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 Diveagar is a coastal village 100 miles south of Mumbai on the Western Coast of India. Along with Srivardhan, Diveagar is also a well-known tourist spot in Maharashtra.It is free from commercial trappings of a tourist town and is a welcome break from Pune or Mumbai.It offers a visual treat with its lovely beach with soft sand, other than the beautiful carvings, the idol of Roopnarayan being it's best instance and Suvarna Ganesh.Mavalbhatt got this Tamrapeti prepared. The garden, in which the Suvarna Ganesh was found in a case, also had a Tamrapat long ago. This Tamrapat belonged to A.D. 1060. This Tamrapat is considered to be the oldest one available in the Marathi language. The Tamrapat of A. D. 1060 mentions the names of Brahmins like Ghaisas, Devad, Mavalbhatt and others, who were proficient in the Vedas. The Tamrapat also has a mention of gold coins. This case was opened in the presence of the villagers in which was found a gold idol of Lord Ganesh weighing 1 kg. 325 gms. and is 60 cm.tall and 45 cm. in breadth. Along with this idol, the case also contained a small copper vessel with small pieces of gold jewellery. This idol not made of solid gold. It looks like the idol is given a golden covering. The Ganesh idol presently seen in this Ganesh temple has probably replaced an earlier one some hundred years ago by the southern artists. This Ganesh idol kept under strict police vigil is definitely worth seeing if one visits Diveagar. Devotees are allowed to go to the temple between 8.00 am and 8.00 pm.  Roopnarayan : On the banks of Diveagar, in the extremely beautiful forest of Kevda and Pophali trees stands a small and simple temple, that of Roopnarayan. The Shilahar dynasty ruled here from A.D. 9 to A.D. 13, during whose rule perhaps the Roopnarayan idol must have been sculpted. This period saw peace and happiness reign the state. The kings of this dynasty were peace loving and lovers of art. The 1.5 mts. tall and a specimen of exquisite sculpture, this idol can be very truly called the gem of the konkan region. This rare piece of art needs to be taken care of. The Idol: Any idol is divided into three based on its different positions: erect, sitting, and lying. The idol of Lord Vishnu is named after the different types of weapons he carries in his arms. The lower right hand comes first, followed by the upper hand, the upper left hand comes third and the idol's lower left hand follows suit. This clockwise order lends the names of the twenty-four types of the idol. The idol wears a crown adorned by pearl ornaments. Locks of hair sway on his shoulders; beautiful necklaces studded with jewels are tied around the idol's neck The idol also boasts of breathtaking armlets and other ornaments making it look all the more beautiful.  North of Dive Agar is the town of Murud and the Janjira fort built a quarter mile into the sea. It is one fort that remained uncaptured.The Fort of Janjira on the sea is the only one of its kind. Janjira Jal-durg (sea fort) was constructed by Malik Ambar, an Abssinian minister in the service of the Sultan of Ahmednagar, who belonged to the famous Nizamshahi dynasty. The fort, built at the end of the 17th Century, is almost entirely intact even today, despite the ravages of wind and tide, a testimony to the marvels of ancient engineering.
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South of Dive Agar