Marleshwar

Marleshwar (मार्लेश्वर)
Marleshwar (मार्लेश्वर)
village
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
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]}. 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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Marleshwar waterfall
Marleshwar temple
Har Har Marleshwar
Marleshwar Waterfall
Marleshwar Waterfall - Close Up

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