Sawantwadi: Explore the Konkani culture

Sudeshna Dutta
2 min readJun 22, 2022

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1. Introduction.

2. Why Sawantwadi is considered as a major tourist spot in Maharashtra?

3. History of Sawantwadi.

4. How to reach Sawantwadi.

Introduction

Sawantwadi spread over rich forests, pleasant lakes and transcending mountain goes, the Konkan Belt is entwined with its intricate and changing social tones makes for a genuine gift from Mother Nature., settled in the south-west of Maharashtra is a town in the Sindhudurg District. The Khem-Sawants, the previous decision family is where the town’s name infers its starting points. Sawantwadi, basically, extends from the Sahayadris or the Western Ghats on the east to the Arabian Sea on the west. It’s a beautiful spot, slow paced, and fills in as an optimal spot to kick back and introspect, assist with making vast recollections. It reflects Konkan flavor and is a short distance from the widely popular sea beaches of Goa.

Why Sawantwadi is considered as a major tourist spot in Maharashtra?

Sawantwadi is a waterfront piece of land, limited by the Sayhadri ranges on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. It is plentiful in mineral assets, and offers extended lengths of perfect, sandy sea shores, spilling over lakes, thick forests, straightforward individuals, old temples, off-roads. This is a little yet beautiful town in Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra, likewise known for its quintessential Konkani food. However, there’s something more remarkable to the spot and that is as the exceptionally old customary craft of making wooden toys, Ganjifas (name given to an old game), and the sky is the limit from there. Shilpgram is a town of specialties where nearby producers make and sell crafts like Ganjifa cards, gems boxes, and so on.

Sawantwadi provides you with a brief look at India’s country yet contemporary flavor with its intriguing sights and sounds. Vacationers should visit the popular Moti-Talao (Talao-lake) and Royal Palace. Atmeshwar Tali, Narendra Garden, Hanuman Mandir, Amboli Hill Station, Kolgaon darwaja, Vitthal Mandir are a few fascinating sights one should visit.

The Bhalerao Khanaval is one of the well known hotels in Sawantwadi which no one can stand to miss. This spot serves you a platter loaded with conventional Konkani food, everything cooked with coconut as the overseeing fixing.

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Sudeshna Dutta
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