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KUMBHALI
Kumbhali, is a village of 2,046 persons in 1971 in Sakoli tahsil situated about two miles south of Sakoli on the road to Lakhan-dur. There are temples dedicated to various deities, of which the one to Durgadevi on the banks of the Chulband river, about two furlongs from the village, has great religious importance. It is considered to be a jagrit daivata or one which responds to prayers, and the fair held on 14th and 15th January every year is attended by nearly three lakhs of people coming from all over Vidarbha and the districts of Balaghat. Temporary shops and booth's for the sale of various articles are erected over an area of 60 acres. It is said that this village was granted by Raghuji Bhosle to one Dikshit Brahman for the maintenance of the temple. It was subsequently purchased by Punaji Neuji Ghor-mare (malguzar). Excavations on the eastern border of the village yield idols of deities. The temple holds seven acres of land. Kumbhali has a school imparting instruction up to the eighth standard, a post office, a forest labourers society, a Durga Seva Co-operative Society, and a Durga Krida Mandal.
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