Hanga is a village in Parner taluka in

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of the state of

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.Maps of India, Map of Haga Village. https://www.mapsofindia.com/villages/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/parner/hanga.html.

Temple

Hanga has a popular temple of

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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

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, or Hinduian; Hindu is the short version of the word.

Economy

The majority of the population has farming as their primary occupation.

References

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