Harihareshwar also known as Dev-ghar (House of God) is one of the most important religious places in Maharashtra located at a distance of about 190 kms from Mumbai and about 175 Kms from Pune.  It is also known as the “Dakshin Kashi” and is surrounded by four holy hills named as Harihareshwar, Harshinachal, Bramhadri and Pushpadri after lord Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma and Parvati. It has a very picturesque and beautiful beach and the famous ‘Harihareshwar Temple’ by the seashore. The sacred river ‘Savitri’ also enters the sea from this town. There are also a number of sacred temples in and around harihareshwar.

Duration of stay: A minimum of two day stay is recommended.

Things to do:

• Harihareshwar Temple: The temple is located very picturesquely on the seashore. It sits on a hill called ‘Harihar’ and overlooks the beautiful harihareshwar beach. According to legends, it is believed that during the ‘Exile of the pandavas’ they built the temple overnight which houses lord Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva. Upon going further upwards towards to the top of the mountain, one can also see a deep cut through the mountains called as ‘Parikrama path’ that reaches upto the shore of the sea which has also been attributed to have been constructed by the pandavas.
• Diveagar: It is a beautiful coastal village located at about a distance of 37 Kilometres from Harihareswar. It has one of the cleanest and virgin beaches stretching to about 5 Kms long. The place is also prominent for the ‘Suvarna Ganesh’ temple where a 1000 year old idol of Lord ganesha is housed. The idol is carved out of 24 Carat pure gold and weighs approximately 1.3 Kgs. The idol is believed to be more than 1000 years old and was dug out from the ground in 1997.
• Srivardhan: It is located at about a distance of 18 Kms from Harihareshwar and is famous for its temples as well its beautiful beach. It is particularly renowned for its ‘Somaja Devi’ temple. Local belief has it that if a person bitten by snakes goes to the temple, then they are miraculously cured by the blessings of the Somaja Devi and their body is rid of the Snake Venom.
• Murud-Janjira: Janjira is an island fort located on the coastal village of Murud and can be reached from Harihareshwar via dighi i.e. about 50 Kms from Harihareshwar from where a ferry ride is required to reach the fort. It was previously built by the Konkan kings and later on conquered by the siddis. The fort was well protected and even Chhatrapati Shivaji during his period could not conquer the fort from the siddis.

• Air: Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai - 190 kms and Pune Airport – 175 Kms.
• Rail: Mangaon Rail station – 58 Kms from Harihareshwar.
• Road: One can avail of various services like auto, Minidor, buses, etc to travel to nearby towns like diveagar, Borli and Mhasla from where buses are frequently run. Buses are also available for visitors from Pune and Mumbai. The largest town i.e. ‘Mangaon’ is located at about a distance of 58 Kms from where buses for all major routes can be obtained.