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Places of Tourist Interest :
Kankeshwar Temple: Hardly 6 kms form Sannidhyai and 12 kms from Alibag. Cool climate and old temple of Lord Shiva.
The temple is situated on a mounten and the nearby village is ' Mapgaon ' which is almost 12 kms. from Alibag.We have to climb 700+ steps to reach the temple.
Alibag Fort : Colaba fort, major water fort in Konkan... Shivaji Maharaj built this fort in 1680...Nine hundread feet long and three hundread fifty feet wide....Having two 'dwars' (gates).. one from the shore , another from the sea side .

The 'Mahadarwaja' to the east is a specail thing... decorated with idols of tigers, elephant, peacock etc. The temple of Ganesh, godess with eighteen hands ,Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva together makes "Ganesh Panchayatam"

Better to visit here only during the low tide. Here is a time table for tide according to the this shore

Tithi Time to Visit
Pratipada 4.00 to 6.30
Dwitiya 5.00 to 7.00
Trutiya 5.30 to 8.00
Chaturthi 6.00 to 9.00
Panchami 7.00 to 9.30
Shashthi 8.00 to 10.00
Saptami 8.30 to 11.00
Ashtami 9.00 to 12.00
Navmi 10.00 to 12.30
Dashmi 11.00 to 1.00
Ekadashi 11.30 to 2.00
Dwadashi 12.00 to 3.00
Trayodashi 1.00 to 4.00
Chaturdashi 1.00 to 4.00
Pournima/Amawasya 2.30 to 5.00
Janjira Fort : This fort is also in the sea at Murud, its 65 kms drive from Kihim beach.
Vikram Vinayak Mandir (Birla Madir),Salav: Approx. 26 km from Kihim....Great place....More or less similar to Hiranandani Garderns, Powai... The temple is open from 6.00 a.m. to
11.00 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. The tranport facilities are OK and affordable to all classes...Don't miss it...
Harne Fort & Fish Bunder: This Historical fort is 6 kms from Murud. Every day an auction takes place of different kinds & colours of fishes on the beach behind the fort. Fish is the main source of livelihood for the local population.
 
 
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