Hanga is a village in
Parner taluka
Parner taluka is a taluka in Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Geography
Area
The following are area details:
Population
The table below shows the population of the taluka by sex. The data is taken from the 2001 ...
in
Ahmednagar district
Ahmednagar district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, ɦ(ə)məd̪nəɡəɾ is the largest districts of Maharashtra, district of Maharashtra state in western India. The historical Ahmednagar city is the headquarters of the district. ...
of the state of
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 ...
.
[Maps of India, Map of Haga Village. https://www.mapsofindia.com/villages/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/parner/hanga.html.]
Temple
Hanga has a popular temple of
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
popularly called as a Hangeshwar. It is situated at the bank of Hanga river. It is believed that in the month of August (
Shraavana
Śrāvaṇa ( sa, श्रावण) is the fifth month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Śrāvaṇa is the fifth month of the year, beginning on July 23 and ending on August 22. In the Tamil calendar, it is known ...
), every Monday inside the Hangeshwar temple, round shape pindis of rice takes shape automatically.
Religion
The Indian dialect used by the majority of the population in the village is
Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
,
or Hinduian; Hindu is the short version of the word.
Economy
The majority of the population has farming as their primary occupation.
References
{{Parner tehsil topics
Villages in Parner taluka
Villages in Ahmednagar district