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Redi is a village in the district of
Sindhudurg Sindhudurg Fort (Marathi pronunciation: in̪d̪ʱud̪uɾɡ is a historical sea fort located in Arabian Sea near the Konkan region of Maharashtra in Western India. The fort, commissioned by Chhatrapati Shivaji, was constructed between 1664 ...
in
Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
. Originally known as Rewati nagar, Redi is located close to the shores of the
Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea () is a region of sea in the northern Indian Ocean, bounded on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel, on the northwest by Gulf of Oman and Iran, on the north by Pakistan, on the east by India, and ...
. Cashew and coconut trees grow in the region. The village belongs to the
Vengurla Vengurla is a town in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, India just north of Goa. It is surrounded by a semicircular range of hills with lush green foliage mainly of cashew, mango, coconut, and different kinds of berry trees. The hills of Dabh ...
Taluka of the
Konkan The Konkan is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, bound by the river Daman Ganga at Damaon in the north, to Anjediva Island next to Karwar town in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau to the eas ...
region and was a significant sea port during the earlier times. Redi has now evolved into a tourist hub because of its long virgin and unspoiled beaches alongside archaic historic monuments like the Yashwantgad Fort. Redi is merely 566 km away from
Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
and can be easily reached. It is the last coastal village of Maharashtra. Redi is a village of many temples like Redi Ganpati temple, navadurga temple redi, siddheshwar temple redi, sapteshwar mahadev, bhavani, narayan, Rampurush, maruti, and many more. The most divine place to visit here is ghangaleshwar temple which is located at the last point of Redi. It is said to be the end point of Konkan and Maharashtra. There not a specific god worshiped there but it is a form of energy and people worship that energy in form of nature. In Ghangaleshwar there is a island which is dedicated to the god and it is very powerful. People come here to get Instant solution for their problems. Mauli devi is famous and one of the most powerful devasthanam. Mauli devi is said to be the queen 'malkin' of 360 villages (चाळे). It is said that if there are some problems in anyone's life then give offerings to goddess Mauli and their problem vanishes within no time. The most famous festival celebrated here is Saptah and Jatra.


History

Redi was built by the lord Bhadnavasa with the help of Dandekar Devata on the order of goddess Mauli, Within one night, in nearly eleventh to twelfth century and it is said that
Pandavas The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, aɳɖɐʋᵊ IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a group name referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the Hindu epic ''Mahabhara ...
and
Navnath The Navanatha (), also spelt as Navnath in vernacular languages, are the nine saints, Masters or Naths on whom the Navnath Sampradaya, the lineage of the nine gurus, is based.
has traveled through Redi, as they have kept their mark which are still now present in Redi. Then Redi went through the rule of Bijapur, Adilshahi,
Marathas The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern India, early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent List of Maratha dynasties and states, Ma ...
and Portuguese. Redi was eventually returned to the Sawants following a peace treaty, but the peace was short-lived; in 1765 the fort was captured by the
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who sold the land to local people in 1890 while retaining ownership of the Redi fort walls. Redi was known to be the capital of that time.


Geography

Redi is located at . It has an average elevation of . Areas included are Kanyal, Gavtale, Bomdojichiwadi, Sukhalbhatwadi, Mhartalewadi, Hudawadi, Nagolewadi. The nearest town to the village, Shiroda, is. away.


Landmarks

The Swayambhu Shiv Temple, the Ganesha Temple, the Mauli Temple, the Rampurush Temple and the Navadurga Temple – where Goddess Durga is worshipped - are located in Red. The Yashwantgad Fort, Shiroda, Aravali and the Terekhol Fort are local historic monuments.


Climate

Redi features a
tropical monsoon climate An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate subtype that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ' ...
, and is warm throughout the year. The highest temperature in summer reaches while in winter, temperatures drop to .


Language

Malvani is spoken as a local language.
Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...
, the state language, is also understood and implemented.


Culture


Festivals

The main and unique festival of this village is Saptah, which is celebrated every year, in the month of Shravan in Mauli Devi temple, Redi. The saptah here is very famous and celebrated in a unique way with dindi rath, dance, bhajan,and many more. There are also many festivals like Dashera, Jatra, Ram navmi, pournima, amavasya, etc. Ganesh Chaturthi is also the biggest festival in the village. Being the place of one of Maharashtra's Ganesh temples, Ganesh Chaturthi has an important place in people's lives. In Redi, most Hindu families install their own small clay statues for worship on Ganesh Chaturthi. The idol is worshiped every morning and evening until the "departure". The daily worship ceremonies end with the worshipers singing the
Aarti ''Arti'' () or ''Aarati'' () is a Hindu ritual employed in worship, part of a ''Puja (Hinduism), puja'', in which light from a flame (fuelled by camphor, ghee, or oil) is ritually waved to venerate Hindu deities, deities. ''Arti'' also refers t ...
in honor of
Ganesh Ganesha or Ganesh (, , ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped Deva (Hinduism), deities in the Hindu deities, Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect. His depictions ...
, other Gods and saints by visiting each one's home in the village who has ongoing celebrations. As per the tradition of their respective families, the domestic celebrations come to an end after 1, 3, 5, 7, 11 or 21 days when the statue is taken in a procession to the Arabian Sea for immersion.


Cuisine

Cuisine covers a range from mild to very spicy dishes. Rice, vegetables, lentils and fruit are staple foods. Popular dishes include fish curry and rice. Meals (mainly lunch and dinner) are served on a plate called
thali Thali (meaning "plate" or "tray") or Bhojanam (meaning "full meal") is a round Platter (dishware), platter used to serve food in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. Thali is also used to refer to an Indian-style meal made up of a sel ...
or occasionally on Patravali or Banana leaf. Each food item served on the thali has a specific place. In some households, meals begin with a thanksgiving offering of food ( Naivedya) to the household Gods. The cuisine is of Maharashtrian-Goan type called Malvani (Konkani). There is extensive use of seafood and
coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (biology), family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, ...
, as it is locally available. The staple foods of the
Konkani people The Konkani people are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group native to the Konkan region of the Indian subcontinent. They speak various dialects of the Konkani language. Following the Konkani language agitation, Konkani becam ...
are rice and fish.


Transport

Redi is connected to other parts of Maharashtra state by MSRTC buses. Local sharing rickshaw, known as six-seaters in the region, are used widely by the people and connect smaller places. Konkan Railway Corporation Limited's railway line connecting Mumbai to
Mangalore Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...
, popularly known as the Konkan Railway, is at from the village. Redi port is also used for water transport of
iron Iron is a chemical element; it has symbol Fe () and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's o ...
and
manganese Manganese is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is a hard, brittle, silvery metal, often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese was first isolated in the 1770s. It is a transition m ...
ore. Mopa Airport in Goa, and Sindhudurg Airport in Vengurla, are 1 hour by road.


Images of Redi

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References

{{reflist Villages in Sindhudurg district