Ghinod

Uncertain Plan to Poladpur was just the right decision and it turned out wonderful. Poladpur is situated in Maharashtra State, Raigad district. From Mumbai it would be around 200 km. Raigad district is famous for t he Raigad Fort which was hold by Chhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj and made it his capital in 1674. When he was crowned as the King of a Maratha Kingdom which later developed into the  Maratha Empire , eventually covering much of western and central India.  The best time to come here is winter or in the starting of the rainy season. Weekend start's and our journey too we left around  3.00 pm from Mumbai by car which was quite comfortable journey. As we  were on weekend mode so we took several halts and the beauty of the place tempts you to admire the beauty.  The place is like heaven  on earth, when we see the greenery, mountains, rivers its like a perfect view.  We were really blessed that day because of  drizzling of rain,  the clouds meet the mountains,

T he word Navratri means the nine nights in Sanskrit and it’s celebrated all over in India. In every region it has different meaning of celebration, one of the significant reasons is the battle which took place between Durga and demon Mahishasura. The victory of God on evil & it’s also one of the way of welcoming the autumn.  People keep fasting on these 9 days do Chanting mantras and Bhajans, the celebration of these nine day's which show the different culture, their attire & the folk dance. Each day of Navratri is associated to the Goddess: Day 1 - The Goddess Shailaputri (The Daughter of Mountains). Day 2 – Brahmcharini Mata . Day 3 – Devi Chandraghanta Mata . Day 4 – Kushmanda Mata . Day 5 – Skandamata Mata . Day 6 – Katyayani Mata Day 7 – Kalaratri Mata .  Day 8 – Mahagauri Mata . Day 9 – Siddhidhatri Mata . Garba   and Dandiya are