Juhu beach is located 18 kilometres north of the city centre on the shores of Arabian sea stretches for six kilometres right up to Versova. It is a popular tourist attraction throughout the year and is also a sought after destination for shooting films. The beach generally gets more crowded on weekends with families and courting couples. The food court at its main entrance is famous for its 'Mumbai style' street food, notably bhelpuri, pani puri and shevpuri. Horse pulled carriages offer joyrides to tourists for a small fee while acrobats, dancing monkeys, cricket matches, toy sellers vie for tourist's attention. The beach is among the most popular sites in the city for the annual Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations where thousands of devotees arrive in grand processions, carrying idols of the Lord Ganesh of various sizes, to be immersed in the water at the beach, and unfortunatelly, beach become very dirty. Juhu Beach is also a popular spot for planespotting as it is right underneath a departure flight path for Mumbai Airport .
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Friday, 28 November 2014
Ratnagiri - District
District : Ratnagiri District (रत्नागिरी जिल्हा)
Headquarters : Ratnagiri (अलिबाग)
Tehsils : 1.Mandangad, 2.Dapoli, 3.Khed, 4.Chiplun, 5.Guhagar, 6.Sangameshwar, 7.Ratnagiri, 8.Lanja, 9.Rajapur.
Major Highways : NH-17, NH-204
Division : Konkan Division (कोकण विभाग)
State : Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र)
County : India (भारत)
Area : 8208 km² (3,169 sq mi)
Ratnagiri district is one of the 36 districts of Maharashtra state in western India. Ratnagiri (city) is the district headquarters of the district. The district is 11.33% urban. The district is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, Sindhudurg district to the south, Raigad district to the north and Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts to the east. This district is part of Konkan division.
Divisions
There are nine talukas within the Ratnagiri district:
1. Mandangad
2. Dapoli
3. Khed
4. Chiplun
5. Guhagar
6. Sangameshwar
7. Ratnagiri
8. Lanja
9. Rajapur
Headquarters : Ratnagiri (अलिबाग)
Tehsils : 1.Mandangad, 2.Dapoli, 3.Khed, 4.Chiplun, 5.Guhagar, 6.Sangameshwar, 7.Ratnagiri, 8.Lanja, 9.Rajapur.
Major Highways : NH-17, NH-204
Division : Konkan Division (कोकण विभाग)
State : Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र)
County : India (भारत)
Area : 8208 km² (3,169 sq mi)
Ratnagiri district is one of the 36 districts of Maharashtra state in western India. Ratnagiri (city) is the district headquarters of the district. The district is 11.33% urban. The district is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, Sindhudurg district to the south, Raigad district to the north and Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts to the east. This district is part of Konkan division.
Divisions
There are nine talukas within the Ratnagiri district:
1. Mandangad
2. Dapoli
3. Khed
4. Chiplun
5. Guhagar
6. Sangameshwar
7. Ratnagiri
8. Lanja
9. Rajapur
Sunday, 23 November 2014
Raigad - District
District : Mumbai Suburban District (रायगड जिल्हा)
Headquarters : Alibag (अलिबाग)
Tehsils : 1.Alibag, 2.Panvel, 3.Murud, 4.Pen, 5.Uran, 6.Karjat, 7.Khalapur, 8.Mangaon, 9.Roha, 10.Sudhagad, 11.Tala, 12.Mahad, 13.Mhasala, 14.Shrivardhan and 15.Poladpur.
Major Highways : NH-4, NH-17.
Division : Konkan Division (कोकण विभाग)
State : Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र)
County : India (भारत)
Area : 7,152 km² (2,761 sq mi)
See Also : District of Maharashtra.
Raigad District, also known as Raigarh District. Raigad is a district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Konkan region. The district was renamed after Raigad, the fort that was the former capital of the Maratha leader Shivaji Maharaj and is located in the interior regions of the district, in dense forests on a west-facing spur of the Western Ghats of Sahyadri range. In 2011 the district had a population of 2,635,394, compared to 2,207,929 in 2001. In 2011 urban dwellers had increased to 36.91% from 24.22% in 2001.
The district is bounded by Mumbai Harbour to the northwest, Thane District to the north, Pune District to the east, Ratnagiri district to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the west. It includes the large natural harbor of Pen-Mandwa, which is immediately south of Mumbai harbour and forming a single landform with it. The northern part of the district is included in the planned metropolis of Navi Mumbai, and its port, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
The district includes towns/cities of Panvel, Alibag, Mangaon, Roha, Pen, Khopoli, Kharghar, Taloja, Khalapur, Uran, Patalganga, Rasayani , Nagothana, Poladpur, Alibag, Karjat and Mahad. The largest city both in area and population is Panvel. The district also includes the isle of Gharapuri or Elephanta, located in Uran which has ancient Hindu and Buddhist caves.
Headquarters : Alibag (अलिबाग)
Tehsils : 1.Alibag, 2.Panvel, 3.Murud, 4.Pen, 5.Uran, 6.Karjat, 7.Khalapur, 8.Mangaon, 9.Roha, 10.Sudhagad, 11.Tala, 12.Mahad, 13.Mhasala, 14.Shrivardhan and 15.Poladpur.
Major Highways : NH-4, NH-17.
Division : Konkan Division (कोकण विभाग)
State : Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र)
County : India (भारत)
Area : 7,152 km² (2,761 sq mi)
See Also : District of Maharashtra.
Raigad District, also known as Raigarh District. Raigad is a district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Konkan region. The district was renamed after Raigad, the fort that was the former capital of the Maratha leader Shivaji Maharaj and is located in the interior regions of the district, in dense forests on a west-facing spur of the Western Ghats of Sahyadri range. In 2011 the district had a population of 2,635,394, compared to 2,207,929 in 2001. In 2011 urban dwellers had increased to 36.91% from 24.22% in 2001.
The district is bounded by Mumbai Harbour to the northwest, Thane District to the north, Pune District to the east, Ratnagiri district to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the west. It includes the large natural harbor of Pen-Mandwa, which is immediately south of Mumbai harbour and forming a single landform with it. The northern part of the district is included in the planned metropolis of Navi Mumbai, and its port, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
The district includes towns/cities of Panvel, Alibag, Mangaon, Roha, Pen, Khopoli, Kharghar, Taloja, Khalapur, Uran, Patalganga, Rasayani , Nagothana, Poladpur, Alibag, Karjat and Mahad. The largest city both in area and population is Panvel. The district also includes the isle of Gharapuri or Elephanta, located in Uran which has ancient Hindu and Buddhist caves.
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