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BHIDI
Bhidi is a village in the Wardha tahsil lying about 18 miles south-west of Wardha. In 1961 its population was 2,019. Bhidi has an antique temple of carved stones believed to have been erected by a sadhu or mendicant saint named Gopal Krishna. There is a wide belief amongst its population that the saint who had climbed a bel tree to escape being seen by the Raja of Satara miraculously vanished from its branches. The saint was neither heard of nor seen again, but instead an idol of Mahadeva was found near about the tree and a temple was subsequently erected. It is very difficult to say as to when the temple was erected. There could also be very little credence to the belief of the villagers that the sadhu's tomb lies underneath the temple, since it is told that the sadhu vanished into the bel tree. Though the temple is really of Mahadeva, it is called Gopal Krishna temple after the saint. Holding it to be a Krishna temple even the annual fair is celebrated on Janmashtami day, which is the birth-day of Krishna. Some two to three thousand persons attend the fair which lasts for about three days, a number of temporary shops being opened for the sale of different commodities. The temple contains a swing which is supposed to rock in the night by itself, to which people attach supernatural significance. The village has a primary school, a post office and a medical practitioner. Weekly bazar is held on Sundays.
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