etc. In this region people prepare a snack that translates "Wheat Flakes". Brinjal is major crop in the district here and therefore finds widespread use in regular meals as well as special occasion meals. The majority of the population in the district belongs to the peasant farmer community called Leva Patils (eg. Dhake ) and so their traditional food is very simple.</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ON3onhpdIRg/UxxC_i__rxI/AAAAAAAAEzc/EpA_99DUzAk/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B9%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[9]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[9]" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vvZXraztXtY/UxxDBM6TjNI/AAAAAAAAEzk/uYrzZ044u9w/clip_image001%25255B9%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a> <b><font color="#0000ff" size="4">Regular Meals And Staple Dishes:</font></b> <p><font size="3">Maharashtrian meals (mainly lunch and dinner) are served on a plate called </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thali"><font size="3">thali</font></a><font size="3">. Each food item served on the thali has a specific place. The bhaaji is served in the plate on the right hand side while the chutney, koshimbir are served from left going up the periphery of the circular plate. The papad, bhaaji are served below the koshimbir with the rice and poli served at the bottom of the circle closed to the diner's hand. The puran is served at the top in the inner concentric circle. The amti, rassa is served in separate bowls placed on right hand side of the diner. Water is placed on the left hand side. Traditionally, the food was consumed using the right hand rather than with any cutlery.It is considered ill mannered to use left hand while eating.</font> <p><font size="3">The staple dishes of Maharashtrian (Nagpur)cuisine are based on bread and rice:</font> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080">Ghadichi Poli</font> <b>Or</b> <font color="#800080">Chappati</font> - unleavened flat bread made of wheat, more common in urban areas.</font> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080">Bhakri</font> - bread made from jowar and bajra, form part of daily food in rural areas.</font> <p><font size="3">The bhaajis are vegetable dishes made with a particular vegetable or a combination of vegetables and requires the use of Goda masala, essentially consisting of some combination of onion, garlic, ginger, red chilli powder, green chillies and mustard. Depending on the caste or specific religious tradition of a family, onion and garlic may not be used in cooking. For example, a number of Hindu communities in Maharashtra and other parts of India refrain from eating onion and garlic during Chaturmas (broadly equates to the rainy monsoon season).</font> <p><font size="3">A particular variant of bhaaji is the rassa or curry. Vegetarians prepare rassa or curry of potatoes and or caulifower with tomatoes or fresh coconut kernel and plenty of water to produce a soup like preparation than bhaaji. Varan is nothing but plain dal, a common Indian lentil stew. Aamti is variant of the curry, typically consisting of a lentil (tur) stock, flavored with goda masala, tamarind or amshul, jaggery (gul) and in some cases coconut as well. One of the masalasthat gives Maharashtrian cuisine its authentic flavor is the goda (sweet) masala or kalaa (black) masala. Ukadlele Batate is a bhajji that is famous is in theBrahmin community. Non-vegetarian dishes mainly use chicken, mutton (mainly goat), fish and other </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seafood"><font size="3">seafood</font></a><font size="3">. The Kolhapuri taambda rassa (red curry) and pandhra rassa (white curry) of chicken and mutton from the southern city of Kolhapur and the varhadi rassa or (varhadi chicken curry) from the Vidarbha region are especially well known throughout Maharashtra. The coastal regions of Konkan are more famous for the fish and seafood dishes.</font> <p><font size="3">A typical Urban Maharashtrian lunch or dinner usually starts with Poli (chapati), accompanied by one or more bhaaji(s) (cooked vegetables) and a koshimbir(vegetable salad) along with some sides(usually pickles, Chutneys, papad Kurdai, Sabudana papdya or Sandge. This is usually followed by a second course of varan(lightly or unspiced daal preparation), aamti (spicyDaal preparation) or rassa with rice. As with most of Indian cuisine however, each region and /or community has its own quirks, preferences and variations of the above general format. For example, some people prefer to add ground peanuts to all their vegetable preparations whilst other may prefer adding sugar or Jaggery.</font> <p><font size="3">Koshimbir is very common and healthy addition to the plate. Typically made from raw vegetables mixed with yogurt and ground roasted peanuts (Danyache Kut). Raitas made with different types of vegetables such as cucumber or carrots are variants of koshimbir.</font> <p><font size="3"></font> <h4><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Xz48mCnIG4c/UxxDCVuAKnI/AAAAAAAAEzs/eOwnM4B89Hw/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B10%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[10]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[10]" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MYqwPu2pAo8/UxxJO3f0TjI/AAAAAAAAE0E/MexMbt9dfdM/clip_image001%25255B10%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a> <font color="#0000ff" size="4">Appetizers or snacks </font></h4> <p><font size="3">There are lots of snack and side dishes in Maharashtrian cuisine. Some quintessentially Maharashtrian dishes are:</font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Chivda:</font></b> Spiced Flattened Rice. It is also known as Bombay Mix in Foreign countries especially Great Britain.</font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Pohay</font>:</b> Pohay or Pohe is a snack made from flattened rice. It is most likely served with tea and is probably the most likely dish that a Maharashtrian will offer his guest. During arranged marriages in Maharashtra, Kanda Pohe (literal translation, pohe prepared with onion) is most likely the dish served when the two families meet. It’s so common that sometimes arranged marriage itself is referred colloquially as "kanda-pohay". Other variants on the recipe arebatata pohe (where diced potatoes are used instead of onion shreds). Other famous recipes made with Pohe (flattened rice) are dadpe pohe, a mixture of raw Pohe with shredded fresh coconut, green chillies, ginger and lemon juice; and kachche pohe, raw pohe with minimal embellishments of oil, red chili powder, salt and unsauteed onion shreds.</font> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080"><strong>Upma</strong></font> <b>Or</b> <b><font color="#800080">Sanja</font></b> <b>Or</b> <font color="#800080"><b>Upeeth</b><b>:</b></font> This snack is similar to the south Indian upma. It is a thick porridge made of semolina perked up with green chillies, onions and other spices.</font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Surali Wadi:</font></b> Chick pea flour rolls with a garnishing of coconut, coriander leaves and mustard.</font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Vada Pav:</font></b> Popular Maharashtrian "Fast food " dish consisting of fried mashed-potato dumpling (vada), eaten sandwiched in a Wheat bun (pav). This is referred to as Indian version of burger and is almost always accompanied with the famous red chutney made from garlic and chillies, and fried green chilles. Vada pav in its entirety is rarely made at home, mainly, because oven cooking at home is not common.</font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Matar Usal Pav:</font></b> It is a dish made of green peas in a curry with onions, green chillies and sometimes garlic. Its eaten with a western style leavened bun or pav. Another form of Matar usal is made in konkan areas or by brahmins especially in Pune - this has a gravy of coconut, coriander, ginger-garlic and green chilly ground together and then fried into a Phodni. Some water and green peas are added and boiled till the peas are cooked and have absorbed the taste of all the condiments.</font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Misal Pav:</font></b> Quintessentially from Kolhapur. This is made from a mix of curried sprouted lentils, topped with batata-bhaji, pohay, Chivda, farsaan, raw chopped onions and tomato. Also some times eaten with yogurt. Usually, the misal is served with a Wheat bread bun.</font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Pav Bhaji:</font></b> This speciality dish from lanes of Mumbai has mashed steamed mixed vegetables (mainly potatoes, peas, tomatoes, onions and green pepper) cooked in spices and table butter. The vegetable mix is served with soft Wheat bun shallow fried in butter and chopped onion. Sometimes cheese, paneer (cottage cheese) are added.</font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Thalipeeth:</font></b> A type of pancake. Usually spicy and is eaten with curd.</font> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080"><b>Zunka-Bhakar</b><b>:</b></font> A native Maharashtrian chick pea flour recipe eaten with Bhakri (flat bread made either with bajri (Pearl millet) or Jwari (Millet)</font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Sabudana Khichidi:</font></b> Sauted sabudana, a dish commonly eaten on days of religious fasting.</font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Khichadi:</font></b> Made up of rice and dal with mustard seeds and onions to add flavor.</font> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080"><b>Bakarwadi</b><b>:</b></font> This spicy fried pastry is eaten as a tea time snack. </font><a href="http://onehotstove.blogspot.com/2006/01/q-is-for-quick-bhadang.html"><font size="3">Bhadang</font></a><font size="3">: Spiced puffed rice.</font> <p><font size="3">· <strong><font color="#800080">Shira:</font></strong> Semolina Pudding</font> <p><font size="3">· <strong><font color="#800080">Chana Daliche Dheerde</font></strong></font> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080"><strong>Ghavan</strong></font></font> <p><font size="3"><strong>· <font color="#800080">Ukad</font></strong></font> <p><font size="3"> Kolhapuri Misal and the Pandhara Rassa are some of the common dishes and popular throughout India.</font> <p><font size="3">Maharashtrian cuisine like most of the Indian cuisines is laced with lots of fritters. Some of them are</font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Kothimbar wadi:</font></b> Coriander (Cilantro) mixed with chick pea flour and Maharashtrian spices. There are plenty of variants of this dishes some deep fried, some stir fried and some steamed.</font> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080"><strong>Kobi Chya Wadya:</strong></font> Cabbage rolls: Shredded cabbage in chick pea flour.</font> <p><font size="3">· <strong><font color="#800080">Kanda Bhaji:</font></strong> onion bhaji fritters, one of the more popularly consumed Maharashtrian dish. It commonly sold by Vada pav vendors.</font> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080"><b>Batata</b> Bhaji<b> :</b></font> Deep fried, fine potato slices coated in chick pea flour batter.</font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Mirchi bhaji:</font></b> Deep fried, chillies. Some people prefer these coated in chick pea flour batter.</font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Alu wadi:</font> </b>Colocasia leaves rolled in chick pea flour, steamed and then stir fried.</font> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080">Mung <b>Dal Wade</b><b></b></font></font> <p><font size="3">· <b><font color="#800080">Sabudana Wada</font></b></font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabudana_wada"></a><b></b> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080"><b>Surana-Chi Wadi</b></font></font> <p><font size="3"><font color="#800080"><strong></strong><b></b></font></font> <h4><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zqA0T01S-A8/UxxJQJJcKjI/AAAAAAAAE0M/2oL1zgMRlhY/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B11%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[11]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[11]" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yEi9UsZkFD0/UxxJRz8DJAI/AAAAAAAAE0U/Ru7YXTRdbq4/clip_image001%25255B11%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a> <font color="#0000ff" size="4">Vegetable And Lentil Preparations</font></h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Amti</font> (Sweet and Sour Lentil Curry, made with Tamarind and Jaggery) </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Batatyachi Bhaji</font> (Potato preparations) </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">VangyacheBharit/ Baingan Bharta</font> (Aubergines/Eggplant salad) </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Dalimbya</font> (Beans) </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Farasbichi Bhaji</font> (French Beans) </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Palkachi Takatli Bhaji</font> (Spinach cooked in buttermilk) </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Kelphulachi Bhaji</font> (Banana/plantain bloom) </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Fansachi Bhaji</font> (Jackfruit<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackfruit"></a> preparation) </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Walache Birdha</font></h4> <p> </p> <h4></h4> <h4><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-f-Q6cu-tv-Y/UxxJcVG0HvI/AAAAAAAAE0c/1C3jHCXhtfg/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B12%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[12]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[12]" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-H4BtJnfs3_g/UxxJd-6e26I/AAAAAAAAE0k/gMwLZ-nEvSI/clip_image001%25255B12%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a> <font color="#0000ff" size="4">Meat Preparations</font></h4> <h4><font color="#800080">Varhadi rassa</font> (Saoji curry) </h4> <h4>Saoji curry is a special gravy mainly used in preparing meat dishes. The gravy is commonly used in making chicken curries, however it can also be used to prepare vegetarian dishes, using potato, paneer or soya chunks. Saoji chicken is popular for its spicy taste.</h4> <h4>Other non-vegetarian preparations popular in Maharashtra include: </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Mutton Kolhapuri Tambada Rassa </font><font color="#000000">(red curry) </font></h4> <h4><font color="#800080">· Mutton Kolhapuri Pandhra Rassa </font><font color="#000000">(white curry) </font></h4> <h4><font color="#800080">· Chicken Maratha </font></h4> <h4><font color="#800080">· Mutton Maratha</font></h4> <p> </p> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DORxizmeTVw/UxxJfZx2zBI/AAAAAAAAE0s/n1ehjwvNX6U/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B13%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[13]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[13]" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0fxnZaHpvvg/UxxJg0iGH1I/AAAAAAAAE00/XWtlJoIWZXs/clip_image001%25255B13%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a> <font color="#0000ff" size="4">Soups And Consommes</font></h4> <p><font size="3">In Maharashtrian cuisine soups are consumed along with the main course. Some popular soups are:</font> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080">Kadhi</font></font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadhi"></a> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080">Solkadhi</font></font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solkadhi"></a><font size="3"> - prepared from coconut milk and Kokam</font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokam_(fruit)"></a> <p><font size="3">· <strong><font color="#800080">Tomato</font></strong></font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato"></a><font size="3"><strong><font color="#800080"> Saar</font></strong> - Maharashtrian spicy tomato soup</font> <p><font size="3">·<font color="#800080"> <strong>Kokam</strong></font></font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokam_(fruit)"></a><font size="3"><font color="#800080"><strong> Saar</strong></font> - Soup prepared from dried fruit of Kokam </font> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080">Varan</font> - plain non-spicy or lightly spiced daal lentil with split Toor dal</font> <p><font size="3">· <font color="#800080"><strong>Aamti</strong></font></font> <h4>· <strong><font color="#800080">Katachi Aamti</font></strong>- Sweet, hot and sour soup prepared from Chana or chicpea dal</h4> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7fmYJohuLsU/UxxJia3oh0I/AAAAAAAAE08/pG_m0I0wH-c/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B14%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[14]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[14]" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ix_xFy6Ctrw/UxxJj_Bg6oI/AAAAAAAAE1E/vTWOw2rzTQc/clip_image001%25255B14%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a> <font color="#0000ff" size="4">Pickles And Condiments</font></h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080"><strong>Ambyache lonche</strong> </font><font color="#000000">(Mango pickle)</font></h4> <h4><font color="#800080"><strong>· Limbache lonche</strong> </font><font color="#000000">(Lemon Pickle</font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_pickle"></a>)</h4> <h4><font color="#800080"><strong>· Awlyache lonche</strong> </font><font color="#000000">(Amla Pickle)</font></h4> <h4><font color="#800080"><strong>· Mohoriche lonche</strong> </font><font color="#000000">(Mustard Pickle)</font></h4> <h4><font color="#800080"><strong>· Ambe-Haladiche lonache</strong> (Fresh Turmeric Pickle)</font></h4> <h4><font color="#800080"><strong>· Mirachiche lonache</strong> </font><font color="#000000">(Chilly Pickle)</font></h4> <h4><strong><font color="#800080">· Dangar</font></strong></h4> <h4><strong><font color="#800080">· Papad</font></strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papad"></a></h4> <h4><strong><font color="#800080">· Miragund</font></strong></h4> <h4><strong><font color="#800080">· Sandage</font></strong></h4> <h4><strong><font color="#800080">· Methamba </font></strong></h4> <h4><strong><font color="#800080">· Thecha</font></strong></h4> <h4><strong><font color="#800080"></font></strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thecha"></a> </h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BunWxOEWV4I/UxxJmbzK4nI/AAAAAAAAE1M/3dsrkOPKO_U/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B15%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[15]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[15]" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZPTjJ6KLKlM/UxxJngcgSxI/AAAAAAAAE1U/58ApbC9JnnE/clip_image001%25255B15%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a> <font color="#0000ff" size="4">Sweets And Desserts</font></h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Puran Poli:</font> It is one of the most popular sweet item in the Maharashtrian cuisine. It is made from jiggery (molasses or gur), yellow gram (chana) dal, pain flour, cardamom powder and ghee (clarified butter). It is made at almost all festivals. A meal containing puran poli is considered "heavy" by Marathi people.</h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Gulachi Poli :</font> Made specially on Makar Sankranti in typical Brahmin households, the Gulachi poli is a heavy meal similar to the Puran Poli. It is made with a stuffing of soft/shredded Jaggery mixed with toasted, ground Til (white sesame seeds)and some gram flour which has been toasted to golden in plenty of pure Ghee. The dish is made like a paratha i.e. the stuffed roti is fried on Pure ghee till crisp on both side. Tastes heavenly when eaten slightly warm with loads of ghee. </h4> <h4>·<font color="#800080"> Modak:</font> is a Maharashtrian sweet typically steamed (ukdiche modak). Modak is prepared during the Ganesha festival around August, when it is often given as an offering to lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed God, as it is reportedly his favourite sweet. </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Karanji:</font> is a deep fried dumpling with a filling of grated coconut sweetened with jaggery and flavoured with powdered cardamom seeds. It is also known as Kanavale. It is one of the popular sweets prepared for Diwali celebrations. </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Gulab Jamun:</font> are balls made of dense milk (Mava/Khava) and bleached wheat flour fried in ghee (clarified butter) and then dipped in sugar syrup. </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Shevaya Chi Kheer:</font> is prepared by cooking shevaya (vermecilli) in milk. The preparation is sweetened with jaggery or sugar, flavoured with powdered cardamom seeds and finally garnished with chopped nuts. Kheer is also made of Rice, Semolina, and Dudhi (white gourd). </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Anarsa:</font>It is made from soaked powdered rice, jaggery or sugar. The traditional process for creating the Anarsa batter could be tedious to modern day homemakers since it takes almost 3 days. First the rice is soaked in water for 3 days - the water needs to be changed every day. After this, the rice needs to be dried slightly leaving slight moisture. The moist rice is then ground into a fine powder - the powder retains the moisture so even though it is powdery in consistency, when pressed together hard in your fist, it tends to retain a shape. This is known as the Pithi. After this the Pithi is mixed with ground refined sugar. If you started with 100gms of dry rice (before soaking), then you need to take 100gms of ground sugar. Mix the two together properly and then with your hands, create cricket-ball sized lumps out of this mix. The moisture in the rice ensures the lumps retain shape. This mix can be stored for a long time at room temperature as long as it is sealed in an airtight container to prevent the moisture from soaking the sugar further. Whenever Anarsas are to be prepared, mash half inch piece of banana and mix into an entire cricket-ball sized lump. The banana ensures the sugar dissolves so be careful not to mix too much of banana. The resultant dough should be very soft yet retain shape. Small flat discs with about 2 inches in diameter are created by flattening a small ball of the dough over a layer of poppy seeds - just on one side. These disks are fried with poppy coated side first into hot ghee. </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Chirota:</font> Made by combination of rawa (Semolina)<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semolina"></a> and maida (Refined Flour)</h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Jalebi:</font> Sweetened chick-pea flour deep fried in spiral shapes, then coated in sugar syrup. </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Shankarpale:</font> Sweetened flour deep fried in small square/diamond shapes. </h4> <h4>· <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basundi"><font color="#800080">Basundi</font></a><font color="#800080">:</font> Sweetened dense milk dessert. </h4> <h4>· <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amras"><font color="#800080">Amras</font></a><font color="#800080">:</font> Pulp/Thick Juice made of mangoes, with a bit of sugar if needed and milk at times. </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Shikran:</font> An instant sweet dish made from banana, milk and sugar. </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Shrikhand:</font> Sweetened yogurt flavoured with saffron, cardamom and charoli nuts. </h4> <h4>·<font color="#800080"> Narali Bhaat :</font> Sweet rice made using coconut with special flavoring given by cardamon and cloves. This is the special dish for the festival; of Narali Pornima which falls on the Full moon day in the Hindu<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu"></a> month of Shravan (August) </h4> <h4>· <font color="#800080">Ladu:</font> It is famous sweet snack in Maharashtra mainly prepared for Diwali</h4> <p> </p> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SyitgIDS4NA/UxxJozDCZUI/AAAAAAAAE1c/AwN8R9rGHdY/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B16%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="clip_image001[16]" border="0" alt="clip_image001[16]" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Hqy1Dcb8uBs/UxxJqc3cgvI/AAAAAAAAE1k/Aol-XdGf0iw/clip_image001%25255B16%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" width="15" height="15"></a> <font color="#0000ff" size="4">Festival Delicacies</font></h4> <p><font size="3">Maharashtrians celebrate their festivals with characteristic fervour and food forms an integral part of the celebrations.</font> <p><font size="3">Sweetmeats are identified with particular festivals:</font> <h5><font size="3">· <font color="#008000"><b>Diwali: </b></font>Diwali inspires a variety mouth-watering preparations like karanji, chakali</font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakli"></a><font size="3">, kadboli</font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadboli"></a><font size="3">, anarasa, shankarpali, chirota, shev, chivda</font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chivda"></a><font size="3"> and varieties of ladoos like Dink ladoo, Besan ladoo, shingdana ladu</font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladoo"></a><font size="3">, Rava ladoo, and so on are consumed in Maharashtrian households by children and adults alike. Diwali is considered one of the most auspicious festivals in Maharashtra.</font></h5> <h5><font size="3">· <font color="#008000"><b>Ganesh Chaturthi: </b></font>The most delectable offerings during Ganesh Chaturthi are modak</font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modak"></a><font size="3">, small rice or wheat flour dumplings stuffed with coconut and jaggery. They are best when served with ghee.</font></h5> <h5><font size="3">· <font color="#008000"><b>Mahashivratri: </b></font>Marathi Hindu people hold a fast on this day. The fasting food on this day includes chutney prepared with pulp of the kavath fruit.</font></h5> <h5><font size="3"></font></h5> <h5><font size="3">· <font color="#008000"><b>Holi: </b></font>On this spring festival day, people enjoy a puran poli, a sweet, stuffed chappati made of channa dal and refined flour (maida), served warm with clarified butter or a bowl of milk or sweentened coconut milk.</font></h5> <p><font size="3">Other delicacies prepared exclusively for festival days are shrikand, motichur ladoo, basundi and kheer.</font> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <h4><u></u> </h4> <h4 align="center"><u><font color="#800000" size="4">Here are The 10 Most Popular Maharashtrian Dishes</font></u></h4> <h5></h5> <h5><font size="3"><b><font color="#800080">Pohay (Pohe): </font></b>Pohay or Pohe is a snack made from flattened rice. It is most likely served with tea or as a breakfast dish and is probably the most likely dish that a Maharashtrian will offer his guest any time of the day. It has a no. of variations the most common being <em>Kanda Pohe</em> (meaning pohe prepared with onion). Other variants on the recipe are <em>batata pohe</em> (where diced potatoes are used instead of onion shreds), <em>dadpe pohe</em>, a mixture of raw Pohe with shredded fresh coconut, green chillies, ginger and lemon juice; and <em>kachche pohe</em>, raw pohe with minimal embellishments of oil, red chili powder, salt and un-sauteed onion shreds.</font></h5> <p><font size="3">The dish is garnished with different things like fresh coriander, grated coconut, crushed peanuts or Sev(fried potato shavings).</font> <h5><font size="3"><b><font color="#800080">Misal Pav: </font></b>Quintessentially from Pune. To prepare Misal first ‘Usal’ which is a water based curried preparation of cooked sprouted lentils is first prepared and then topped with batata-bhaji, pohay, Chivda, farsaan, raw chopped onions and tomato. It is some times eaten with yogurt to cut the spice and is always served with dinner roll type bread called Pav and lemon wedges.</font></h5> <h5><font size="3"></font></h5> <h5><font size="3"><b><font color="#800080">Pitla Bhakri: </font></b>Pitla Bhakri is a rural food of Maharashtra, the staple food amongst the farmers and village folk. It forms part of the typical Maharashtrian cuisine and has in the last two decades become quite popular amongst the more cosmopolitan city dwellers as well. It consists of “Pitla,” a pasty-looking dish prepared from the powdered version of “Dal,” a popular pulse. Pitla is usually eaten with “Bhakri,” a bread made from either “Jowar” or “Bajra,” both of which are cereals. It is usually accompanied with Khanda Bhaji(raw chopped onions in a spicy chilli paste). Pitla Bhakri can be enjoyed in Pune at one of the select restaurants serving typical Maharashtrian cuisine or many as road side vendors.</font></h5> <h5><font size="3"></font></h5> <h5><font size="3"><b><font color="#800080">Sabudana Khichdi: </font></b>“Sabudana” is a local food base prepared from the latex of of the Sago Palm (Pearls of sago palm). The name given to it by the English is “Sago” which is tapioca starch or cassava starch white granules. Sabudana is white in color and granular in texture. The grains are globular in shape and look somewhat like the tiny thermocol balls used for packaging delicate materials. The ready-to-eat dish prepared from it is known as “Khichdi,” which roughly mean “mixture.” Sabudana Khichdi is a popular breakfast item and is one of the few food products that are allowed to be eaten when Maharashtrians undertake holy-fasting known in Marathi as “Upaas.”</font></h5> <h5><font size="3"></font></h5> <h5><font size="3"><b><font color="#800080">Bharli Vangi</font> (Stuffed Eggplant): </b>A very traditional Marathi Vegetable dish is Bharli Vangi or “Stuffed Eggplant”. Almost every cuisine has traditional recipes for stuffed vegetables, and eggplant especially lends itself well to being stuffed in a variety of ways. This Marathi recipe is delicious uses of peanuts and coconuts as the stuffing along with a variety of spices.</font></h5> <h5><font size="3"></font></h5> <h5><font size="3"><b><font color="#800080">Wada / Vada Pav: </font></b>The Wada-Pav also spelled Vada-Pav is a fast-food snack…The Indian Burger! It consists of a spicy, deep fried potato based patty (called the “Wada”) sandwiched between a thick square of bread that is similar to a burger bun (called the “Pav”). Thus the name Wada-Pav. This dish is usually served with sweet & sour sauces called “chutney” and fried salted green chilies.</font></h5> <p><font size="3">Wada pav is popular only in the state of Maharashtra, and not so well known in the rest of India. It is the preferred noon-time snack for the masses and is sometimes had even for a main meal. Its popularity stems from the fact that it is very economical, filling and easily available. In a city like Pune or Mumbai there are numerous wada-pav stalls and no matter where you may be in the city, you can always find one just around the corner.</font> <h5><font size="3"></font></h5> <h5><font size="3"><font color="#800080"><strong>Aamti</strong></font> (Maharashtrian-Lentils/ Dal): Aamti is the special way of preparing lentils or dal in Maharashtra. Aamti is a little spicy, a little sweet and a little tangy. The word aamti can also used to describe other curried preparations, but the aamti dal stands solid as the pillar of everyday food, making it a staple of almost every meal. Aamti is a good illustration of the generous use of jaggery or unrefined sugar in Marathi cooking which lends a slight sweetish tinge to even savory foods.</font></h5> <p><font size="3">Aamti can be made with different lentils or dals and is known by different names like Katachi aamati (made with Chana Dal), or Golyanchi Aamti (fried Balls in Dal) or Massor Aamti (made with red lentil) thought the most traditional Aamti is made with Tur Dal.<br>Amti is best served with fresh steamed rice and a dollop of ghee (clarified butter).</font> <h5><font size="3"></font></h5> <h5><font size="3"><font color="#800080"><strong>Rassa</strong> </font>(Taambda/ Pandhra/ Varhadi): The non-vegetarian Maharashtrian dishes include mutton, usually of sheep, lamb or goat, chicken, fish and other seafoods. Rassa is a popular type of curry prepared in Maharashtra and originated from the Kolhapur region. “Ras” means juice and “rassa” is a juicy preparation…a watery curry.</font></h5> <p><font size="3">Kolhapur is as famous for its spicy mutton (goat meat) curries as it’s Mahalaxmi temple or palaces. Popularly called ‘Matnacha rassa’ Mutton Kolhapuri is red-hot mutton curry dish served with robust chappatis or bhakris. The fiery red curry is also called ‘Taambda Rassa’ which literally translates to Red Curry. This curry is made so spicy in Kolhapur by their special chillies that it can make the ears sing, and is not for all.<br>“Pandhra rassa” (white curry) is a yogurt based curry which can be equally as spicy where as Varhadi Rassa comes from the Vidarbha region and is usually a chicken curry.</font> <h5><font size="3"></font></h5> <h5><font size="3"><b><font color="#800080">Puran Poli: </font></b>Puran Poli is one of the most popular sweet item in the Maharashtrian cuisine. It is a stuffed Indian Bread. It is similar to the Paratha except that the stuffing is sweet. It is made from jaggery (molasses or gur), yellow gram (chana) dal, plain flour, cardamom powder and ghee (clarified butter). It is a eaten after meals or as a snack and is present in almost all Maharashtrian festive occasions.</font></h5> <h5><font size="3"></font></h5> <h5><font size="3"><b><font color="#800080">Shrikhand: </font></b>Shrikhand is an Indian sweet dish made of strained yogurt and one of the main desserts in Maharashtrian cuisine as well as Gujarati cuisine. The yogurt is tied and hung until all the water has drained off, the result being a thick and creamy yogurt. Dried and fresh fruit such as mango are also added to flavor it and other ingredients like sugar, cardamom powder, and saffron are added. It is often eaten along with meals with Puris (deep fried Indian breads). It is served chilled and provides a refreshing counterpoint to hot and spicy curries. It is garnished with toasted nuts and a pinch of saffron.</font></h5> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Why go to God's own country when you can go to one closer right here in Maharashtra?
Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-70429686400927679762014-02-28T19:47:00.001+05:302014-04-30T16:45:23.521+05:30MANGO PASSPORT TO GANAPATIPULE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Summer brings with it the heat and dust that everyone avoids, but along with all that also comes the yummy and</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">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. The tranquility of the temple percolates in the whole village and there is an aura of peace to Ganapatipule which is hard to miss.</span> <br />
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Unlimited 1 Mango preparation in all meals, During your stay enjoy Fresh Mango on its own (Subject to ripening of Mangoes),
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Places To See Near By </u><u>Ganpatipule</u></span> <br />
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4MWfF84yM7Q/UxCaLHzc06I/AAAAAAAAEvE/oq9fgxNdzB4/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image001[1]" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p9hClT5Stoo/UxCaMvvwSSI/AAAAAAAAEvM/s7evDUd6xPQ/clip_image001%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001[1]" width="15" /></a> Prachin Konkan Museum <br />
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AYZu7exJ1Ro/UxCaQeLSSeI/AAAAAAAAEvk/S-xo8f8MZY4/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B3%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image001[3]" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dcNHSz2MFKI/UxCaRZ80qjI/AAAAAAAAEvs/sci3gHaLljM/clip_image001%25255B3%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001[3]" width="15" /></a> Malgund And Ganpatipule Beach <br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Why go to God's own country when you can go to one closer right here in Maharashtra?
Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-34546537821332315202014-02-27T16:36:00.001+05:302014-04-30T16:45:35.460+05:30MANGO PASSPORT TO SAWANTWADI<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><u><span style="color: green; font-size: large;">MANGO </span></u></b><span style="color: green;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>P</u></b><b><u>ASS</u></b><b><u>P</u></b><b><u>ORT TO SAWANTWADI</u></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Summer brings with it the heat and dust that everyone avoids, but along with all that also comes the yummy and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We once again welcome the summers with Yummy Yellow Mangoes and more....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sawantwadi was formerly the capital of the 'Kingdom of Sawantwadi' ruled by the Bhonsle royal clan of the Marathas.</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Sawantwadi is well known for its wooden toys (including lifelike wooden models of fruits and vegetables) thanks to an active woodcraft industry. It is also becoming a major tourist attraction.</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Till 1850 Sawantwadi was known as Sunderwadi (A beautiful locality). The name Sawantwadi came into the practice because of surname of this erstwhile state’s ruling family of Khem-sawants. The palace was earlier atop Narendra hill. Khemsawant III constructed the existing palace in late 18th century (1755-1803). The famous Moti-Talao (Talao-lake) built in front of the palace in 1874 has added to its beauty. Now the palace is a pride of Sawantwadi.</span> <br />
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<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-THPf81yzTgM/Uw8bzc_ue2I/AAAAAAAAErM/c2X6wgI4a5E/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image001[1]" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ScQ1fkoKTrM/Uw8b0VFoJ7I/AAAAAAAAErU/S_46-KJ7vXg/clip_image001%25255B1%25255D_thumb%25255B3%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001[1]" width="13" /></a> <b>Where : Sawantwadi, Dwarka Homestay</b> <br />
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-q8bBg-052A8/Uw8b3pSGfII/AAAAAAAAErs/iIp30U2Gkf4/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B3%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image001[3]" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-k9zqaVaLMxw/Uw8b4964GTI/AAAAAAAAEr0/0LLgS8nuaq8/clip_image001%25255B3%25255D_thumb%25255B3%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001[3]" width="13" /></a> <b>Cost : Adult Rs. 7000.00 per head (Mango Deluxe)/ Adult Rs. 6200.00 per head (Cashew Deluxe)</b><b></b> <br />
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<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8vmT_5RbQyU/Uw8b8UBdC-I/AAAAAAAAEsM/_eEEEAjKaaw/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image002[1]" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HpbQsd3Jftg/Uw8b9e-5UjI/AAAAAAAAEsU/VksfopdiRRw/clip_image002%25255B1%25255D_thumb%25255B3%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image002[1]" width="15" /></a> Sagareshwar Beach <br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fFSBemp0lUg/Uw8b-rVPKdI/AAAAAAAAEsc/nUqTDyoRAls/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B2%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image002[2]" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OQk51jPN1ao/Uw8b_5hTxlI/AAAAAAAAEsk/EglZyWlcU4w/clip_image002%25255B2%25255D_thumb%25255B3%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image002[2]" width="15" /></a> Redi Ganpati Temple <br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Why go to God's own country when you can go to one closer right here in Maharashtra?
Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-46761352450575296702014-02-27T16:27:00.001+05:302014-04-30T16:45:45.683+05:30MANGO PASSPORT TO NATE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><u><span style="color: green; font-size: large;">MANGO </span></u></b><span style="color: green;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>P</u></b><b><u>ASS</u></b><b><u>P</u></b><b><u>ORT TO NATE</u></b></span></span><b><u><span style="color: green; font-size: large;"></span></u></b> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Summer brings with it the heat and dust that everyone avoids, but along with all that also comes the yummy and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">juicy mangoes which everyone loves...!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We once again welcome the summers with Yummy Yellow Mangoes and more....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Naate is residing on the edge of Naate-Jaitapur creek. Naate also has a fort, Yashwantgad. Musakaji port situated at 1 km from Naate, offers marvellous view Arabian sea and creek. It can also be consider as sunset point.</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Naate is slowly immerging as tourist attractions in Konkan region. Today, though these villages have fewer facilities; people who had visited these places felt that it was an amazing experience.</span> <br />
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<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-20VbM1_UXik/Uw8ZuS1dw2I/AAAAAAAAEoY/3xhki5bPedU/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B9%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image001" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RonPU1K9CWs/Uw8ZvlCGciI/AAAAAAAAEog/LzSHknUjHmc/clip_image001_thumb%25255B3%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001" width="13" /></a> <b>When : 28th April to 8th June</b> <br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-v2Y3M3sVpAY/Uw8ZwoPW1ZI/AAAAAAAAEoo/6udSwzBOLTU/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image001[1]" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-P-pgaGiBkLg/Uw8ZyEtqt3I/AAAAAAAAEow/3eq2BZnKwOk/clip_image001%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001[1]" width="13" /></a> <b>Where : Nate, Ganesh Agro Tourism</b> <br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZdqsrSAA6N0/Uw8ZzQub-hI/AAAAAAAAEo4/vFd823IQ8ZI/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B2%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image001[2]" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ifr7EPNFzXI/Uw8Z0tzS_6I/AAAAAAAAEpA/KVCY72uLbj8/clip_image001%25255B2%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001[2]" width="13" /></a> <b>Duration : 2 Nights / 3 Days</b> <br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NdTk3CgB818/Uw8Z13Zo2ZI/AAAAAAAAEpI/fH6McNQJF1s/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B3%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image001[3]" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KGhYBkPjhmQ/Uw8Z3L6tX_I/AAAAAAAAEpQ/bIT_nSBbJMU/clip_image001%25255B3%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001[3]" width="13" /></a> <b>Cost : Adult Rs. 3680.00 per head / Child (3 – 10 years) Rs. 2</b><b>0</b><b>00.00 per child</b><br />
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The above cost includes: 2 N Accommodation (Non AC), 2 Breakfast, 1
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Unlimited 1 Mango preparation in all meals,
Once during your stay enjoy Mango on its own (Subject to ripening of Mangoes),
Free Mango Orchard stroll with an Expert. </div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Places To See Near By Nate</u></span> <br />
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<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dB2k86K_tUs/Uw8Z6hPgGCI/AAAAAAAAEpo/eCWr6GmDbEE/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image002[1]" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jog5xby_A2Q/Uw8Z70lxXJI/AAAAAAAAEpw/1g3Bdbn0gcQ/clip_image002%25255B1%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image002[1]" width="15" /></a> Fort Ambolgad And Gagangiri Maharaj Math <br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WmbO0Dqd72U/Uw8Z8yGtIcI/AAAAAAAAEp4/zC6cYhIWnx0/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B2%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image002[2]" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Vhas8K51118/Uw8Z959SRAI/AAAAAAAAEqA/resj2af57Cg/clip_image002%25255B2%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image002[2]" width="15" /></a> Kanakaditya – Sun God Temple <br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JBCdmrTUOfU/Uw8Z_H_RMAI/AAAAAAAAEqI/lvEqdKsALHc/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B3%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image002[3]" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XaOPXJGaEgY/Uw8aAL-n5oI/AAAAAAAAEqQ/g97ZjlWHB9E/clip_image002%25255B3%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image002[3]" width="15" /></a> Fort Vijaydurg <br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Why go to God's own country when you can go to one closer right here in Maharashtra?
Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-12080341115072722832014-02-27T15:21:00.001+05:302014-04-30T16:45:57.374+05:30MANGO PASSPORT TO DAPOLI<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Summer brings with it the heat and dust that everyone avoids, but along with all that also comes the yummy and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We once again welcome the summers with Yummy Yellow Mangoes and more....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Dapoli, a small town in Ratnagiri, is everything a holiday destination should be. A perfect place for a beach holiday, Dapoli has something for every one. With a long stretch of beach extending from Dabhol in the south and Kelshi in the northern end Dapoli has one of the longest stretch of beaches. The temples sea forts hotsprings and archaeological sites around Dapoli makes it a complete holiday destination.</span> <br />
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Unlimited 1 Mango preparation in all meals,
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Free Nursery stroll with an Expert & Free Archery ; Rifle Shooting.</div>
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vjGtx-ds33k/Uw8KeZcD0bI/AAAAAAAAEmw/CweTXq77IWs/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B4%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><span style="font-size: small;"><img alt="clip_image001[4]" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vL18gL2QUJE/Uw8Kfcp-PUI/AAAAAAAAEm4/_c8G5cD2ZPU/clip_image001%25255B4%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001[4]" width="15" /></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> Dapoli - Konkan Krishi Vidyapith </span> <br />
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<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SHRZL71fvSU/Uw8KihpZmlI/AAAAAAAAEnQ/oY0hMdFmvVM/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B6%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><span style="font-size: small;"><img alt="clip_image001[6]" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QdJyEdwAAT4/Uw8Kj_OZuHI/AAAAAAAAEnY/TLEegR4h9tk/clip_image001%25255B6%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001[6]" width="15" /></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> Kanakdurg Sea Fort </span> <br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Why go to God's own country when you can go to one closer right here in Maharashtra?
Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-9588306155110172432014-02-27T13:50:00.000+05:302014-04-30T16:46:09.301+05:30MANGO PASSPORT TO GUHAGAR<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><u><span style="color: green; font-size: large;">MANGO </span></u></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: green;"><b><u>P</u></b><b><u>ASS</u></b><b><u>P</u></b><b><u>ORT TO GUHAGAR</u></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Summer brings with it the heat and dust that everyone avoids, but along with all that also comes the yummy and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sequestered between the Vashishti river and Jaigad creek Guhagar is small town on the Konkan coast with a beautiful secluded beach. Miles of pristine white sand beach lined with shady Suru trees, an ancient fort reminiscent of times of yore, revered heritage temples, and mouth watering sea food, this is what Guhagar has to offer making Guhagar a great beach holiday destination.</span> <br />
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZAB5ZGKAr5A/Uw8H9XcvoeI/AAAAAAAAEis/IOHebm4vlQA/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B4%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image002[4]" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-f5GiwiEF9Cg/Uw8H-TOpPkI/AAAAAAAAEi0/JPpLmatJbWM/clip_image002%25255B4%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image002[4]" width="13" /></a> <b>Cost : Adult Rs. 2100.00 per head / Child (3 – 10 years) Rs. 900.00 per child</b> <br />
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Unlimited 1 Mango preparation in all meals,
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<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8xVVWbpB05E/Uw8IBgS98FI/AAAAAAAAEjM/cUHimOPDciE/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B2%25255D%25255B2%25255D.gif"><img alt="clip_image001[2]" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5xOLFJhp5RU/Uw8ICxtVewI/AAAAAAAAEjU/8Rf2lfFHd9o/clip_image001%25255B2%25255D_thumb.gif?imgmax=800" height="13" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001[2]" width="15" /></a> Velneshwar Beach And Velneshwar Temple <br />
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Summer brings with it the heat and dust that everyone avoids, but along with all that also comes the yummy and juicy mangoes which everyone loves...!</div>
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We once again welcome the summers with Yummy Yellow Mangoes and more.... </div>
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Check In. After Lunch Proceed Rest. Evening Time at Ganesh Temple, Rock Garden. Dinner and Rest. – <b>(<font color="#ff0000">BLED</font>)</b></font> <p><font size="4"><font color="#0000ff"><strong> <font color="#ff8000">Sunday, 12<sup>th </sup>January</font></strong></font><font color="#ff8000">:</font> After Breakfast Proceed for Sindhudurg Fort, Later Scuba Diving and Snorkelling Activity, Evening Free time For Shopping at Malvan Market. - <b>(<font color="#ff0000">BLED</font>)</b></font> <p><font size="4"><font color="#0000ff"><strong> <font color="#ff8000">Monday, 13<sup>th </sup>January</font></strong></font><font color="#ff8000">:</font> Early morning proceed for Dolphin Safari, And Tsunami Island, Enjoy Water-sports as per actual cost. Later leave for Nivati Beach (Paradise of Konkan – Landing on the beach depends on the tide). After Lunch Leave Back for Mumbai. - <b>(<font color="#ff0000">BLED</font>)</b></font> <p><font size="4"><b><font color="#0000ff"> Next Day:</font></b><b> </b>Early Morning Reach Mumbai with Sweet Memories.</font> <p><font size="4"></font> <p><font color="#ff0000" size="4"><strong>“BLED”- </strong><em><font color="#0000ff">Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea & Dinner</font></em></font> <p> <p><font size="4"><strong><font color="#800040">Duration:</font></strong><strong> </strong>2 Nights / 3 Days (Night Journey not included)</font> <p><font size="4"><strong><font color="#800040">Category:</font></strong> Underwater Life</font> <p><font size="4"><font color="#800040"><strong>Tour Cost</strong>:</font> <strong></strong><strong>Per Adult - Rs. 9,500.00 </strong></font> <p><strong><font size="4"></font></strong> <p><strong><font size="4"></font></strong> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-z6EaE2BLww4/Upc-F2fiNxI/AAAAAAAAEQc/lVysX1TgDyQ/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B5%25255D.gif"><font size="4"><img title="clip_image002" style="border-top: 0px; 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Purna Travels offer you a viable solution for this deficiency. At your service is a self-contained Home / Hotel. Go where you wish without a worry about food & shelter. Stop / rest wherever and whenever you wish, in front of a beach, at the top of a mountain, at any spot with a beautiful view or a monument. Vehicle is designed for carrying 4 persons or less. 1 or 2 extra children may be accommodated.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><strong>AMENITIES:</strong></font></p> <p><font size="3"><font color="#9b00d3"><strong>Passenger Compartment:</strong></font> Versatile. Serves as day room, bed room, office or news room. 24 Hour Air-conditioning. Six luxury reclining seats. One sofa-cum-bed. Two sleeper berths. A folding table. LED TV. Power connection for Laptop, Printer, Camera, Iron etc. Intercom for communication with driver & kitchen. LED reading/night lights. Light tinted Glass windows with duel curtains.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><font color="#9b00d3"><strong>Modular Kitchen:</strong></font> Provided with Fridge, Microwave, Induction cooking, Mixer/Grinder, necessary crockery/cutlery/utensils, storage space for dry/fresh provisions, sink, waste bin. Doubles as a dressing room with a large mirror. Roof hatch for access to the roof or ventilation. LED lighting, Intercom.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><font color="#9b00d3"><strong>Bath Room:</strong></font> Provided with a shower & western style commode. Ventilation fan, LED lights, Toiletries.</font></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Why go to God's own country when you can go to one closer right here in Maharashtra?
Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-38279282357613341412013-08-01T18:46:00.001+05:302013-08-01T18:46:25.378+05:30FUGADI<p><font size="3"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-j-5uIHcBFhM/UfpfokIfp8I/AAAAAAAADgg/IHl43bWMBnI/s1600-h/fugadi%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><font size="3"><img title="fugadi" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="fugadi" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YxeEYxufDKs/Ufpfpz4rUaI/AAAAAAAADgo/VKlKN_ecP78/fugadi_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="173"></font></a>This is a group dance for women, with two major variations: as danced in a circle or by a rows of dancers. Broadly, villages have a dance in a circle but forest settlements have it in rows. A few fixed steps and hand gestures and hand laps are the elements.</font> <p><font size="3">No instrument or musical accompaniment is found with the dance, but special fugdi songs are innumerable. The songs might be about Puranic stories, family life, complaints, rivalries or people.</font> <p><font size="3">Fugdis of different types are danced by women at such festival as the Dhalo or Ganesh Chaturthi - that is at both strictly at religious and folk celebrations.</font> <p><font size="3">A striking variation is the kalashi fugdi before Goddess Mahalakshmi during the vrata (disciplinary observance vowed to some diety) offered to that goddess. This is accompained by no songs, but the dancers carry the large vessels called kalashi or ghagar and blow into them rhythmically as they spin around. </font> <p><font size="3">A distinctive style of fugdi is found among the Dhangar (shepherd community) women. No songs go with it; two women join crossed hands and spin around together, bending and swaying to a distinct rhythm. Stylewise there is no clapping nor there are any special steps only the sway of the bodies is distinctive.</font> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Why go to God's own country when you can go to one closer right here in Maharashtra?
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style='vertical-align:bottom;outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px 5px 5px 0px;margin:0px;width:54px;height:54px;' > </td><td style='vertical-align:bottom;outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px 5px 5px 0px;margin:0px;width:54px;height:54px;' > </td></tr></table></div><font size="3">Pinguli Chitragathi comes from the small and almost inconspicuous village of Pinguli, located near Kudal in Maharashtra, a home to the traditional folk arts of the Thakar Adivsi community from mid-18th century. Like the Bengal storytellers and their scroll paintings, Chitragathi is an innovative audio-visual medium, where the artist holds a hand-made paper painting depicting scenes from the epics. Every painting is accompanied with vivid narratives by the Chitrakar who modulates his voice to create drama and is backed by other vocalists and musical instruments.</font> <p><strong><font color="#9b00d3" size="3">Puppetry in Indian History</font></strong> <p><font size="3">The ancient village of Pinguli in the Konkan region of Maharashtra has been home for nearly five hundred years of a wide variety of ritual performance arts. Due to the lack of support and the pressures of modernity in the region this invaluable heritage is in risk of disappearance. With the purpose of preserving the Adivasi artistic heritage, this trust is led by Shri Parshuram Vishram Gangavane. Gangavane has been working for more than thirty five years performing the traditional arts across India; and most recently with the opening of a Thakar Adivasi museum. </font> <p><font color="#9b00d3" size="3"><strong>Traditional Thakar Arts:</strong></font> <ul> <li><font size="3"><font color="#9b00d3"><b><font color="#c0504d"> </font></b></font><font color="#800000"><strong>Kalsutri Bahulya:</strong></font> This folkloric form of string marionette theatre is accompanied by a local orchestra consisting of dholak, zanj, tuntune and singing. The marionettes’ heads and hands are carved in wood while the rest of the body is adorned with colorful clothes. The marionettes are manipulated from behind the stage by a single puppeteer who is also in charge of giving voice to the characters. The stories which are presented are taken from the epic of the Ramayana and Mahabharata.</font></li></ul> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <ul> <li><font size="3"><font color="#800000"><b> </b><strong>Dayti:</strong></font><b> </b>The <em>dayti</em> is the Thakar Adivasi form of the shadow puppet theatre. The characters are built using goat skin and the characteristic style of the Pinguli painting school. As in the above mentioned art form, the stories are drawn from Ramayana and Mahabharata. The movements of the puppets, illuminated from behind the screen with an oil lamp, are accompanied by traditional music and the use of a shell to mark the entrance of the important characters.</font></li></ul> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <ul> <li><font size="3"><b> </b><strong><font color="#800000">Chitrakathi:</font></strong><b> </b>This is one of the few storytelling traditions alive in Maharashtra. With the help of paintings showing scenes of the ancient epics, the <em>sutradhar</em> unfolds the tale supported by the music of the vina, the taal and the huduk. It is in this type of performance that the stories of the Nandipuran are told showing the particular syncretism of Shiva and Vishnu religious paths.</font></li> <li><font size="3"></font></li></ul> <p><font size="3">Another eight ritual arts are present in their village including Radha Nritya, the Fugdya Folk Dance of the women, the Pangul Bael with the sacred bull and the Potraja where the dancer burns himself to take the evil away. </font> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Why go to God's own country when you can go to one closer right here in Maharashtra?
Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-44866718872521273452013-07-07T09:53:00.000+05:302013-07-07T11:38:38.197+05:30OVERVIEW OF PURNA TRAVELS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #9b00d3;">INTRODUCTION:</span></b> <br />
Running a tourism business, as you all know, is complex. <br />
What we are selling is an intangible product that must be bought blind because it cannot be seen, touched or experienced by the consumer before use. Buying a holiday is like buying a bar of chocolate; only memories are left after the product is consumed. <br />
We are selling a discretionary product, meaning that the clients do not have to buy it in the same way that they do food or fuel. When finances are tight or during a recession, they may choose to spend their money that would have gone on a holiday on other consumer durables such as a compact disc player or new washing machine. <br />
It is not a heterogeneous product. You could buy a refrigerator like your neighbour’s and expect it to look identical and operate in exactly the same way, but holidays are by their very nature varied. Anyone coming to Konkan tour will have a different experience whether they come in July or October, even if they went with the same operator, stayed in the same hotels and ate at the same restaurants. <br />
It is a perishable product. <br />
Package holidays suffer from inseparability. The behaviour of everyone involved in the product, from the hotel porter to the vehicle driver can have an effect on the outcome of the experience. If we purchase a washing machine, our enjoyment of the product will not be reduced by an irritating plumber who installs it. <br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Objectives Of Purna Travels</b><b>:</b></span></span> <br />
Incorporated in 2008, Purna Travels is currently one of the leading travel agency which conducts tours to Konkan. <br />
With continuous growth of business, the company remains committed to provide its valued clients one stop solution for all of their travel needs in Konkan. <br />
Travelling with Purna you arrive your destination with such great ease that the weariness of the journey doesn't exist there to bother you. You'll not only be turned up in Konkan but sight-seeing tours that'll give you an insight into the alluring valley are also arranged. Journey with Purna Travels will definitely turn out to be a journey of many lifetimes. <br />
Our mission is to strengthen the travel trade in Konkan. We aim to meet the needs of our clients through technical excellence, competitive pricing and unmatched services based on strong business and professional ethics. <br />
The Organisation wishes to establish long term relationships not only with corporate clients but also with each and every individual client by providing better and prompt services. <br />
Think of sounds of cheerful chatter swaying in with the morning breeze, think of mountains peeping out from their misty veils, think of the rivers whispering into your ears, think of Konkan, the ultimate destination of nature-fanatics, the adventure enthusiasts and the ones longing for an enlivening vacation. It provides opportunities as well as facilities for adventure sports.<b></b> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #9b00d3;"><b>Purna Travels Believes In Destination Marketing</b><b>:</b></span></span> <br />
Purna Travels believes that in almost all cases, a tourist will decide to come to Konkan before they decide to travel with Purna Travels. In the same way, an overseas tour operator will look for a partner after they have decided to take clients to Konkan. <br />
Therefore, Purna Travels not only sells the products and services but Konkan itself as a Tourism Destination. <br />
Purna Travels believes that the main thing that any tourist is purchasing when they come here is a Konkan experience, not the services of our guide or the quality of hotels. This is a decision they make after they have decided to come here. For someone who has never been to Konkan before, whether they are a tourist or a foreign tour operator, they will firstly want to know why they should come here and what the attractions and benefits are over other destinations. <br />
Tourism is the economic engine of any state and it is yet to be explored in the scenic <b>Konkan</b> region. If priced affordably and packaged well then this might just be the beginning of a new era for <b>“Konkan Tourism”</b>. Moreover, that is what Purna Travels calls: <b><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">“DISCOVERING THE UNDISCOVERED KONKAN."</span></b> <br />
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Purna Travels is specialised in creating Theme Tours which will be and added attraction for Tourists to diversify their tour plans to Konkan. <br />
The following table presents an overview of Purna Travels operations in the leisure travel industry in terms of their markets and their main distribution channels:<br />
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<tr> <td valign="top">Mass market, general interest travel and package travel to more well known destinations<b></b></td> <td valign="top">Travel arrangements, accommodation and package tours for groups and individuals (for outbound). Products are mostly sourced from tour operators, ground operators, and local service providers, but also from travel resellers and portals. <i>Examples: Sea Safari in Malvan, Adventure Tourism in Sindhudurg, Beach Holiday Package in Konkan etc. </i></td> <td valign="top">Direct sales to consumers. Inbound agencies may sell to outbound agencies or place packages with resellers and portals. Mass marketing done through advertisement via direct mail, media, and via agency offices.</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="top">Travellers with more specific interests, usually a defined audience in the domestic market<b></b></td> <td valign="top">Package travel to a variety of destinations within a specific area of interest, for groups or independent travellers. Products are mostly sourced from inbound operators, or may be designed in house with inbound operators, ground operators, and local service providers in Konkan supplying many of the services. <i>Examples: magical Konkan Package Tour, Exotic Ratnagiri, Rural Tourism, Agro Tourism etc..</i></td> <td valign="top">Direct sales to consumers. Some outbound operators may sell certain products through resellers or portals, or through specialized agencies. Targeted marketing through direct mail (of brochures), via website and customer loyalty programs, at travel fairs, and to special interest groups in the domestic market via specialty publications, membership groups and clubs.</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="top">Travellers with an interest in a specific destination or activity, usually long tour travellers in other markets.<b></b></td> <td valign="top">Package travel for groups or independent travellers in Konkan region, may cover several areas of interest or be more focused, for groups or independent travellers. Products are usually designed in house, with some services from ground operators and local service providers resold as part of the package. <i>Examples: Homestay Holiday, Konkan in Monsoon, Jungle Tourism in Konkan etc.</i></td> <td valign="top">Sales to outbound tour operators, some direct sales to consumers and through resellers or portals. Targeted marketing via direct contacts with outbound tour operators, travel fairs, and to special interest groups in foreign markets via direct mail, special interest publications, and some direct marketing via website.</td></tr>
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The role of Purna Travels is to essentially sell accommodation, transport, activities and transfers in a combined all-inclusive package. Purna Travels packages are different to that sold by other tour operators in many ways. <br />
Package Travels refers to travel services sold as a package, where many services are bundled together for the convenience of travellers who don’t wish to spend time making their own arrangements. Package travel may be sold both to group travellers and independent travellers. Group travel refers to package holidays that have a set itinerary and an allocation of seats or spaces. Customers purchasing the package join the group. <br />
Independent travellers usually prefer not to travel with a group, unless it is a self formed group. They prefer to have flexibility in their travel arrangements and may have done some research and have specific interests which dictate what they want to do and see on a trip. <br />
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Our Tours are very interactive, fun, personal and they keep you on your toes all the time so there’s never a dull moment when with us. Our tours cater to all foodies, because cuisine down the coast is finger licking good, be it vegetarian or non-vegetarian. A lot of their food is coconut based and that just makes the already amazingly scrumptious food jump up by a whole lot of brownie points. Our Tour Packages also allows for performance of a variety of aqua-terra activities and the scope for coming up with newer activities is huge as well. What we also place focus on during our Packages skidding down the Konkan is the magnificent architecture that exposes itself, very subtly. It’s just spectacular, the ancient forts, palaces, empire ruins, temples, wildlife sanctuaries, all of it. It’s crazy that you can find so much diversity and variance along just a couple 1000kms of land! Last but not the least, we’re thoroughly well equipped with transport and knowledge on accommodation, places to visit, and everything under the bright shining sun that pertains to us. We believe in quality and not quantity. If you wish to book a trip with us, we’ve made life just a little easier for you in that we’ve sub-divided our trips according to days, activities and region so it’s as crystal clear as can be. <br />
At Purna Travels we believe in attaining lifelong endeavours in our tours. We are the most economical as Nobody exposes Konkan to our patrons the way we do. Hence we can proudly say we have no competitors as they all are always wondering which part of world we envisage our members. <br />
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Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072756122944404160.post-2062679879237368012013-06-28T12:08:00.001+05:302013-06-28T12:16:08.759+05:30Discovery Of Helium <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Vijaydurg lays claim to an interesting tid bit of history that has nothing to do with military might. On August 18, 1868, the Fort lay in the path of totality of a solar eclipse. The English astronomer Norman Lockyer, who founded the prestigious scientific journal Nature, is credited with discovering the element helium by observing solar prominences from Vijaydurg during that eclipse. A stone platform ostensibly constructed for his observations still stands today and is called the Sahib’s Platform.</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Why go to God's own country when you can go to one closer right here in Maharashtra?
Konkan ..... A beautiful getaway !</div>kanchan athalyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825076593175277941noreply@blogger.com0