Shahapur is an area of
Ichalkaranji City, 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 ...
,
India. It is located in the northern part of the city. Shahapur was in included in
Ichalkaranji municipal council in 1985. There are many schools in Shahapur including,
Shahapur High School,
Vinayak High School and other municipal primary schools. Lord
Mhasoba Mhasoba, pronounced "MUH-SO-BAA", is a horned buffalo deity of pastoral tribes in Western and Southern India. In Maharashtra, many Gawlis (tribes making their living cow-herding and by selling milk and milk products) have been worshipping this deit ...
is the
deity
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of Shahapur. An annual fair takes place on the first Tuesday after
Gudhi Padwa
Gudhi Padwa is a spring-time festival that marks the traditional new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus, but is also celebrated by other Hindus as well. It is celebrated in and around Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and the union territ ...
.
Ichalkaranji
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