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Sakri Taluka
Sakri is a Town/tehsil in Sakri Taluka of Dhule District of Maharashtra state in India. Headquarters for the taluka is the town of Sakri. In Sakri Taluka there is a large town named Pimpalner that has historical importance. Pimpalner hosts a religious fair in the name of Khandoji Maharaj, every year during the time of the Ganesh Festival in the month of Bhadra. Pimpalner is located alongside the Panzara River, which is the lifeline of Dhule District. Places of interest Important temples: * The famous Kanhaiyalal Maharaj temple at Amali, Sakri Taluka, is away from the town of Sakri towards Gujarat. The shrine is dedicated to Lord Vishnu or Kanhaiyalal Maharaj. * Balsane and Mangiji- Tungiji are two prominent Jain pilgrim centers very close to Sakri. * In the village of Balsane, there are some well preserved caves, Mata Kanbai (Kandevi) Temple and Jain Swami Vimalnath temple. There are temples (Brahma, Vishnu, Dasavatara) and mat on the banks of the Burai river. The biggest is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhandai Devi
Shree Kulswamini Dhandai Devi (Verai, Dandini) Mandir is a Hindu temple located at Mhasdi near Sakri Taluka in Maharashtra, India. Here, the worship of the goddess Kulswamini Dhandai Devi is carried on right next to the Dhandai Plane, once a center of Hinduism. The temple is a prime spot of worship for the Kshatriya Patil People And Maratha Kunbi People. But along with the Kshatriya Kunbi and Maratha The Marathi people (Marathi: मराठी लोक) or Marathis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as a M ... Family Kulswamini Dhandai Devi is worshipped by many some caste, people especially those belonging to the Marathi Brahmin, Marathi Bhramin and somewhat Lonari and Mali caste, Marathi Mali caste as their presiding family deity, Kuldevi or Kuldevta. The devotees throng the temple on all occasions of Navaratri and Chaitri Navratra t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahirani
Khandeshi is a language spoken in the Maharashtra state of India. It is spoken in the Khandesh region (Districts Dhule, Jalgaon and Nandurbar ुळे, जळगाव आणि नंदुरबार wedged between the territory of Bhili and that of Marathi. It consists of Khandeshi proper, and the Dangri and Ahirani dialects. The words "Ahirani" and "Khandeshi" are sometimes used interchangeably: Ahirani as the caste-based name (after Ahirs), and Khandesh as the region-based name. Etymology A detailed study of the various etymologies of the word Khandesh appears in the book ''Ahirani Boli'' by Dr. Ramesh Suryawanshi. Ahirani is a major dialect of Khandeshi. It was originally spoken by the Ahirs living in the Khandesh region. It is further divided into region-based sub-dialects such as Chalisgaon, Dhule, Malegaon and Dhule group. Ahirani is spoken in the Jalgaon (except Bhusaval, Jamner, Bodwad and Muktainagar) and Nandurbar, Dhule. Outside Khandesh, it is spoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |