Kotkamate

Built under Kanhoji Angre's regime! Legend says Angre vowed to Goddess Bhagwati: win the battle, build her a great temple, and gift the village. He delivered! A preserved scripture, bearing an inscription (beginning 'श्री भगवती'), proves it. Angre also gifted nearby villages Saalshi, Aachra, Kamte, and Kinjvade to the temple authority.

**Fort Highlights** Located on the Devgad-Malvan route. Little remains of the original fort, but a dilapidated bastion is visible near Naringre village (towards Kotkamate). **Bhagwati Devi Temple Secrets:** * 3 canons are buried upside down outside the temple. * Scripture with Kanhoji Angre’s name is kept in the temple hall. * Goddess Bhagwati idol: Black rock, holds a sword, with two elephants carved above showering flowers. * Main pillars are wooden; one is believed to be Holy Basil wood. * Ancient idols of Rameshwar and Pavnai are in the premises. * Rameshwar temple (behind the main temple) also has an ancient idol. * A two-storey ancient mansion is located nearby.