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PIMPALGAON DEVI
Pimpalgaon Devi (Malkapur T.; p. 1205): This village that owes its name to the existence of a temple of Devi in the village is situated 14 miles to the south-west of Malkapur, the tahsil headquarters. A big annual fair used to be held in the past here in honour of the Devi in the month of January (Pausha Paurnima) which lasted for about 15 days and was attended by 25,000 [Buldhana District Gazetteer, 1910, p. 455] people from Khandesh and other districts of Berar. Temporary shops for the sale of all kinds of goods used to be established and the value of sales was said to average Rs. 7,000. Carts of all description were largely brought from Khandesh and formed one of the principal articles of trade. As per 1961 census, about 10,000 people attend the fair.
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