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About Konkan |
Konkan is a great area having a huge potential in terms of Tourism, Fruits and horticulture, Minerals, Fisheries etc. it is very strategically located between Mumbai the commercial capital of India and Goa the great tourism destination.
Konkan has natural beauty with lush green rice fields, mango orchards, Hills, thick forests, large coastline, beaches and Hill stations. Thus place is quite suitable for business tourism as well as short duration tourism (weekend escape), Resort based tourism, Hill station tourism, nature tourism.
Konkan Geography, Konkan History, Konkan Tourist Places, Konkan food and culture:
The Konkan is a coastal strip of land bounded by the Sahyadri on the east, and Arabian Sea on the west. It is a land where mythology breathes side by side with economic growth; a land with rich mineral resources, dense forest cover and a landscape fringed with paddy, coconut and mango trees.
Konkan the landscape, carpeted with tropical forest, where Sambar roam and leopards arch their backs. Cast an eye-upon the miles of lush vegetation— tamarind, bamboo, coconut, betel nut, cashew, jackfruit, and of course, the Alphonso mango of Ratnagiri. Hear the whisper of the history in the mountains; Raigad, where Roha is located, was once the stronghold of the 17th century Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and every stone has a story to tell. Listen to the music of the rivers – Savitri, Jagbudi, Vahishthi, and Shastri, among them; see the fisherman cast his lazy line into a stream or a buffalo cool off in the sun.
Konkan is a thin strip of land, about 720 km. At it’s widest between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats or the Sahyadri mountain ranges. Mythology says Lord Parshuram the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, created the region. After cleansing the world of evil-forces several times, he is said to have come and rested in Konkan, blessing the area with his presence. Little surprise then that the only Lord Parshuram temple in the country is found in Konkan, near Chiplun, in Maharashtra.
Konkan was also the area where Vasco Da Gama landed in 1498, leading a European onslaught that eventually led to the colonisation of India. Incidentally, spices, especially pepper, so attractive to early European traders, grow abundantly in the region. Blessed with fertile soil, and one of the highest rainfalls in the country – an average rainfall of 3,500 mm, - the region is rich with natural resources. It also has enormous mineral wealth, especially bauxite and silica sand.
Agriculture and industry flourished side by side in the Konkan, and it is a treasure-trove for tourists too. Now, the spectacular and rugged landscape will never be the same again. Konkan Darshan is going to change it forever. |
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