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GAIMUKH
Gaimukh, is a small village of 217 inhabitants in 1971 in Bhandara tahsil 20 miles north of Bhandara and six miles from Ambagad. It is so called because a spring issues from the rocks here, and the name gaimukh or cow's mouth is usually applied to such springs the form of a cow's mouth being sometimes carved out of the rock. The spring is supposed to have its source in a tank two miles away. There is a cave temple ascribed to the Kuramvars. A fair lasting for a fortnight is held at the place on the day of Mahashivaratra in March. The attendance is about 50,000 persons. A number of shops are opened for the sale of brass vessels and hardware.
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