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Yerla River
The Yerla River, alternatively Yerala River, is a tributary of Krishna River. It originates from the Mhaskoba hills in the north of Khatav taluka of Satara district. It runs between Vardhangad and Mahimangad ranges and its total length is about 120 km. In Satara district , it passes through Mol, Lalgun, Pusegaon, Khatav, Vaduj and Nimsod. Later in Sangli district it joins Krishna River near Brahmanal. The Yerala is nonperennial river. This river is a major source of irrigation in the eastern part of Satara district and Sangli district in Maharashtra and helpful for seasonal agriculture production. The drainage network influences the economic and social development of people. Places and Temples The first holy place on the river is Mhaskoba Temple, where the river originates. This temple is located near to village Mol in north of Khatav taluka. After flowing in the south-east direction, the major attraction on this river is the Nagnath Temple of Lord Shiva at Nagnathwadi near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union territories of India by population, second-most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdivision globally. It was formed on 1 May 1960 by splitting the bilingual Bombay State, which had existed since 1956, into majority Marathi language, Marathi-speaking Maharashtra and Gujarati language, Gujarati-speaking Gujarat. Maharashtra is home to the Marathi people, the predominant ethno-linguistic group, who speak the Marathi language, Marathi language, the official language of the state. The state is divided into 6 Divisions of Maharashtra, divisions and 36 List of districts of Maharashtra, districts, with the state capital being Mumbai, the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, most populous urban area in India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mhaskoba Hills
Shreenath Mhaskoba is Kaal bhairava an Avatar of the Hindu deity Shiva. The clan deity of many Hindus, the worship of Kaala Bhairava as Shreenath Mhaskoba was popularized by the caste. He is also worshipped by tribal and pastoral people at, Mhaswad Mhaswad or Mhasvad is a city in the Maan/Dahivadi taluka in the Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The NH-548C Satara-Baitul National Highway passes through the city. Demographics India census A census is the procedure ..., orbanand onari Legend Kamlaji Dhangar, a cowherd, lived in the village of Veer. He escorted his herd, regularly to graze the greener pastures of Sonari and Borban villages. Sonari village, in Belgaum district has been known for its ancient Bhairav Temple. At his sojourn in Sonari, Kamlaji who was an ardent devotee of Lord Bhairava, would secure his cattle in a pen and visit the Lord's temple. He would perform the deity's ablutions, decorate the deity with flowers and leaves from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khatav Taluka
Khatav is a town and taluka (administrative division) located in the Phaltan subdivision of the Satara district, India. Khatav has a population of about 22346. Geography Khatav is situated to the south of the Satara district. Vaduj is the capital of the taluka, which is located 13 km south of Khatav. Khatav is surrounded by the Man, Karad, Phaltan and Koregaon talukas and Sangli district boundary. The taluka receives less rainfall than most and is categorised as a drought affected region. History Khatav is an ancient place in satara district, Situated at the spiritual edge oYerala river Khatav was prosperous town and market place in past. Khatav had a military base at the time of shivaji maharaj. ''Sarnobat Prataprao Gujar'' was native in bhosare village which village is adjacent to Khatav. Khatav have some of old damaged places still exist it need to preserve. In Khatav there are historical fortress still intact the past glory of town but now damaged. There are 3 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satara District
Satara district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [saːt̪aɾaː]) is a Districts of Maharashtra, district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of and a population of 3,003,741 of which 14.17% were urban (). Satara (city), Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns include Medha, Wai, Maharashtra, Wai, Karad, Koregaon, Man, Vikramgad, Maan, Koynanagar, Rahimatpur, Phaltan, Mahabaleshwar, Vaduj and Panchgani. This district comes under Pune Administrative Division along with Pune District, Pune, Sangli District, Sangli, Solapur District, Solapur and Kolhapur district, Kolhapur. The district of Pune District, Pune bounds it to the north, Raigad District, Raigad bounds it to the north-west, Solapur District, Solapur the east, Sangli District, Sangli to the south, and Ratnagiri District, Ratnagiri to the west. The Sahyadri, Sahyadri range, or main range of the Western Ghats, runs north and south along the western edge of the district, separating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangli District
Sangli district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [saːŋɡli]) is a Districts of Maharashtra, district of Maharashtra state in India. Sangli city is the district headquarters. It is bordered by Satara district, Solapur district to the North, Karnataka state to South-East, by Kolhapur district to South-West and by narrow portion in East side to Ratnagiri district. It is present on the southern tip of Maharashtra. The district is 25.11% urban. Sangli and Miraj are the largest cities. The industrial cities like Kirloskarwadi and Palus, Maharashtra, palus is also located in the Sangli District. Industrialist Laxmanrao Kirloskar started his first factory here. It is known as the sugar bowl of India due to its high sugarcane productivity. Sangli District is one of the most fertile and highly developed districts in Maharashtra. The District is very popular as a political power house in the state. It has provided many politicians and bureaucrats and is often referred to as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandani River
The Nandani River is a right tributary of Yerla River in India. It originates at Jaigaon and flows from Aundh in Satara district and confluence to Yerala river near Shivani village of Kadegaon taluka, in Sangli district of Maharashtra state. Course Nandnai River basin located at upper Yerala river basin, a tributary of Krishna river basin India. The total length of Nandani river is 39 km. It starts from Jaigaon in Satara district at 914 m above MSL and confluence at 551 m above MSL near Shivani in Kadegaon Taluka, of Sangli district in Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te .... References {{reflist Rivers of Maharashtra Tributaries of the Krishna River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalgun
Lalgun is a village in the Satara district of the state of Maharashtra in India. It is located on Pusegaon-Phaltan State Highway ( SH-147) and comes under Koregaon assembly constituency and Satara Parliamentary constituency. Lalgun has a population of about 2930. History Lalgun has existed for a long time. Warghat Prant(country above the ghats) was under the control of Chhatrapati Shivaji. Later, during the reign of Chhatrapati Shahu-I, the Warghat Province from Wai to Kopal on the Tungabhadra was placed under Dattaji Pant Waknis. Chhatrapati Shahu-I's Jabita Swarajya i.e. a Statement of Swarajya (dated 9 September 1718) enumerated the list of provinces in which Warghat province was consists of 16 Subhas. Under the Subha Prant Khatao there were 11 Talukas viz Khatao, Malawadi, Wangi, Nimsod, Mayani, Lalgun, Aundh, Vita, Khanapur, Kaledhon & Bhalwani. During the time of Peshwa the qasaba Lalgun-Budh panchgaon was under the supervision of the Watandars. The British als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaduj
Vaduj is a major town in Satara district of Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters of Khatav Taluka. It is located on the banks of the Yerala River, and is around away from the district capital Satara, and away from Pune. It is the biggest town in Khatav Taluka, with a population of around 32,636 (registered ) people. According to the 2011 population census, it has a literacy rate of 86%, which is above the national average. Recently, its status was changed to Nagar Panchayat . Location and markets Vaduj is large town and is located on the bank of "Yerala" River in Maharashtra (Ancient : Vedavati). Its emerging markets attract various people from surrounding villages. The main market area, known as ''peth''. Vaduj having very high markets due to nearest villages are totally dependent on Vaduj. Vaduj is the Administrative center of Khatav Taluka. Geography Vaduj is a Nagar Panchayat and located in the Satara district of Maharashtra state, India. The major surroundi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
