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8 unusual facts about Kolhapur


Desh, Maharashtra

Most of the region was ruled directly by the British as part of the Bombay Presidency, but several princely states, including Satara, Sangli, and Kolhapur, remained under Maratha rulers in subsidiary alliance with the British.

Khillari cattle

The Khillari is breed of cattle, of the Bos indicus sub-species, found in Man and Khatav taluka in Satara and Shirol taluka in Kolhapur and Atpadi taluka in Sangli in the Mumbai region of western India.

& also this animals are found in neighbouring districts of Sangli, Kolhapur & Solapur of Western Maharashtra.

Maratha Light Infantry

With the integration of the erstwhile princely states, the 19th, 20th, 22nd battalions were amalgamated, from the state forces of Satara, Kolhapur, Baroda, and Hyderabad, with the Regiment.

Parashara

The birthplace of Parashara Muni is believed to be at Panhala fort in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.

Religious liberalism in Rajput courts

The Shilaharas of Kolhapur are also known to have supported both Jainism and Buddhism.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sindhudurg

The diocese covers an area of 21,099 kmĀ² of the state Maharashtra, covering the districts Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri and Kolhapur except the St. Francis Xavier parish in Kolhapur City.

Vinay Kore

Due to his growing influence in the area, NCP did not put up a candidate against him when he contested as an independent and won from Panhala in Kolhapur district.


Battle of Kolhapur

Battle of Kolhapur was a land battle that took place on December 28, 1659 near the city of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India between the Maratha Chhatrapati Shivaji and the Rustam Zaman of Adilshah.

Bhoja II

As inscriptions of Singhana II are found at Kolhapur itself shortly after that date it would seem that Bhoja II was the last of his family, overthrown and dispossessed by Singhana II in or soon after 1209-10 CE, the commencement of Singhana's reign.

Dadhimati Mata Temple

The temple has the oldest depictions of 'Devi mahamatya', which are even older than Mahalaxmi temple of Kolhapur, Maharastra.

Flag of the Maratha Empire

After the fall of the Maratha Empire, the flag or its variants remained in use by many princely states derived from Maratha territories, such as Kolhapur, Gwalior, Sangli and Jawhar.

Gulabrao Patil

Gulabrao Patil was born on 16 September 1921 in a Maratha family in Benadi, a small village on the Maharashtra-Karnataka state border near Kolhapur.

H. P. Gandhi

Gandhi joined as an assistant lecturer at Karnatak University (earlier known as Karnatak College), Dharwar in July 1949 and very soon he was transferred unceremoniously to M N College, Visnagar in Gujarat (August 1949), then to I Y College, Bombay (November 1949), and after another short time period he joined Rajaram College, Kolhapur after which he finally returned to Karnatak College (June 1951).

Kolhapur State

Its rulers, of the Bhonsle dynasty, were entitled to a 19-gun salute - thus Kolhapur was also known as a 19-gun State.

Kumbhoj

Kumbhoj (pronounced as kam'bho'j) is the name of an ancient town located in Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

Mumbai-Bangalore economic corridor

Mumbai-Bangalore corridor is expected to pass through different cities, Pune, Satara, Kolhapur, Belgaum, Dharwad, Davangere, Haveri, Chitradurga and Tumkur.

Percy Cox

After holding minor administrative appointments in Kolhapur and Savantvadi in India, Cox was posted to British Somaliland, which was then administered from India, as Assistant Political Resident at Zeila.

R.C.S.M. Govt Medical College and CPR Hospital, Kolhapur

The medical college and hospital are located in Kolhapur city, Karvir, of Maharashtra.

Saugor railway station

Hence it lacks connectivity with important places such as all the major cities in South India including Trivendrum, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Mysore, Coimbatore, Cochin, Kolhapur and Tirupati.

Shalini Palace

Shalini Palace in the city of Kolhapur in the Indian state of Maharashtra was built in 1931-34 at a cost of Rs. eight lakhs and was named after Princess Shrimant Shalini Raje of Kolhapur.

Sindhudurg Fort

There are Maharashtra state government (MSRTC) buses running from Mumbai, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Kolhapur and Goa state government buses (Kadamba Transport Corporation) running from Panaji, Madgaon, Vasco and Pernem to Sindhudurg.

Swargate Bus Stand

Kolhapur (Every 30 min from 6:00 to 19:00 and from 22:00 to 00:30), Panaji, Madgaon, Gadag, Karwar, Dharamshati, Chaandgadh, Deogadh, Sawantwadi, Ratnagiri, Malvan, Belgaum, Hubballi-Dharwad, Vengurla, Radhanagari, Kagal.

Vidyapeeth Highschool Kolhapur

Vidyapeeth Highschool Kolhapur, is a Marathi school located in the southern city of Maharashtra - Kolhapur.

Dikshit-guruji on a land donated by the King of Kolhapur Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj.


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