District Sindhudurg Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation 514 m Population 628 (2011) | PIN 416611 Area 11.48 km² Area code 02364 | |
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Rahateshwar is a village in the Devgad Taluka of the Sindhudurg district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The village is situated on the bank of a creek of the Arabian Sea and is the location of a temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Lord Shiva. It belongs to konkan division. Rahateshwar village is best known for its Alphonso mangoes and Cashew nuts.
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Map of Rahateshwar, Maharashtra 416611
The village lies 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Devgad. It is approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Kunkeshwar while the nearest railway station is at Nandgaon, some 26 kilometres (16 mi) away.
History
According to the legend of how Rahateshwar's temple came to be built, a man travelling through the forest saw a cow pouring milk on the holy stone known as a pindi. Then the stone moved from its original location to the bank of a stream. The banyan tree near where the pindi was found was known as Ratoba Wad, from which the name Rahateshwar derives. After the holy stone moved, a temple was built by the forefathers of the Kadam clan, the landowners of the village. They appointed guravs to perform the daily Puja ritual.