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8th May 2009, 20:04
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| BHPian  |  Weekend trip to Alibaug - The Goa of Maharashtra A long weekend was about to come and heard the next long weekend would be in August. So started a hunt for short distance trip. Options narrowed down to Alibaug and Diveagar. Divegar was 4hrs+ drive while Alibaug was around 2hrs and plus it had some places to see also hence gave a shot to Alibaug. Booked a bungalow of 4 bedroom as we were 14 and 1/2(my 1 year daughter)  3 cars were present including mine.
Had to stop in between for exact directions to the bungalow we booked. Bungalow was pretty nice place and 2 mins near Kihim beach. However the Kihim beach is very dirty and lot of garbages around. No point visiting this beach. Oil spills and plastics floating! The bungalow place is surrounded by Mango trees with usual Dogs, cows and hens around. Typical village atmosphere. Food was decent. For veggie people, usual ghaas poos...for non veggies, yummy fish fries like Surmai, Prawns and Pomfret, chicken curry and all malvani style! Day 2 visited the Alibaug beach. There is a fort 2 kms from the sea shore. The Kulaba fort was Shivaji’s last construction and was completed almost on the eve of his death in April, 1680. It attained importance under the Kanoji Angre and was the main base of the Maratha navy. Kanoji Angre was the naval chief of the Shivaji’s kingdom and he developed Alibag city in the 17th century. At low tides, one can walk to reach the fort orelse take the Tanga (horse) service! It was low tide and hence we walked down to the fort. On high tides, you need to take help of boats. Ofcourse the only remains were the walls of the fort and a temple inside with nice sculptures. Tickets to enter the fort for Indians - 5Rs whereas for Foreigners - 100Rs! Proud to be Indian hahahaaThe Fort had palaces for the members of the Angre family, houses for their officers and storing arrangements for grain and other necessities. None of the buildings have survived. The rule of the Angres, who were also known as Kulabkar, came to an end in 1840 AD. Next visit was at Karmarkar Shipalaya - Museum Alibaug. Art lover or not this place is a must visit. Mr. Vinayak. P. Karmarkar was among the most renowned sculptures of all times. Topper of J. J. School of arts, winner of Lord Meyo Medal and also alumni of Royal Academy; Karmarkar’s sculptures are a pleasure to see. Places visited:
Pictures taken are attached below: Road to Alibaug  Sky view  Vinayak. P. Karmarkar's Sculptures -> Mr. Vinayak Karmarkar's Dog   I'm amazed by the expression seen in this pic  A farmer's wife carrying her child  Doesn't he looks real?  This is Suman - Mr. Vinayak. Karmarkar's daughter. She looks so naughty!  Suman - grown up! So beautiful  One of his daughter  Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj  Close up view  Jamshedji Tata   Award winning statue  This was made while Gandhi was reading a book and he was too busy to give a pose and suggested Shri Karmarkar to make it as it is.  The lady is the daughter-in-law of Mr. Vinayak. P. Karmarkar!  Mr. Vinayak. P. Karmarkar with his sculpture of his Secretary and his dog  The man himself - Mr. Vinayak. P. Karmarkar  A Dead Jelly Fish washed onto the shore  Sunset at Kihim Beach  More to follow... |
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9th May 2009, 09:36
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| Senior - BHPian  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: BRMT
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| Hey Rudrah, I had not visited Alibaug yet but your travelogue made my mind. I am going to visit this place on 2nd July. Waiting for more. |
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13th May 2009, 16:11
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|  Next time plan to drive to Chaul. Its a Dutt Guru Temple situated at a small hillock. View of adjoining creek and vikram ispat jetty are awesome from there. Dont forget to have the sugarcane juice bfor the hillock begins. |
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13th May 2009, 16:44
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| Senior - BHPian  | Alibaug! Is it still dirty or authorities have taken steps to keep it clean? It was horrible when I last visited it. Didn't even bother to go there again. The sunset pic is a nice one. |
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We had no option so had to book a place at Kihim. Nagaon and Akshi are the cleanest beaches there. Must visit. Final Set of Pictures... Road to Hell - remembered the song by Chris Rhea  Parked at Alibaug beach  Thats Kulaba fort view from the Alibaug beach  Tanga service to reach the fort - Hey thats not me ok!  You can see two English canons on the parapet facing the open sea  Ganesh idol welcoming at the Entrance  I guess Goddess Maa Bhavani  Fresh Water Pond in the Fort which is within the Sea!! Believe it or Not!  Inside the Ganesh Temple in the Fort  Beautiful art  Another beautiful art on the temples dome    View from inside the fort towards sea  A lone ship in the midst of the Sea  A Goddess Statue carved within a cave like wall  FireBird taking a break  Side Profile  Rear Profile  FIAT Alloys  My Beast just kissed the Quadraplet 5s  Lastly the 2 generation Palios standing tall  Camera Source: Panasonic Lumix TZ11 Cheers~ Last edited by rudrah : 13th May 2009 at 21:27. | |||
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13th May 2009, 21:36
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| Senior - BHPian | The side profile pic is beautiful. The 2 generation palio pic is priceless. Enjoy the ride man. |
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