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Friends, in next few days, 15 family-members travelling in Tempo-Traveller from Thane/Mumbai->Harihareshwar Temple (just a stop for Darshan)->Ganpatipule.
We are planning to start the journey from Thane/Mumbai at 7.00~7.30 AM morning.
Along the highway, pls help/suggest PURE-VEG food-places/restaurant that can sit 15-pax for Breakfast (on the highway from Thane/Mumbai), Lunch (at Harihareshwar) & Dinner (near MTDC-Ganpatipule).
Thanks.

Hello,

I need help in finding a good hotel in Ratnagiri please. I usually stay at west bay resort and this time it is sold-out. Can anyone please recommend a good hotel? I am looking for luxury hotel or premium ones which has ac rooms.

I also came across dio regaalo theme resort and wanted to check how is that one.

Also is there any good agro stay with ac rooms?

Thanks in advance

Why this year ratnagiri mangoes shortage is seen in market?

24m ,here due to work and will be staying here for longer period .Which clubs for activities should i join to make friends here? Suggestions would be appreciated

Looking for a spacious 2bhk or 3bhk near Snehsparsh Neuropsychiatric Clinic, Dr Snehal Todkar. What is area name called. Looking for a good residential locality. What would be approx rent.

Have 0 idea about things so it would be helpful if you guide.

Not fixed on locality by 5-10 mins by car from that place would be helpful.

Edit : even if you don't know flats/houses, guiding me for approx rent and area names would be very helpful

What is the current situation regarding fuel pumps? Today afternoon I checked it was closed? Are they open at any specific times or does anyone know when they will open again?

I want to buy land near sea. If anyone have at reasonable rate then DM me. I want loyal saler, not fraud people's.

Hello Ratnagiri, can you please confirm on the petrol situation in Ratnagiri and Ganpatipule. I am planning a weekend trip and needed help with clarification please.

Is there any petrol shortage reported in your area because in Lanja all petrol pumps are out of petrol but diesel and cng still available i believe.

I’m not sure what to expect from posting this here, but I genuinely wanted to share something that happened to me recently in Ratnagiri during my friend’s wedding.

I’ve driven solo to Ratnagiri before, and honestly, it has always felt peaceful and calming. But this trip was… different. It was probably the first time in my life I experienced something that I still can’t logically explain. I’ve never really believed in supernatural things, but what happened there genuinely shook me.

So here’s the story.

We had reached my friend’s home near Aare Ware Road late in the evening. My friends took the luggage inside while I stayed back in the car near a small lane entrance, waiting to park it properly. The place had huge trees around, an old well nearby, and absolutely nobody around. It was unusually quiet.

One of my friend’s brothers was standing outside helping me guide the car into parking.

And then suddenly…

Three knocks.

Not random sounds. Not branches. Proper human-like knocks on the rear window of the car.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

The kind that instantly makes your heart sink.

I froze for a second and immediately looked into the rear-view mirror expecting someone to be standing there.

There was nobody.

Not a single person.

Even my friend’s brother heard it clearly. He got shocked too, immediately stepped out, looked around the car, checked the lane… nothing. No one nearby. No movement. Just silence.

That moment genuinely gave both of us goosebumps.

Later that night, when I told my friends about it, they laughed it off at first and didn’t really believe us. But one of them casually mentioned stories locals talk about something Kantara-like, spirits or energies believed to protect certain regions and forests around Konkan.

I still tried convincing myself there had to be some explanation.

Now comes the strange part.

The next day after the Haldi function, the three of us went back late at night to our hotel Seafans. Since my friends were still making fun of the incident, I even stopped at the same spot near the house again, secretly hoping the sound would happen once more so they’d finally believe me.

Nothing happened.

We laughed about it and left.

But when we reached Seafans around 1 AM, parked the vehicle, and stepped out…

We heard the exact same three knocks again.

This time, it didn’t come from our car. It came from the plot beside the parking area.

And this time, all three of us heard it.

Nobody laughed after that.

The sound was so clear and so similar to the previous night that all of us just stood there silent for a few seconds. That cold feeling, goosebumps, that sudden fear it all came rushing back instantly.

Honestly, after that night, I barely slept. Every small sound around the room felt unsettling. There were a few other things we heard later that night too, but even now I don’t really feel comfortable talking about them.

Maybe there’s a logical explanation to all this. Maybe there isn’t.

But I know what we heard.

And I’m genuinely curious now, has anyone native to Ratnagiri or the Konkan region experienced anything similar around Aare Ware Road or nearby areas?

I (24M) used to live in Bhatye, Ratnagiri and I still visit there atleast once a year. I used to go to school till 3rd standard there. And I started remember most of the details of my life from early 2nd standard.

THIS MEMORY IS DEEPLY EDGED INTO MY BRAIN. And I saw it with my own eyes and remember being scared as f***.

I don't know if it is a true or a false memory but I remember there was an earthquake near bhatye or somewhere else but that tremor shook our house and a कौल (for lack of an English word) fell on my little sisters head and shoulders. But she didn't have any major injuries. I think the year was 2008 or 2009.

But whenever I try to bring this topic up with my family members or my parents they just try to avoid it or straight up say that there was no such earthquake. They say you must have imagined it or something.

I even tried to ask my sister but she barely remembers anything happening. I think it's because she was in 1st or 2nd standard.

I just wanted to know why they keep avoiding it or was the earthquake ever happened or not.

I will be travelling and staying at Bhatye beach next weekend for 3 days. Wanna explore unexplored places.

Please suggest the best sea food spots one should explore and any places you feel should be covered.