Patit Pavan Mandir is not just another small-town temple. Built in the early 20th century, it is closely tied to Ratnagiri's social reform history and to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's efforts to promote temple entry across caste lines.
That background makes the site more interesting than its physical scale. Visit it with Thiba Palace and other Ratnagiri stops, and read it as part of the city's political and reformist history rather than only as a devotional landmark.