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PLACES
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HATKANANGALE
Hatkanangale (16° 45' N; 74° 15' E; p. 3,914), the headquarters of the Hatkanangale taluka, is a railway station on the Kolhapur-Miraj line, 13 miles north-east of Kolhapur.
According to a local legend Hatkanangale is named from a stone hand or hat which was set up in memory of a man who passed an ordeal by dipping his hands in boiling oil. The chief object of interest is a well-preserved domed tomb or darga dedicated to Gorisaheb Pir. It is said to have been built about 500 years ago and is 33' x 26' x 33' high including the dome. The circumference of the dome is 68 feet. Inside the dome is a Parsian inscription written on a copper plate. The tomb enjoys rent-free land valued at a yearly assessment of Rs. 275-8-0. Of Hindu temples, the temple of Narhari is 16' x 16' x 30' high and enjoys rent-free land valued at a yearly assessment of Rs. 35; the temple of Vithoba has a good rest-house. A market is held every Wednesday at which the articles sold are gul and turmeric.
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