History, Best Places to Visit and Travel Guide of Ganpatipule, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
Ganpatipule, the small beach town of Ratnagiri district in Konkan region, Maharashtra is located at just 25 km from Ratnagiri. It is very popular due to historical temple of Lord Ganesh and long beautiful beach which attracts thousands of devotee and tourist around the year. Ganpatipule is surrounded by lush green ranges of Sahyadri hill and long stretch of clean silver sand, along with uncountable trees of mango, cashew, coconut etc. It is the sacred place where idol of Lord Ganesha is believed to be Swayambhu' - self – manifested.
There are several folklore behind the name of city, Ganpatipule is derived from "Ganapati" or the Lord of "Ganas" - army and 'Pule' which me
