Dhutpapeshwar Temple

Getting there

• By train

  Rajapur Road is the nearest railway station to historical Rajapur town. Only five trains a day halt there, three express and two passenger trains.

Why devotees come here

Dhutpapeshwar Temple stands in Rajapur town, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. It is a very old Shiva temple, and a waterfall lies close to it. Rajapur is a city and municipal council, 385 km from Mumbai.

Dhutpapeshwar is a very old temple dedicated to Shiva. It stands in Rajapur, a city and municipal council in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, 385 km from Mumbai. The shrine is in the town itself, and a waterfall lies close to it. The name is also spelled Dhoot Papeshwar or Dhutapapeshwar in some sources, and tourism pages for Ratnagiri district call the temple ancient.

Local belief holds that the town was made holy by the footsteps of Shivaji Maharaj. It is a belief about the town, not settled history. Rajapur is also a historical town.

Rajapurchi Ganga, a holy place, lies 2 km from Rajapur. Rajapur Road is the nearest railway station to the historical town. It stands on the Konkan Railway line, which runs from Roha in Maharashtra to Thokur in Karnataka, via Goa.

Tips for your visit

• The station is built into a cut in the hill, so you climb down from it to reach the platform.
• During Ganapati festival, some special trains stop at Rajapur Road for people travelling to their native place.

Questions people ask