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PLACES
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PALUS
Palus is a village of 10,629 inhabitants in Tasganv taluka, on the Karhad-Tasganv road about 16.09 km (ten miles) north-west of Tasganv. Large tracts of its land have come under the Krsna canal irrigation scheme. The land is extremely fertile and sugarcane and cotton are grown in abundance. The family of the famous musician Visnu Digambar Paluskar hailed from this village. Besides a primary school, the village has a high school and an industrial training school. There are a post office, a health centre, a family planning centre and a veterinary dispensary. It is one of the centres in Tasganv taluka, providing breeding bulls to the villages. A workshop run on co-operative basis and manufacturing spare parts for oil engines, etc., has recently been set up. It also manufactures pumps. There is a temple dedicated to a saint by name Dhondiba, who was supposed to possess supernatural powers and who could foretell any coming disaster. His prophesies used to come true. On Kartika Vadya Ekadasi a fair in honour of this saint is held.
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