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About Srīvardhan
Shrivardhan (also spelled Shriwardhan) is a subdistrict/upazila/tehsil, city, and local governing body in the Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is renowned as the birthplace of Balaji Vishwanath, the first Peshwa (1713–1720) and father of Bajirao I, who held the position of Deshmukh in the town. It has developed into a seaside resort, along with the nearby town of Harihareshwar, which also has a Shiva temple. Located on a peninsula, the town itself boasts many beaches, in addition to proximity to numerous other beach destinations, such as Diveagar Beach and Kondivali Beach.
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History
Shrivardhan is one of the oldest towns in Maharashtra. It is a town of Peshwas. The Bhat Deshmukhs of Shrivardhan - later popularly known as Peshwas - witnessed the rise and the fall of Marathas after the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj period. Though the capital of Peshwas was Pune, the actual institution of Peshwa (prime-ministership under a symbolic king) was born in Shrivardhan in 1713. Balaji Vishwanath (the first Peshwa) took control of the position and gained de facto rule in the Maratha empire under the now-symbolic rule of the Chatrapati king. The Peshwas administered the Maratha Empire for more than 100 years, a period which ended in 1818 following the defeat of the last Peshwa in the Third Anglo-Maratha War. The third Peshwa, Balaji Bajirao, built a huge house here in 1750, which has recently been renovated. The statue of Balaji Vishwanath was also installed here in 1988.
The temple in the town - Shri Laxminarayan Temple - is the main temple of Peshwas. The idol in the temple is quite old and is said to be of Hoysala architecture style. The other temples in the town are of Kusumdevi, Somjai, Bhairavnath and Jivaneshwar.
From the History section of Shrivardhan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 105 km away.
- Shrivardhan 2 km northwest, about 2 min by car
- Mhasla 14 km northeast, about 14 min by car
- Borlai Panchaitan 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Harnai 27 km south, about 27 min by car
- Murud 32 km north, about 32 min by car
- Goregaon 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
- Utekhol 36 km northeast, about 36 min by car
- Indāpur 38 km northeast, about 38 min by car
- Dāpoli 37 km southeast, about 37 min by car
- Roha 45 km north, about 45 min by car
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kondivali beach, Ankur P, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Harihareshwar beach (51733119386), Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0
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