Dhutpapeshwar, Rajapurधूतपापेश्वर
A Shiva shrine at the bottom of a wooded gorge, loudest in the monsoon.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereRatnagiri, Maharashtra
Konkan Coast
Konkan Coast
Best time to visit1 August to 28 February
Good seasonsMonsoon (June to September), Post-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed2 hrs
Base and nearbyRajapur, Rajapur
EntryFree
About Dhutpapeshwar, Rajapur
A Shiva temple down in a wooded gorge outside Rajapur, reached by a long flight of steps with a stream running past it. In the monsoon the water comes down hard and the whole place is loud and green. It is one of the more atmospheric temple settings in the Konkan and hardly anyone outside the district goes.
What to see and do
- Steps down into the wooded gorge
- Stream and small falls beside the shrine
- Green and loud through the monsoon
- Rajapur town and its periodic Ganga kund nearby
Part of Sahyadri (Western Ghats).
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