Majali, Karnataka
| Majali | |
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| town | |
  Majali   Majali Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 14°54′N 74°06′E / 14.900°N 74.100°ECoordinates: 14°54′N 74°06′E / 14.900°N 74.100°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Majali is a hamlet in the Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka. It is situated in a coastal region called Kanara. It is situated at the Goa-Karnataka border. Konkani language is spoken here.
Noted Konkani writer Mahabaleshwar Sail hails from this village. His Award winning novel HAWTHAN is based on the potters colony of Majali. It is a village where many temples are situated such as the Ramnath,Devati,Shanteri And Dad temple. Every year a festival is celebrated at Ramnath temple known as KarthikPunav during Karthik Masa in the month of November and it is celebrated with great devotion every year. This festival is actually a Ratha Yatra which starts from Mahadev temple (Van) in Majali and ends in Ramnath temple at Gaongeri(Majali). It is one of the important festival celebrated at Majali. It is the day when all the people come together and offer their prayers to God.Many other festivals are also celebrated at Majali One of the festival celebrated being Markepunav which is during Margshira Masa of Hindu Calendar which comes in the month of February every year. Majali is a destination for some of the beautiful beaches of Karwar such as Tilmati Beach also known as Black Sand beach. Fish Curry, Fish Fry & Rice being famous food of all time at Majali. [1]