Devale | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Raigad |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2008) |
Devale is a small village located in Poladpur Tehsil, in Raigad district, Maharashtra, India.[1]
It is closely surrounded by hills from Sahyadri Mountain Ranges and the river Savitri. There is a view of Mahabaleshwar and Pratapgadh from there.
The village is formed by four small vadis: Fase vadi (vitthal vadi), Jambhul vadi, Chikhal vadi (chitre vadi) and Palikadache devale. Except Chikhal vadi (chitrevadi), all other vadis are on top of three different hillocks and together form village of Devale.
One of the ancient Shiva temples resides on the banks of river Savitri. It is said that villagers wanted to rebuild the Shiva Temple and started excavating the area near the Shivalingam, when they discovered the Stone Ledden base of preexisting old Shiva Temple. The present Shiva Temple is built on top of this base. Many other more ancient temples like Bhairavnaath temple are main historical places to see.
This village has a recently built dam which connects the two High Hills and blocks a free flowing terrain. The dam increases the beauty of this place many-fold.
- ^ "Devale list of villages". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.