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PLACES
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DAREKASA
Darekasa, with in 1971 a population of 186 is a small village in Gondia tahsil situated on the railway line about 73 miles from Bhandara Road. It was the headquarters of the former Darekasa zamindari. There are some interesting caves, partly natural and partly artificial, in the Chandsuraj hills near here. They are called Kachgad or iron fort, kacha being the Gondi word for iron. About 200 persons can sit in one cave formed out of a single rock. In a well-known Gond 'folk song recorded by Rev. Mr. Hislop, Mahadev is said to have shut up the Gonds in the Kachikopa Lohagad or " The iron cave of the red hill" closing the mouth, of the cave with a large boulder. Lingo, the leader of the tribe, rolled away the stone and liberated 16 score of Gonds who were the ancestors of the whole tribe. It is quite possible that the scene of this legend may have been taken from Darekasa. At a little distance from Darekasa there is a waterfall forming into a fine pool known as Ramidoh with some picturesque scenery.
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