Masure
Masure is a village located in Malvan taluka of Sindhudurg district, southernmost district of Maharashtra, India, across coastal line. It is around 480 km from Mumbai. Nearest railway station is Kankavli 30 km and Kudal 35 km. History. Masure village has a History which dates back in 11th century.The old name of Masure during kadamb period was mashhoor due to its significance in various trade activities.Inamdar mulik prabhugaonkar representing chattrapati shivaji Maharaj have their palatial house in bharatgad fort.Bharatgad fort was built to store heavy artillery.During Adilshah period it was named kasba masure.dargahs of Muslim  saints are situated in masure. Most famous are of Sayyed Ahmad Qadari Sajjad ul Bagdadi, Lal Shah Wali. Dargah of Sayyed Mustafa Qadari Sajjad ul Bagdadi is situated in Juva. Jama Masjid is situated at walking distance from the Dargah of Sayyed Ahmad Qadari. Geography. Masure also has a fort situated at eastern side . This fort is called BHARATGAD FORT. This fort is estimated to be 400 years old, which is now undergoing renovation. It is said that the fort was constructed during the time of Shivaji. However, as time passed the fort went under the darkness of history. Masure  has plenty of small localities each locality is called a Wadi. One such famous place is Anganechi Wadi, the place where Bharadi Devi's temple is situated. Other wadis include Dangmode wadi, Magavanewadi, Gadgherawadi, Medawadi, mardewadi, etc. At Deoolwada, as the name suggests, you could visit temples of Maoolidevi, Bharateshwar, Dattatreya, Vetal, Ravalnath etc. The temple of goddess Pawnai is located nearby Masure bus stand. The temple of Ravalnath located in Dangmode wadi. The village is well connected with Maharashtra State Transport buses to nearby villages and Taluka places and is equidistant from Taluka heads like Kankavli, Malvan and Kudal . Surrounding villages are Achra, Bagayat, Bandivade and Kandalgaon. Economy. Masure flourishes with agriculture and horticulture. Kava and Gad are the rivers which make Masure very fertile. Kava and Juva are twin places situated on the banks of the Kava river. Another place to visit is Bhagavant gad, a fort, which was built in reign of Shivaji. The local language of communication is Malvani. The famous Anganewadi Jatra (Fair) held annually on the premises of the Bharadi Devi temple at Aangnechi wadi, is one of the wadis of Masure.similarly grand celebrations are held during dassera & ramnavmi festivals. Tourism. Temples of Masure  village Dussera is celebrated in a traditional way representing these temples. Sufi Saint Dargah in Masure Village