Masur is a small town in the
Satara district
Satara district (Marathi pronunciation: aːt̪aɾaː is a 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 is the capital of the district and other major towns ...
of
Maharashtra in
India
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. It is located between
Satara and
Karad
Karad is a city in Satara district of Indian state of Maharashtra and it is 320 km (180.19 miles) from Mumbai and 159 km from Pune. It lies at the confluence of Koyna River and the Krishna River known as the "Priti sangam". The ...
, seven kilometers from National Highway No. 4. Masur is located at a distance of 14 km from Karad. The nearest Masur railway station is about 2 km away from town. It has a population of about 18,000.It is a marketplace for nearby 20 villages.
Tourism
It is a famous religious tourist spot. It is notable as the site of one of the Maruti
eleven temples built by the Hindu saint,
Ramdas.It was also birthplace of Varakari saint Yogiraj Hare Krishana Baba. The Masurashram was situated in Masur, where Dharmabhaskar Vinayak Maharaj and Kaka Joshi gave lessons on the Dasbodh and Manache Shlok of Ramdas.
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Masur is also famous for the 101 years old Shree Sachadev Sumatinath Jain Mandir. This temple was made 101years ago by the jain community in the Masur. Idols in the temple was made by Mourya Samrat Samprati Raja in c. 224 – c. 215 BCE. Masur was famous for the Vyapari Peth near the jain temple.
History
Masur was one of the most important towns during
Shivaji
Shivaji Bhonsale I (; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680), also referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adil ...
's rule and it has a fort from that time called 'Bhuikot Killa.'
Ganesh festival of Masur is very famous. Temple of Bhairoba is one of the notable places in Masur.
The festival of Bhairvnath is celebrated during Maghi Pornima( Fullmoon) in February. This festival is held for about 15 days. Masur is famous for Ganesh Yatra held on the next day of Anatchaturdashi. Biroba Yatra, celebrated by all dhangar castes, is also famous in Masur.
Dr.
B.R.Ambedkar writes about his childhood experience in Masur and the discrimination he and his siblings suffered, in his autobiographical book,
Waiting for a Visa
''Waiting for a Visa'' is a 20-page autobiographical life story of B. R. Ambedkar written in the period of 1935–36. It consists of reminiscences drawn by Ambedkar, related to his experiences with untouchability, in his own handwriting. The book ...
(chapter 1).
See also
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Maruti Temples, Maharashtra
JAIN TEMPLE MASUR
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References
2.http://www.udctalumni.org.in/newsroom/news/300.dz
3.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGzMlqiwkKo
4.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6haQlhyCtfc
5.yogirajharekrishnababa.in/गुरुपरंपरा.php
6.Md Pathak, "11 maruti Temples " blogspot 5 Jan 2010
7.Lutgendorf, Philip (2007). Hanuman's tale: the messages of a divine monkey. US: Oxford University Press. p. 74. {{ISBN, 9780195309218.
8.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qzkCqTEt0Q
Cities and towns in Satara district