Diveagar

Distance   156 km

District   Raigad

Category   Beach

Overview

Diveagar Beach can easily rival any beach on the west coast of India for its clear waters, white sand & serenity. The beach is a real revelation, a six km long stretch with white sand & clear water. At one end of the beach is a fishing settlement while the other end offers a sanctuary to the migratory seagulls feasting in the creek waters. The beach has a lot of Suru trees, which are common to coastal Maharashtra. The access to the beach has a dense cover of Belu trees, which are very uncommon sight on this coast.
Diveagar is a village having ancient temples and famous for temple of Suvarna Ganesh. It is densely covered by coconut and betel-nut trees. It is having long and clean beach and supposes to be the closest konkan beach to Pune. It is considered as the best tourist weekend destination for Pune. It is situated coastal area in Shriwardhan Taluka and Raigad district approximately 156 Kms. from Pune. Dive-agar has 5 Kms. long beach.
On 17th November 1997 (Sankashti Chaturthi according to Marathi dinadarshika) While digging in coconut and bettlenut bagayti of Shrimati Draupadi Dharma Patil, she found approximately 30 Kgs. of copper trunk admeasuring 1.25 ft. in length and 1.5 ft. by breadth. In that trunk 24 carat pure golden Ganesha's mask of 1 Kg 325 gms. was buried in land for more than 1000 years as per expert's opinion. The date found on trunk was Friday, 10th November, 1060. Hence, it was concluded by experts that the mask may be made prior to the date mentioned on the trunk.

Places of Interest

Suvarnaganesha (Golden Ganesh) Temple :
Diveagar was the ancient capital of the Shilahar kings. Diveagar shot to fame when on the auspicious day of 'Sankashti Chaturthi',17th November 1997 a ancient half statue of Ganpati made of gold and some ornaments were found in a farm. It is now established in a temple. Near the ganesh temple there is an old Roopnarayan temple which is also beautiful.
Sundernarayan Temple :
Also known as Rupnarayan temple, it is believed to be built way back in the thirteen century, under the rule of King Shilahar. The idol is one of the finest examples of sculpture designing. The four hands of the idol along with the accessories, shank (conch shell), chakra (wheel), gada (weapon), padma (lotus), are carved in such a mystic manner that when seen in a clockwise direction, one can see 24 different appearances of Lord Vishnu. The beauty of the idol was affected slightly during the struggle of the natives with some foreigners when they tried to steal it. Seashore :
Seashores are one of the main attractions of Diveagar. The grand sea-shore behind Sundarnarayan temple is about 4-5 kilometers long and has soothing sand beneath and the semicircle sea would invite you into the bliss of nature. The place with its unruffled calmness will help you to connect with the divine. The sunset will certainly be the most gratifying of all sights. At twilight, the sun starts to embrace the horizon and after a moment it kisses the horizon, getting submerged into the sea and turning it saffron with coyness. It is a sight to behold when the waves dash against the shore and get mingled with the sand. Lazy Starfish can be seen in winters, whereas fidgety Crabs can be found in summers. The place is certainly the one where you can return to nature and enjoy its bliss in full glory.

Accommodation

Diveagar has numerous households offering accommodation for as low as Rs.300-400 per day. The local cuisines are worth exploring & better enjoy eating it as no other options are available. Diveagar is an ideal weekend getaway away from City crowd. Don’t expect any luxury hotels & typical city eating joints here but be prepared to be surprised by the simplicity & calmness offered by this place. There are numerous holiday resorts and hotels for accomodation.

How to Reach

Pune - Diveagar
Pune >> Paud Road >> Mulshi >> Tamhini Ghat >> Vile >> Mangaon >> Sai Morba >> Mhasla >> Diveagar
Mumbai - Diveagar
Panvel >> Vadkhal >> Nagothane >> Mangaon >> Sai Morba >> Mhasla >> Diveagar