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PLACES
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CHIMANGAON
Cimanganv (Koreganv T; 17° 40' N, 74° 10' E; RS Koreganv 6 m. SW; p. 2,650) on the left bank of a stream about four miles north-west of Koreganv, has a
Hemadpanti temple of Mahadev. The sanctuary is modern but the hall with its sixteen pillars is old. The centre course in each pillar is well carved. The facade of the roof is of stone slabs with the usual broad eaves curved and turned-up margins. The carving in the pillars, the decoration of the plinth, and facing of the roof, are good and in a floral pattern with knots and balls. The brackets supporting the pillars are also well carved. Cimanganv was the headquarters of Bapu Gokhale in an attack on Vardhangad fort when in 1807 he was returning to Poona after the action below Vasantgad in which the Pant Pratinidhi was taken prisoner
[Grant Duff's Marathas, 616.]. There is a temple of God Maruti established by Ramdas Svami. A fair is held in his honour on every Saturday in the month of Shravan, the last Saturday being most important when about 10,000 people attend.
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