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A TOUCH OF MAGIC -maharashtra
The contrast is amazing to the sight and to the soul. From the inhospitable reddish soil and uncultivable rising flat land which one has to travel over, there is a sudden and dramatic change as lush verdant hills unfold before the eyes, touching an expanse of golden white sand lapped by the blue waters of the Arabian Sea.
Ganapatipule is a sleepy hamlet in Ratnagiri district of south-west Maharashtra, ten hours away from Bombay by road. Untouched by commercialism, the pastoral beauty of the village is enhanced multifold by the six idlometres of virgin beach on the breathtaking Konkan coastline.
If one lies on the beach, luxuriating on a summer’s night, watching the stars chase each other in intricate patterns in the heavens above, one can believe that there is about the place ‘a touch of magic’.
For those who wish to savour local flavour to the fullest, several families in the village provide simple but tasty Maharashtrian meals.
They often provide lodging fora very nominal price.
The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation’s (MTDC’s) holiday resort, perhaps one of the more beautiful and well maintained amongst resorts in Maharashtra and totally harmonious with the surroundings also provides accommodation. Here visitors can choose to live in little garden cottages perched upon the other hill overlooking the sea, or dormitories for a lesser price. In a stretch of cleared land between the jungle and the beach are the MTDC tents for the adventurous. The proximity to the beach, the open air and oneness with nature is a temptation by litself.
The sprawling MTDC grounds include a long stretch of beach, acres of well tended gardens, tree plantations, and numerous paths darting up and down the hillside and beach.
‘Tarang’— the dining hall is redolent with the aroma of vegetarian Maharashtrian fare,- and there is much to choose from, right from the unique appetizers such as the kokum sherbet to the typical dessert of aam-ras (mango-nectar).
The thatched restaurant Suruban provides tasty non-vegetarian meals (fish being the delicacy) and chilled beer, in a naturally rustic stone and straw ambience, sunny and airy and the warmth of a coal stack on a winter’s night.
At the resort, the general inclination is to take it easy and savour the sea air and the surroundings. From atop the hill one has an idyllic view of a small creek that winds its way across the beach and goes behind the hill. This natural curve is very interesting and one can wade on foot across the two shoals of the creek. Row boats provide hours of enjoyment and the sight inland is one to behold – swaying palm trees and the jungles.
There is a pleasant stillness in the warm lazy afternoons, unbroken by sound except the clank of buckets as cattle work the water wheel beside moss covered walls. One can walk around the village over a rough road to Malgund village. The backwaters here abound with brilliant blue fish, and the paddy fields with the long legged, long beaked Saras birds. Malgund is a larger village and boasts of a market place, petrol station, autorickshaws and other facilities, at a convenient distance from Ganapatipule, but far enough not to disturb its pristine neatness and calm. Bhandarpule on the other side is another beautiful beach village —serene, clean and as easy to fall in love with as Ganapatipule and a must for explorers.
As the shadows lengthen, its time again to step out onto the beach at Ganapatipule to abandon footwear, feel the soft silken white sand between the toes and the cool sea water and chase the errant waves back into the sea and await the dawn of another day. While change has brought increased amenities, it has not robbed Ganapatipule of its simple charm. Take a deep breath and open. your eyes wide to the sunrise over the pure sands of Ganapatipule and drink in every single ray that stretches tentatively across the bay. The sight lasts a moment or two, but its effect lasts a long long time.
The contrast is amazing to the sight and to the soul. From the inhospitable reddish soil and uncultivable rising flat land which one has to travel over, there is a sudden and dramatic change as lush verdant hills unfold before the eyes, touching an expanse of golden white sand lapped by the blue waters of the Arabian Sea.
Ganapatipule is a sleepy hamlet in Ratnagiri district of south-west Maharashtra, ten hours away from Bombay by road. Untouched by commercialism, the pastoral beauty of the village is enhanced multifold by the six idlometres of virgin beach on the breathtaking Konkan coastline.
If one lies on the beach, luxuriating on a summer’s night, watching the stars chase each other in intricate patterns in the heavens above, one can believe that there is about the place ‘a touch of magic’.
For those who wish to savour local flavour to the fullest, several families in the village provide simple but tasty Maharashtrian meals.
They often provide lodging fora very nominal price.
The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation’s (MTDC’s) holiday resort, perhaps one of the more beautiful and well maintained amongst resorts in Maharashtra and totally harmonious with the surroundings also provides accommodation. Here visitors can choose to live in little garden cottages perched upon the other hill overlooking the sea, or dormitories for a lesser price. In a stretch of cleared land between the jungle and the beach are the MTDC tents for the adventurous. The proximity to the beach, the open air and oneness with nature is a temptation by litself.
The sprawling MTDC grounds include a long stretch of beach, acres of well tended gardens, tree plantations, and numerous paths darting up and down the hillside and beach.
‘Tarang’— the dining hall is redolent with the aroma of vegetarian Maharashtrian fare,- and there is much to choose from, right from the unique appetizers such as the kokum sherbet to the typical dessert of aam-ras (mango-nectar).
The thatched restaurant Suruban provides tasty non-vegetarian meals (fish being the delicacy) and chilled beer, in a naturally rustic stone and straw ambience, sunny and airy and the warmth of a coal stack on a winter’s night.
At the resort, the general inclination is to take it easy and savour the sea air and the surroundings. From atop the hill one has an idyllic view of a small creek that winds its way across the beach and goes behind the hill. This natural curve is very interesting and one can wade on foot across the two shoals of the creek. Row boats provide hours of enjoyment and the sight inland is one to behold – swaying palm trees and the jungles.
There is a pleasant stillness in the warm lazy afternoons, unbroken by sound except the clank of buckets as cattle work the water wheel beside moss covered walls. One can walk around the village over a rough road to Malgund village. The backwaters here abound with brilliant blue fish, and the paddy fields with the long legged, long beaked Saras birds. Malgund is a larger village and boasts of a market place, petrol station, autorickshaws and other facilities, at a convenient distance from Ganapatipule, but far enough not to disturb its pristine neatness and calm. Bhandarpule on the other side is another beautiful beach village —serene, clean and as easy to fall in love with as Ganapatipule and a must for explorers.
As the shadows lengthen, its time again to step out onto the beach at Ganapatipule to abandon footwear, feel the soft silken white sand between the toes and the cool sea water and chase the errant waves back into the sea and await the dawn of another day. While change has brought increased amenities, it has not robbed Ganapatipule of its simple charm. Take a deep breath and open. your eyes wide to the sunrise over the pure sands of Ganapatipule and drink in every single ray that stretches tentatively across the bay. The sight lasts a moment or two, but its effect lasts a long long time.
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