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DHALSAVANGI
Dhalsavangi (Chikhli T., p. 1,229): This is a village in Chikhli tahsil situated 15 miles to the south-west of Buldhana, the district headquarters. In the village, close by, is an old temple of Devi called Murdadi situated over a picturesque spot in the midst of hills covered with forest. The. temple was partly rebuilt in the beginning of this century and it consists of three shrines one fairly big in the middle and the other two, one on each side of it. The principal shrine holds the image of Murdadi which is very large, ferocious looking and is crimson coloured while the shrines on the two sides have images of Kalika and Mahadeva, respectively. Behind the temple is a square masonry cistern into which three separate springs flow through cowhead (gomukh) gargoyles. Two fairs are held each year in honour of the deity on the 15th day of the bright fortnights of the months of Kartika (November) and Chaitra (April). The assemblage at the fairs is, however, not considerable and ranges between 200 and 300 persons who come to make their offerings to the Goddess.
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