Harihareshwar - The Temple Town
Maheshwara. Harihareshwar is often referred to as Devghar or house of God because of the temple of Harihareshwar which is said to have been blessed by Lord Vishnu. Even the sacred river Savitri enters the sea from the town of Harihareshwar.
Harihareshwar is one amongst the finest of the konkan beaches. The beaches at Harihareshwar are clean and calm. The water here is quite shallow and thus, water scooter and speed boat rides can be enjoyed on these beaches.
There are many hotels and resorts in Harihareshwar that have rooms that face the Harihareshwar beach. It is quite an exotic feel when one views the beach from the little window in a room of the hotel. In fact, with the view of the beach, one can also hear the sound of the waves in the room. Though the sand is a bit blackish , the sand is soft and it is a pleasure to walk on these beaches.
a pleasure to walk on these beaches.
There are a few resorts in Harihareswar with the most common and the popular being the MTDC Harihareshwar resort. This resort is owned and managed by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation. Resort Harihareshwar is located exactly 8 kms from Harihareshwar Temple. This makes the resort one of the most comfortably located resorts or hotels in Harihareshwar. Because the resort is so strategically located, it is most of the times full with visitors coming from all of India. Basic facilities like parking, laundry, medical, multipurpose Dormitory are also offered.
