Kharsundi

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Kharsundi
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Kharsundi
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Kharsundi
Kharsundi (India)
Coordinates: 17°20′30″N74°46′34″E / 17.341585°N 74.775996°E / 17.341585; 74.775996 Coordinates: 17°20′30″N74°46′34″E / 17.341585°N 74.775996°E / 17.341585; 74.775996
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Sangli district
Talukas Atpadi
Government
  Body Gram panchayat
Population
 (2011) [1]
6,120
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-MH
Vehicle registration MH
Nearest city Vita
Lok Sabha constituency Sangli
Vidhan Sabha constituency Khanapur-Atpadi
Website maharashtra.gov.in

Kharsundi is a village located in Atpadi Taluka, Sangli District of Maharashtra, India.

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Priests offering prayers to Siddhanath, Kharsundi

Kharsundi is well known for Lord Siddhanath. Siddhanath is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva and it is believed that he is the protector of Kharaspundi. Siddhanath is the patron god of Atpadi and adjacent regions and one of among several regional protective (Kshetrapal) gods of Maharashtra. The village is well known in southern India for its large cattle fair, mainly for Khillari breed bulls.

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Siddhanath is believed to be incarnation of Lord Shiva. Siddhanath is the patron god of Atpadi and adjacent regions and one of among several regional protective (Kshetrapal) gods of Maharashtra. Historical temple of lord Siddhnath,a big temple built in 450 years ago. The God in this temple is reincarnation of Lord Shiva even called as NathBaba. This God had two wives one stays with him and other wife that is goddess Zakabai who is staying few km away from kharsundi near from Neilkarnji. God Nathbaba can meet her once in 3 years and this condition was put by his first wife Goddess Jogeswari. So all the villagers go along with Palki of god to meet her some where in December. Near Kharsundi there is a place called Gohdapur where the natural spring of water is coming from ages and does not go dry, the story is that God Nathbabas Horse once saw the snake and jumped and put its feet on ground, the water started flowing there, the snake was there for restrict god from meeting his second wife.

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References

  1. "Villages & Towns in Atpadi Taluka of Sangli, Maharashtra".