SAWANTWADI-The Pleasure Visit in Konkan Region

SAWANTWADI-The Pleasure Visit in Konkan Region

Located in Sindhudurg on the Konkan belt of Maharashtra, Sawantwadi is the place where one can witness the true color of Konkan region with amazing nature scenery, overflowing mountain rivers, breathtaking village scene and sure captivating sense of tradition of Maharashtra.  What better you would like to see when you get to experience Maharashtra nature beauty at one place.

Sawantwadi is a place where you will get bestowed hillrocks and is blessed with Arabian Sea. As this place is the entry point for Goa, many people visit this place to experience the beauty of nature.  The main attraction of this place is the Moti Talav and Wooden Toys. Beside the enchanting Moti Talav, there is beautiful landscape that adds feather to this place. As the visitor’s number is increasing, there is a newly renovated garden that makes this place more amazing and attractive.

Another specialty of Sawantwadi is the wooden craft.  People in this place prepare wooden toys, bamboo craft and traditional paintings which reveal the true art of Sawantwadi.  The most exciting thing about this place is the handmade Ganifa Cards, which are prepared by circular piece of paper in which different designs of Lord Vishnu are being is designed.  In each paper there are 120 handmade paintings cards which makes colorful box.  These cards came into existence 350 yrs ago when Bhosle, the royal family of Goa settled here.

Currently, there is craft village project is being undertaken called as “Shilpa Gram”. This craft village will offer local people to display their traditional handcraft work done by them to visitors.

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