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PLACES OF INTEREST
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VELAS
Velas (Mandangad T.; 17° 55' N, 73° 00' E; RS. Khopivali,
95 m. p. 3,064), about 11 miles to the east of Mandangad is noted as the birth-place of Bajaji Janardan, commonly called Nana Phadnis, who was the chief power in the Maratha State since the death of Madhavrav Peshva I.
There is a statue of Nana Phadnis in sitting posture measuring two and a half feet.
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