River Savitri takes its origin at Tiger's spring and flow from east to west forming a natural boundary between
Ratnagiri and
Raigad districts, before merging with the
Arabian Sea near
Harihareshwar. There is an interesting legend behind the origin of Savitri River. It says that
Lord Brahma was performing Yagna in this region along with
Vishnu,
Shiva, and Brahma's younger consort
Gayatri. On this occasion Brahma forgot to wait for his senior consort
Savitri. When Savitri arrived, she felt insulted at this and in her fury she transformed these four into rivers. In retaliation, they also turned Savitri into the river known as Savitri River. Lord Vishnu became
River Krishna and began to flow east while Shiva got transformed into
River Koyna and started to flow south.
