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KARAGANI
Karagani, lying 57.93 km (36 miles) east of Vite, is a village
in the newly constituted Atapadi mahal with 7,144 inhabitants as per the 1961 Census. Before its inclusion in Atapadi mahal it formed a part of Khanapur taluka. It is well-known for the temple of Rama and the weekly cattle and sheep market. The Sukracarya tirtha and the hill, the former of which attracts thousands of pilgrims every year, are nearby. The story goes that Sukracarya who recited Srimad-Bhagatvata to king Pariksit of Mahabharat, was engaged here in penance and severe religious austerities, Indra, learning of this, sent Rarhbha, an apsara of bewitching charms, to lead him. astray from, his path by her physical beauty. But Sukracarya did not fall in. the trap and made himself invisible in the mountains. The village has five primary schools, a middle school, an agriculture demonstration centre, a police out-post and a post office. Karagam formerly belonged to the Chief of Auncm State.
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