Rajapur Tourism
Rajapur which comes in Ratnagiri district situated on the bank of arjuna river, having historical importance.Rajapur is Witness of Chatrapati shivaji maharaj brevary too. Doroji one of Shivaji maharaj general attacks Rajapur when The East India Company had stationed several men in the town, under the charge of Henry Revington to facilitate the trade of saltpeter, pepper, calicoes and cotton. Rustam-i-Zamani one of treder heard about the approach of the Maratha army, he procured funds from one of the Company's brokers and escaped with the money in ship. Revington sent an English ship Diamond to stop him. When british caught Rustam he offered the company the ownership of two of his ship in lieu of payment. At the same time, the Marathas also arrived, and asked the british to hand over the junks to them. Bristish declied maratha’s says, unless they were given the money that Rustam owed them. The angry Marathas seized two of the Company's brokers, Baghji and Balaji, in Jaitapur. Rajapur was the safest harbour and also huge warehouse during the british rules, they had factories near the creek which abandond in early 18th century.
Rajapur is blessed with dense forest, greenary from July- January, beautiful waterfall. There are so many undiscoved, and somehow unknow places in Rajapur which are not been recognised which are pleasure to visit.
Places to visit
•Aryadurga devi, Devihasol : Shri Aryadurga devi temple is famous in Rajapur (Ratnagiri) Many devotees come to visit this temple. It is 24 km from Rajapur. The fair of Aryadurga devi is famous in Rajapur.
•Rajapurchi Ganga: At a distance of 2 kilometre from Rajapur, a holy place "Rajapurchi Ganga" i.e. Holy Ganges of Rajapur is wonder of nature. It is situated at a height 25 metres above height of Rajapur. This place is usually dry. However, all of a sudden water starts flowing in ponds. Barring exceptions, usually it happens once in 3 years. Small tanks are built for storing water and facilitating bathing. Surprisingly water temperature in these tanks is different from each other, though those are at distance of 1 metre from each other. Approximately after three months, water disappears or stops streaming. There is a local lore how & why Holy Ganges appeared at this place. Scientifically it could be a long siphon from Sahyadri range. Millions of people visit the Ganges for bathing. One of the bigger tank, 'Kashikund' delivers clean water like glass and people believe that bathing in this water will relieve them of sins.
•Hot Water Spring: At one kilometre distance from Jawahar Chouk, Rajapur, there is Hot Spring. This place is called "Unhala". Hot water of this spring is rich with sulphur and thought to cure skin diseases.
•Dhoot Papeshwar Temple: Very old Lord Shiva Temple is situated at 1.5 kilometre Rajapur. There is a waterfall close to Dhootpapeshwar
•Mahakali Temple: the goddess Mahakali's temple is situated at Adiware Village, It is very old temple and is close to Rajapur that can be reached by car.
•Madban: At a distance of 38 km from Rajapur, and possessed of a beach. Also there is a Bhagvati temple.
•Yeshwantgad, an island fortification.
•Vatul Village close to Mumbai Goa Highway. Swaymbhu Mahadev,Adhisthi Devi temples & Gango temple, Wandertek Sunset point, Vatul Dam
•Kankaditya Sun Temple: At a distance of approximately 30 km towards Ratnagiri on the Coastal Highway is one of the unique Sun Temples of India with a huge mandap supported only on the sides
•Pangare Budruk Dam - A dam built on the lake with a waterfront in Chinchwadi Pangare Budruk. At the far end of it are the Pandava Kalin caves.
•Ekveera Devi Temple: the goddess Ekveera's temple is situated at Kotapur Village, It is very old temple.
•Hazrat Mehdi Peer Refai Dargah: The place is also called Mehndi nagar.Urs Mubarak is celebrated on 14,15 and 16th of Muharram according to the Urdu calendar.