Kokan Pravas

  Preface : About 65% of the people in our country have rice in their daily diet. Rice supplies most of the nutrients to the human body. Also, compared to other crops, paddy has many uses for livestock and industry. Therefore, rice is known as a multi-purpose cereal crop. Apart from this, paddy is a major cereal crop that grows and yields successfully in a wide variety of soils such as light, heavy, wetlands and saline. Considering the food grains grown in the state of Maharashtra, rice ranks after sorghum and millet. Even so, paddy is the major food crop of the people of Konkan, Nagpur division of Vidarbha as well as Kolhapur, Pune, Nashik and adjoining areas of the division. In Maharashtra, paddy is also known as "Sal" and "Dhan". Special emphasis will have to be laid on increasing the area under cultivation, especially improved varieties of paddy, which will help in increasing productivity per hectare, balanced use of organic and chemical fertilizers as recommend...

  There is a saying in our village, 'Padvyala Pad and Akhitila God' ( पाडव्याला पाड आणि अखितीला गोड ). "I went to the village last week and saw twigs of caraway twigs on both sides of the road. Konkan is famous for this kind of wild fruit. Everyone should eat well for health care. It is very useful at no cost. Taxes are available in abundance. A little information about this multi-purpose fruit ".   The origin of Karvanda is India, Karvanda is known in Hindi as 'Khatta Mitha', while in classical language it is known as Uvaursi. Karwand belongs to the family Apocyanaceae.   Medicinal properties of Karvanda - ·          If you feel anemia due to low blood anemia, eat a handful of karvanda every day. This will definitely make up for the lack of blood, as well ·          It also boosts the body's immune system. ·          Vitamin C in lar...

    The king of fruits is mango and the king of mangoes is hapus ! What is the price of hapus in any market today? This question is often asked. Then comes the number of other mangoes. The price of hapus is higher in all mangoes. But mangoes of other species besides hapus are also found in Mumbai. But how exactly do you recognize these mangoes? Hapus Alfonso is the classical name for this delicious and equally expensive mango. During the Portuguese rule, Alfonso di Albuquerque created a new variety of mango, Hapus, by grafting from one tree to another. But over time, the word Alfonso became a corruption of the name Hapus in the Indian language.  There are two varieties of these mangoes namely Devgad and Ratnagiri Hapus. Now, it is a different matter whether Hapus belongs to Ratnagiri or Devgad. But recently it has been revealed that Hapus belongs to the entire Konkan.    Devgad hapus 1) has more aroma. The color of Devgad hapus is yellowish and s...

 कोकणातील शिमगा सगळ्या चाकरमानी लोकांच्या हृदयातला हळवा कोपरा ! कोकणातील माणूस कामधंद्यासाठी कितीही लांब गेलेला असला तरी होळी आणि गणपती च्या सणांना त्याचे पाय आपोआप गावाकडे वळतात . घरट्याबाहेर उडालेल्या पिल्लाची जशी पक्षिण वाट पाहते ,तसेच गाव आणि गावकरी आपल्या चाकरमान्यांची वाट पहाट असतात. कसा असतो कोकणातील होळीचा सण? रत्नागिरी जिल्ह्यात शिमगा सण सुमारे 5 ते 15 दिवस असतो. प्रथेप्रमाणे फाल्गुन शुद्ध द्वादशी /त्रयोदशी किंवा पौर्णिमेला होळीचा मुख्य दिवस असतो. यामध्ये मुख्य काम म्हणजे ग्रामदेवतेची पालखी सजवून त्यात रुपे (देवीच्या उत्सवमूर्ती) ठेवून पालखी देवळातून सहाणेवर आणणे . सहाण ही जागा मुख्यत्वेकरून गावातील चावडी असते. तर गावदेवीचे देऊळ हे दूर जंगलात असते. तर पालखी सजवून ढोल-ताशा च्या गजरात साहणेवर आणायची ती होळीच्या दिवशी संध्याकाळी . त्यानंतर पालखी नाचवण्याचा कार्यक्रम सुरू होतो. हे सगळे होईपर्यंत सकाळचे 4.00 वाजतात . मग होम केला जातो ,ज्यामध्ये मागच्या वर्षीच्या होळीचा जो खुंट शिल्लक असतो ,तो एक मोठा खड्डा खणून त्यात उभा करतात ,व त्याभोवति गवत रचून मग पालखी प्रदक्षणा होते,आणि म...

Amboli is in Sindhudurg, India. Amboli (Marathi – आंबोली ) is a mountain situation in south Maharashtra that lies in the Sahayadri Hills of Western India. At an elevation of 690 meters it is the last mountain station before the beach front good countries of Goa and a moderately unexplored one. Amboli collects the maximum rainfall in Maharashtra and remains pleasant all around the year. The best season to visit Amboli is during the monsoon between June and August where there are heavy rains. During non-monsoon seasons, the town wears a derelict look and leads life with a lazy approach. Given its location on the Ghats and being the recipient of highest rainfall, Amboli remains lovely all-round the year is a treat to visit. It’s this individual of the town that charms many visitors from the neighboring cities of Goa and Belgaum on weekends. Get in Amboli can be reached simply from Karnatka, Goa and Maharashtra. • By Train - The nearest rail heads are; Sawantw...