PLACES

PALI

Pali is a small village in Bid tahsil lying about 4.82 km. (three miles) from Bid. It is known for the shrine of Nagnath, built in Hemadpanti style.

Objects

Nagnath Mandir: It has an open courtyard and is surrounded by a 0.609 metre (2 ft.) high parapet wall. The sabhamandap is octagonal in shape and has 16 pillars, of which 8 are embedded in the eight corners. The walls have lattice-work upon them. In the centre of the hall there is a flint-stone image of nandi. The gabhara is a sort of a circular cell reached by descending a small flight of steps. The ling has a facial plaque of brass of Mahadev planted upon it and is sheltered by a five hooded cobra image made of the same metal. Its sikhar has a gold plated spire. Above the entrance door to the mandap a cement canopy has been constructed and in it are set the images of Sankar with trisul in hand, and Ganapati and Parvati to his right and left respectively. In the court-yard there is a tulsi vrndavan. To the right of the temple there is a well, while at the back a squarish tirthkund with stone steps all round it. The Bendsura river emanates from the hill in Bid tahsil and flows through that tahsil towards north and joins the river Sindphana. A dam has recently been constructed across it near this village at a total cost of Rs. 58.82 lakhs. The net area irrigated would be 3.369 hectares (8,324 acres).

Khazana Bavli: A little over four kilometres (three miles) west of Bid near the village Pali is a large well called the khazana bavli which was constructed about 1582 A.D. by the then jagirdar of Bid. There are three inlets which feed the well and only one outlet. The source of water supply has not yet been traced. It has channels built for irrigation purposes which irrigate over a thousand acres of land. Its water level remains the same at all times of the year.