Kunkeshwar (Devendra Joil)
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A small village and a Tourist Place.
Taluka - Deogarh.
District - Sindhudurg
Kunkeshwar is the most devoted Lord Shankar Temple in the Sindhudurga District of Maharashtra, India. It is also known as Dakshin Kashi. During the Hindu Festival of Mahashivaratri, there is a fair for three days when lakhs of devotees visit the place. Lot of Yatra Special Buses are arranged by the state Transport Authorities.
It is a belief among the devotees that a cow, instead of milking for her master, was delivering it on a stone in the jungle. Her annoyed master once followed her to that stone. Seeing the behaviour of the cow, he tried to axe the stone. As the axe hit the stone, the red blood emerged out of the stone. The master understood that this was not an ordinary stone; he apologised the stone & started worshipping it. That stone is the Shiva Linga(The symbol of Lord Shiva).
To Reach Kunkeshwar(During Normal Days) Alight at Kankawali Railway Station on Konkan Rly. Board a Bus going to Devgad(Kankawali - Devgad approx 55 Km). Pick another bus from Devgad to Kunkeshwar(Approx 10 Km).
During Mahashivaratri Festival 'Yatra Special' Buses are arranged by the state Transport Authorities from various places like Kankawali, Kudal, Sawantwadi with direct destination Kunkeshwar.
Taluka - Deogarh.
District - Sindhudurg
Kunkeshwar is the most devoted Lord Shankar Temple in the Sindhudurga District of Maharashtra, India. It is also known as Dakshin Kashi. During the Hindu Festival of Mahashivaratri, there is a fair for three days when lakhs of devotees visit the place. Lot of Yatra Special Buses are arranged by the state Transport Authorities.
It is a belief among the devotees that a cow, instead of milking for her master, was delivering it on a stone in the jungle. Her annoyed master once followed her to that stone. Seeing the behaviour of the cow, he tried to axe the stone. As the axe hit the stone, the red blood emerged out of the stone. The master understood that this was not an ordinary stone; he apologised the stone & started worshipping it. That stone is the Shiva Linga(The symbol of Lord Shiva).
To Reach Kunkeshwar(During Normal Days) Alight at Kankawali Railway Station on Konkan Rly. Board a Bus going to Devgad(Kankawali - Devgad approx 55 Km). Pick another bus from Devgad to Kunkeshwar(Approx 10 Km).
During Mahashivaratri Festival 'Yatra Special' Buses are arranged by the state Transport Authorities from various places like Kankawali, Kudal, Sawantwadi with direct destination Kunkeshwar.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 16°19'55"N 73°23'46"E
- Le Acre The Beach II 0.6 km
- KATWAN WADI 1 km
- katvaneshwer book Store ,vachnalay 1.2 km
- Mahesh Khot - katvan - Eastet 1.7 km
- Kelye, Kunkeshwar 2 km
- SACHIN CHAVAN 3.4 km
- Bhaskr Bhau Nare 3.6 km
- Dagarewadi Mithbav 3.7 km
- Poda 3.8 km
- Sawant Wadi & Bhatwadi 4.9 km
- MTDC 0.4 km
- shri kunakeshwar temple 0.5 km
- Kunkeshwar beach 0.7 km
- katwan Beach dev 1.2 km
- Purna Prathamik shala Katwan 1.5 km
- Gajaba devi Temple, Mithbav गजबादेवी मंदिर 3.6 km
- Desai's Beach house 3.6 km
- Ulhas Govind Phatak 3.8 km
- Sunil Dattatray Rane's House 5.2 km
- Devgad Taluka 10 km
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