Marleshwar

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Marleshwar
मार्लेश्वर
village
Marleshwar
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°03′N 73°37′E / 17.05°N 73.61°E / 17.05; 73.61Coordinates: 17°03′N 73°37′E / 17.05°N 73.61°E / 17.05; 73.61
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 02354
Vehicle registration MH-08
Marleshwar is a place in Sangameshwar subdivision of Ratnagiri district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Marleshwar is known for the Cave Shiva Temple, where devotees handle venomous snakes:[citation needed] every year thousands of devotees visit the temple and perform ablutions in the nearby Bav river.[citation needed]
The Marleshwar temple entrance.
Dhareshwar is a waterfall on the Bav river which is another tourist attraction of Marleshwar.

On the day of 'Makarsankranti' a celebration of the marriage of Marleshwar and Girijadevi takes place.[citation needed] On 'Mahashivratri' and 'Tripuri Poornima' there is a fair. Marleshwar name may have come from Maral village .[citation needed]

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  • 2.> Marleshwar temple.

  • 3.> Har Har Marleshwar.

  • 4.> Marleshwar mountain.

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  • 12.> Marleshwar Waterfall.

  • 12.> Marleshwar Waterfall - Close Up.

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