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BONDGAON
Bondgaon, is a small village of 2,148 inhabitants in 1971 in Sakoli tahsil situated about 13 miles south of Sakoli near the Chulband river. In honour of Gangajumna Devi, who is supposed to dwell in a tank in the village, a fair is held on Chaitra-Paurnima (March-April). The fair lasts for a fortnight, the attendance not exceeding 5,000. On Ashvin Shuddha 9 another fair is held. The priest of the temple is much revered and goes about on tour in Chaitra. He is believed to possess the gift of divination and prophecy. Bondgaon has a maternity home, an ayurvedic dispensary, a veterinary aid centre, a post office and facilities for education up to the high school level. For the supply of potable
water it depends upon wells. |
