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KELAPUR.
Kelapur, which gives its name to Kelapur tahsil is a village of 1,046 inhabitants on the Khuni river lying 3.22 km (two miles) south of Pandharkavda, the actual headquarters. The village is touched by the Nagpur-Hyderabad national highway and contains an old stone fort of considerable extent now lying amidst ruins. In the past the fort withstood several sieges and had sheltered Bajirav II on his flight from Pune to Benaras. At its door there is a four-faced Ganapati image looking- as it were towards the four quarters of the compass. Kelapur has also an ancient shrine of Ambadevi of great religious importance. The village has a middle school and a post office.
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