CORONA FREE DISTRICT RATNAGIRI

Congratulations my dear Ratnagiriyans ! Our district is officially declared today as a corona virus free district  ! It is indeed a remarkable achievement by our people. I congratulate all of you for the discipline and courage you have shown and still showing. I also congratulate all of you for one specific thing. You have kept full control on your minds and did not failed to false rumours. You have kept your calm as you have been keeping for last many years. I must congratulate you and salute you for keeping yourself firm and not going behind some social evils and doing wrong socially. I thank you personally for standing up firmly against the bad event masters and masterminds if there are any, who want to disturb and spoil the good relations which the common people have among them. The common people never want communal riots and they want to live and let live others nicely. I also congratulate you all for keeping out all the differences including political differences and helping the District Collector , District Superintendent of Police and the District Civil Sergeon , who have done outstanding work and who have shown tremendous courage while handling everything. I am proud of all of you as you have shown complete discipline and unity in fighting the Corona virus. I salute here to the District Administration , the Police department and  all the doctors, nurses, wardboys, sweepers and everybody in hospitals as well as the Aasha workers  ! I also congratulate to the different political leaders and their followers. All my friends in media have equally fought this fight. All the reporters have reported from the front while risking their lives ! Many helping organisations came ahead with their helping hands like God's hand ! All of you have achieved a remarkable achievement and you deserve love from the bottom of my heart ! Keep it intact and show the discipline and unity in coming future. Also be cautious all the time and take care in coming days . I thank you once again ! Please take care . Best luck !

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              Unfortunately,  the best luck didn't turn into good going and the corona virus re-entered in the Ratnagiri district. Here is a link of the Corona virus re-entry updates.

Ganga of Rajapur

Ganga of Rajapur

           Ganga is a holy river in Rajapur taluka of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra state of India. Rajapur is a taluka in the Ratnagiri District in the Konkan region of Maharashtra State in India. It was one of the famous market in historical times. The great king Shivaji had visited this historical place. It was a safe port in the konkan area. It is on the banks of Arjuna river. British colony was there. The famous temple of Dhutpapeshwar is also in this city. There is also a river named Ganga in Rajapur. It is called Rajapur Ganga. There are 14 ponds (kundas) which suddenly get filled with the flowing water. The water flows there for three months and goes back suddenly as it comes. This happens after every three years. But as an exception, sometimes this happens in the next following year too. But this is rare. There are hot water's small ponds called zare in local language at Unhale village of Rajapur. 



Here is a link of a post on Facebook posted by Yasin Patel Journalist in konkan kinara group about..
Rajapurachi ganga


A news in the local Marathi newspaper Ratnagiri Times about Rajapurchi Ganga

Corona virus in my city

The corona has entered in my city Ratnagiri. There have been three cases until now. Few areas in the city have been sealed.The effect of locked down is generally good in the city. Very few grocery shops are opened. There are not many people on the roads. The banks are opened. People are going for the very essential tasks. They are using the mask now. Few days before there were some issues between the medical staff inquiring in homes about the sick persons and the local people in one or two areas. Police have handled such incidents very wisely , hence everything is under control now. Police are patrolling very nicely. Administration is working as per the standards set in corona virus conditions. Some of the medical staff is going door to door and making inquiries daily. The administration, the police and the medical staff including the Aasha employees are taking every precaution in this regard. There is not much fear of course in the city. But everybody is taking care now. In fact, everybody must ! Now the police are continously taking rounds even in the surrounded village areas too ! Continuous checking is going on. There are few check posts to. When people don't have self discipline, the police have to teach them and they are doing their best. We are thankfull to the Collectorate, the police department and the doctors, nurses, wardboys , peons , sweepers, the Aasha employees and even the people who are taking the locked down very seriously and staying at home. Let's hope that the corona virus go out of this world.  

News upto  20.04.2020

        There are six cases of corona in Ratnagiri. The six month's baby is improving.  It is a very good sign. 

Weekly Bazar

Ratnagiri weekly bazar is well known as Aathavada Bazar in Ratnagiri  .

The weekly bazar

          It is a Saturday Bazar ! Every Saturday you see it . It is situated below side to the State Transport Depot. The road which comes into Ratnagiri city goes straight down to the Aathavada Bazar . It is a splendid place to visit and purchase vegetables as well as other small home products . It is very nice to just wander . 

A great facility

This is a great facility for many people . Many people come here , purchase or sell and enjoy . It is a lovely place to visit and watch how the trading actually goes here. It has started many years before and is getting crowded week by week . Traders from the longer distance come here to sell their products and people come here to purchase many useful things for their home and for themselves . The lower pricing is the major issue here which attracts the people to come and purchase .

 Here are some photographs of the Bazar : 

CIRCLES, NAKAS AND CHOWKS

A ROAD goes through many things . Each city has its own roads . There are many roads in my city Ratnagiri also . We would visit one by one road and its along sides . Each road has its own beauty , own class and own culture ! Every road is independent and still the roads have some common features ! Few are different by history , appearance and class . Yes , the roads do have class of their own ! Few roads had been built by the British ! You can still see the signs of British Vision in this city .

Let us start from a CIRCLE ! Laxmi chowk circle is one of the circles in Ratnagiri . It is always busy  . Here are some views : 

Mirya Road Rikshaw Stop

This is the view from Laxmi Chowk Circle to Partawane road . Partawane is a part of Ratnagiri city . This road goes ahead to Ganpatipule via Aare Ware beach .

This road goes further to Ganpatipule

The entry of Gokhale Naka

Post office and the rikshaw stop

Opposite to the Partawane road , another road goes to Gokhale Naka . Gokhale Naka is one of the crowded place of market . There are many shops of different categories and it is the starting point of vegetables and fruits sellers. Here onwards the market goes on expanding . 

Rush of people at Gokhale Naka

       On the Gokhale Naka Road we see 03 more things . Here is Head Post office , a Rikshaw stop just in front of it and small but beautiful Sai Baba temple . Here are the photos :

                      As we move along , we meet more and more roads , circles , lovely buildings , lovely hoardings and boards of shops , beautiful shops and shopping people . We are going to see that one by one in this blog . Do visit often and see the running Ratnagiri . It is really a lovely city to watch during the day and even in the evening . It is a calm city and closes early almost at nine in the night . 

                     Here are few photos of another road which goes down to the area named Peth killa . Killa means a fort . This road comes down from the  Ratnagiri State Transport Depot via famous Aathawada Bazar (weekly market or Saturday Market ) .

                

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As we travel upwards from the S.T. Stand Ratnagiri, we come across another major circle. The Maruti Mandir Ratnagiri Circle. From here three main roads start. one goes to Udyamnagar, the road at the center goes to Hatkhamba and the road at other side goes to Nachane . Here is a photo of this circle : 

                          

somebody is dead !

 Here is a breaking news of possible murder on the outskirts of Ratnagiri. A body was found in the jungle area near Ratnagiri . Here is a link from a local news paper Tarun Bharat Ratnagiri edition , dated 09.04.52019 .

A murder ?

Kartik ekadashi

It was Kartik Ekadashi . Lord Kartikey is elder son of Lord Shiva . Lord Kartikey also known as Shadhanana , receives ladies in his temple today only . No any other day in a year is suitable for ladies to enter into his temple and see him . That is a story told by generations here . There are very few temples of Lord Kartikey in Ratnagiri Districts . I have gone to Kasaba ( Sangameshwar taluka ) and Dandeadam (Ratnagiri taluka ) . Here are some photos of the Dandeadam temple :

 This place is getting importance in the minds of followers of Lord Kartikey , the son of Lord Shiva .











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Beautiful view from Sakhartar Bridge

SAKHARTAR BRIDGE ...

Sakhartar Bridge is a lovely bridge to travel . It is on the way to Ganpatipule , the famous religious centre in Maharashtra State . You can see the beautiful nature around, the blue sea and the blue sky . There are launches or traullers of fishermen . The fishermen go to fishing in the deep sea and return after the fishing . Sakhartar is very near to Ratnagiri City , just after the Shirgaon village .There is a continuous traffic on this bridge as it is on the way to Ganpatipule.

D Mart opened in Ratnagiri

D mart opened In Ratnagiri

d mart photos

#dmart

MIRYA BANDHARA

Mirya bandhara and other protest day on Republic day of India i.e.26 th Jan. 2019 

Here are some photos of the public outrest for 40 years old problem sea entering into human land . Now the people of Mirya village has decided it now or never !

People gathered in Alawa and walked towards the Jai Stambh , in front of the Office of the District Collector where the agitation was to be held . They did it very successfully . Hats off to all mirya public and its leaders !

                   There was also another public outrest on this great day ! Here are some photos :