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Coordinates: 19°36′46″N72°43′51″E / 19.61278°N 72.73083°E / 19.61278; 72.73083 Coordinates: 19°36′46″N72°43′51″E / 19.61278°N 72.73083°E / 19.61278; 72.73083
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Kelwa Beach, also known as Kelva or Kelwe Beach, is a beach in Maharashtra, India. [1] It is a popular weekend getaway for tourists from Mumbai.

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The beach is about 8 kilometres long. Although not a very famous tourist attraction, the beach is overcrowded with local tourists during weekends, which indicates its growing popularity.

Location

Kelwa Beach is situated about 80 kilometres north of Mumbai. It is easily accessible from the Kelve Road station situated about 5 kilometres away. It is also a 25-minute ride on an 8-seater rickshaw from Palghar. It is around 30 kilometers from the highway. Kelwa Beach is also connected by state transport buses which make frequent trips from Palghar or Saphale and Kelwa Road Station.

Demographics

Fishing boats at Kelva Beach Fishing Boats kelva.JPG
Fishing boats at Kelva Beach

The most important and traditional means of earning is the cultivation of "panmala" (bettle leaves). The community which cultivates the malas are popularly known as vadvals (person who cultivates vadis).

The residents of Kelwa Beach are involved in the fishing industry due to the proximity to Satpati, Maharashtra's biggest fishing centre. Some people own or work in factories in the nearby industrial areas of Palghar and Tarapur. Some people have involved in the tourism industry due to the growing popularity of the beach. Many restaurants and snack joints have come up near the beach to cater to the growing number of tourists.

Shitla Devi Temple

The Shitla Devi Temple, a Hindu temple, is situated just beside the beach. It is believed that Prabhu Shri Ram came here and worshipped Lord Shiva. It is also believed that Prabhu Shri Ram prepared a pond with help of his arrow which called Ram Kund and still it is there.

Forts

There are two forts on this beach. One is at the southern tip of the beach and is submerged in sea water during high tides. The smaller one is located within the coniferous trees near the northern tip on the beach.

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