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PLACES
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BHIMSAGIRI
Bhimsagiri (Gadhinglaj T.), a group of two or three temples lies about a thousand yards west of Samangad. The chief is Bhim's temple which has a stone-built gabhra or the inner hall shrine with a quadrangular vestibule or mandap. It has a room for about 300 people and is 100' x 84' x 14' high. In the shrine is a stone image of Maruti. Close to the temple is an old underground excavation 75' x 40' x 15' deep, and about 200 yards east of the temple is a grove of mango and other trees. At this temple, from the dark 13th of Magh or January-February to the bright 5th of Phalgun or February-March a yearly fair is held attended by about 10,000 people. The fair is said to have been started by Baburav Gadnis a former commandant of the Samangad fort. Near Bhim's temple stands the temple of Chaloba where in Magh or January-February a yearly fair is held attended by about 3,000 people who generally offer the deity 400 to 500 sheep.
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