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Prabhas Pattan is Lord Krishna’s place. There are so many legends
about the temple. Once one boatman was traveling from Veraval port
towards South direction. The deity of Aditya was there in the same boat.
When the boat was passing through the Kasheli region, the boat had
stopped automatically. The boatman tried a lot to sail the boat into the
sea. But he failed to do so. Then he has decided to place the deity of
God Aditya at the Kaseli port. He had placed the deity into a black cave
(approximately 400 sq. feet).
Immediately after this, the boat had got the motion for
sailing. A great devotee of God Sun, Kanaka, was living at Kasheli. She
got the enlightment from God Sun about the deity. Then she had formally
constructed a small temple of Aditya with the help of villagers, hence
the temple is known as Kanakaditya. The cave is called as “Devachi Kholi”
(God’s room).
King Shilahar of Panhalgad (a hill fort) had donated kasheli village
to Shri. Govind Bhat Bagawat in the service of Brahmins. Govind Bhat was
the worshiper of Kanakaditya deity. Progeny of Govind Bhat are the
current care takers of the temple.
Sri. Kanakaditya is very famous spiritual place from Ratnagiri
district. Many devotees from Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur, Amaravati, Belgum,
Hubali, Dharwad, Ujjain, Gwailor, Indore are visiting the temple every
year. The temple trustees are celebrating five days festival of
Ratha-saptami every year. Many spiritual programs like Kirtan, Pravachan,
Aarati, Palakhi etc are organized during the festival period.
Getting There
Kasheli is only 30 kms away from Ratnagiri and Rajapur. Devotees can
catch a MSRTC bus from Ratnagiri and Rajapur bus stand for Kasheli.
Ratnagiri is well connected by
road that makes the travel easier for the tourists. Ratnagiri is a coastal
district and the most convenient way to reach Ratnagiri town is by train.
The Konkan Railway Line passes through Ratnagiri and there are numerous
trains plying between Mumbai and Ratnagiri. From outside the railway station
local taxis are easily available.
Regular bus services are
available from most of the major cities in Maharashtra to Ratnagiri. State
owned and private buses ply from Ratnagiri to many cities in and around.
Evening trips of tourist luxury buses are available from Mumbai to
Ratnagiri. City buses and auto rickshaws are available for intra city travel
in Ratnagiri.
Ratnagiri has its own domestic airport named as
Ratnagiri Airport. Currently there are no
scheduled airlines operating at this Airport. The nearest domestic /
international airport is Goa
International Airport, located in Dabolim, roughly 258 km from Ratnagiri.
Goa International Airport is
well connected to major cities in India.
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