Padukere

Padukere is a Peninsular Island. Peninsular means a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to a larger land area. One side of the Island has beach the other side river and in the northern part the river and sea meets each other. It is a place near by Malpe. we should go by a boat to reach this Island or we can go to a place called Kadpadi which connects the island with a bridge. this Island is populated with around 5000 people.

   

bridge which connects Padukare from Katpadi

this boat takes you to Padukere

This is a very beautiful place. but many of the visitors don't know this. We can see many small Island from this place. The main occupation of the people here is fishing. This is one of the creations of Parashurama. so there is a belief of the people here is that, if is Island drown in water the whole world will drown. Scientific reasons is this place is very high from the sea level.
The people here face many problems like drinking water, transportation and soil erosion during rainy season.

Island in rainy season

This is one of the must visit place when you visit Malpe. This Island has many Bajana Mandir, where the people go and sing devotional songs. There is a famous temple named Shanishwara Temple in this Island. This temple also celebrates its Fest every year.
Here are some picture of this place,  

roads of the Island (right side of the road is Beach)