Barshi
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Barshi is a town and a Municipal Council
in Solapur district
in the state
of Maharashtra
, India
. It is a headquarter and the largest city in Barshi Taluka
. It is famous in the region for its quality toor dal (lentil) production and other agriculture products. The town is traditionally considered as a gateway to the neighboring region "Marathwada
". Barshi has one of two temples dedicated to Vishnu
as Lord Bhagvant; the other is at Varanasi.
Barshi has also twelve Jyotirlinga such as Uttareshwar, Bhogeshwari, Baleshwar and so on. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Rama traveled through here while going to Sri Lanka
.
Barshi had three cotton textile mills, although only one survives. The three were Rajan Mill, Lokmanya Mill and Barshi Textile Mill (called BTM - Old Name JaiShankar Mills Ltd.). The last one is now managed by NTC- previously managed by Rao Bahadur
Ganpatrao Zadbuke alias Kakasaheb, grand father of Anand Zadbuke. Barshi is also known for its wholesale trading market, called "Krishi Utapanna Bazar Samiti (adhat bazzar)". Farmer and cattle owners come to Barshi from all over to sell raw commodities, crops, vegetables, fruits, animals, and animal products to wholesale buyers, who then sell to big city traders. It is emerging as a regional education centre with reputed educational institutes.
Nargis Dutt Memorial Cancer Hospital, initiated by film actor Sunil Dutt
, is situated in Barshi. It has state-of-the-art facilities and is funded privately (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
) as well as by the government. The hospital is also linked to Tata Memorial Hospital
for Cancer Research
, Parel-Mumbai. Dr. B.M Nene took the responsibility as the head of hospital since founded. This campus of 50 acres donated by Utreshwar alias Baburao Kathale, brother of Balasaheb Naganath Kathle, grandfather of Anand Zadbuke, this hospital is run by Sarumanga Utreshwar Kathle Trust.
The great spiritual guru of Kundalini Shakti, the late Vamanrao Gulawani Maharaj, lived in Barsi for almost 12 years while he worked as a young school teacher in a local high school.
, Barshi had a population of 104,786. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Barshi has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
. The uniqueness of this temple is that, this is the only temple of Shri Vishnu all over India having Shri Vishnu’s name as BHAGAVANT.
The temple is build in Hemadpanthi style in the year 1245 A.D. There are four entries to the temple from all the four directions, but the main entry is east-facing.
There is one GARUDKHAMB in front of Garbhagraha. The idol of main deity Shri Bhagvant is in black stone having SHANKH, CHAKRA andGADA is in the hands and picture of devotee king Ambrish below the right hand. Shri Laxmi is on the back of Bhagvant idol. Shivlinga is there on the forehead and marks of Footsteps of Bhrigu Rishi on the chest of the deity.
There are old records showing the grants released by Shri Nanasaheb Peshve in the year 1760, by East India Company in 1823 and by British Government in 1784.
The temple management is looked after by a Panch Committee. Badves carry out the work of daily rituals of the temple. The daily ritualsinclude Kakada Arti, Nitya Puja, Mahapuja in the morning, Dhuparti in the evening and Shejarti in the
night.
Large no. of devotees visit during the Chaitri, Maghi, Aashadi & kartiki (Hindu Months) Ekadashi.
During the Aashadi & Kartiki Ekadashi a large procession is taken out covering the town with Bhagvant riding on Garuda. A CHABINA is taken out on every full moon day.
Ritual at Sri Bhagawanta Mandir:
Every morning at five Lord Bhagawanta is woken up with the Kakad arati adorations to the accompaniment of the sound of the cymbals. Several devotees, both men and women, attend these morning devotions. They bring the offerings of sugar, fruits, milk, curds and butter. The traditional honour of the Kakad of Bhagawant Mandir is with Sri Dattatreya Krishnath Patil. The priest is particular about continuing this convention. It was Sri Bhaurao Tatya Patil who took up the onus of Bhagawant Kakad way back, a tradition that has been passed down the generations.
At the time of Kakad arati, the Lord is first adored with ghee lamps and then the priest changes the cloak and offerings of fruits and sugar are made. The lotus feet of the Lord are washed with warm water. Incense is waved, milk offered in silver vessel and then a pancharati performed. After this Sri Ganapati and Varun are worshipped with blowing of conch. The priest puts a blob of butter in Lord’s mouth. Then He is anointed with milk, curds, ghee, sugar and honey. Lord Bhagawanta is given a bath with water showered out of His silver pail. This water is considered equal in merit to Bhagirathi and sprinkled upon the devotees assembled. After this follows the karpur arati and hymns and praises are sung by the devotees. After the Lord has bathed and put on new clothes, He is given an offering of khichadi. This is being taken care of by the local business community— Sri Nanasaheb Budukh and Sri Balasaheb Kokate are looking at this aspect presently.
In the afternoon, the Brahmins of town, Deshpande, Joshi, Patil, Deshmukh etc. provide the naivedya/repast for Lord Bhagawanta. The priests bring this from the homes of the respective families. Many are the offerings made on occasions such as Gudi Padva, Dasera, Diwali etc.
Major Pre Schools -
1 Shishuvihar Barshi.
Major Primary Schools -
1. Navin Marathi Vidyalaya, Barshi
2. Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya, Barshi
3. Jijamata Primary School, Barshi
4. Mahatma Phule Primary School, Barshi
5. MIT's Smt. Prayag Karad Vishwashanti English Medium Primary School, Barshi
6. Datta Prathmik Vidyamandir, Vaiduwadi, Barshi
Apart from these there are 19 primary schools run by Municipality. Most are Marathi
medium but 2 Urdu
and 1 Gujarati
medium schools are also there.
Major High Schools -
1 Sulakhe High School, Barshi
2 Barshi Technical High School, Barshi
3 New High School, Barshi
4 Maharashtra Vidyalaya, Barshi
5 Silver Jubilee High School, Barshi
6 Anglo-Urdu High School, Barshi
7 Adarsh Highschool, Shendri.
Junior and Senior Colleges -
1 Shree Shivaji Mahavidyalaya (Shri Shivaji Sikshan Prasarak Manadal - founded by Karmaveer Mamasaheb Jagdale)
2 Shriman Bhausaheb Zadbuke College
3 B.P. Sulakhe Commerce College - Karmveer Institute of Information Technology(K.I.I.T.)
These institutions serves the higher educational needs of the town as well as surrounding region.
Sarvodaya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Chare is one of the educational institute run Schools and collages in Barshi Taluka.
The Junior Collage of education (Adhyapak Vidyalaya Chare)Chare is one of oldest D. Ed. collage founded by Mr Sambhajirao Jagdale and Late Shree Madhukar Kisan More (sir).
Barshi is a one of the best leading center in the field of IT.
There are about 35 Computer Institutes like Shree Computers, Suyash Computers, Promtech Computers, Samarth computers keeping city up to date. There are also various institutions providing competitive professional education such as BA, B.Com, BSC, BCA, BCS, B.P.Ed, M.P.Ed, M.Sc, Agri, Engg, Diploma, ATD, Pharmacy, ITI, etc.
Recently renowned educationalist Dr. Vishwanath Karad announced his plans to establish state of the art Medical institution in the city. ( at the place of old textile mill - Lokmanya Mills)
Technical Education:
S.S.S.P.M Polytechnic, Barshi
provides Diploma courses in the stream of Industrial Electronics, Civil and Computer sciences.
This is one of the very few institute offering diploma course in Industrial Electronics department.
At the place of KIIT which becomes now School of Nursing which gives diploma in nursing.
, constructed by British
engineer Everard Calthrop
. The Barsi Light Railway opened in 1897 and was extended on a number of occasions until it reached a total length of 202 miles (337 km) in 1927. The example of the Barsi Light Railway is regarded as having revolutionised the narrow gauge railway system of Indian subcontinent. The railway continued to operate as a narrow gauge railway until conversion to broad gauge
began in the late 1990s as part of Indian Railways
conversion program for all metre and narrow gauge
lines.Marshall, Lawrence C., 2001 Indian Narrow Gauge Steam Remembered Plateway Press, East Harling
The conversion of the narrow gauge track of the Barshi Light Railway to broad gauge was partly completed in 2007. The converted track from Latur to Osmanabad opened in September 2007. The converted track from Osmanabad to Kurduvadi
was opened in October 2008. The Kurduvadi
-Latur
route connects Barshi to Parbhani, Solapur, Pune and Mumbai and hence to the national rail grid. Mumbai-Latur, Pune
-Hyderabad and Pandharpur
-Nizamabad trains operate on this route.
Barshi town is connected to Solapur, Ahmednagar, Beed, Osmanabad and Latur towns by road.
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Epilogue about Narrow Gauge
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The Narrow Gauge Track from Kurduwadi to Barshi used to pass through streets of Barshi Town.
The Track was in parallel and touching the State Highway between Barshi and Kurduwadi.
On conversion to Broad gauge the entire alignment is changed and is 3 to 4 kilometres away from old narrow gauge alignment and stations in between have been built at different location.After gauge conversion Barshi Station is located at different location due to change of alignment and railway line does not cross Barshi City and the station is located 6-kilometres away from Town.
The new Barshi railway Station construction is also delight to watch as it done keeping the nature contour and using it to maximum advantage
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Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
in Solapur district
Solapur District
- Solapur District is a district in Maharashtra state of India. The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in the Bhima and Seena basins. The entire district is drained by the Bhima River.Solapur district leads in beedi...
in the state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is a headquarter and the largest city in Barshi Taluka
Barshi Taluka
Barshi Taluka is one of the 11 tehsils of Solapur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This tehsil occupies the Northeast corner of the district and is bordered by Osmanabad District to the north and east, Madha Taluka to the west, Mohol Taluka to the southwest and North Solapur Taluka to...
. It is famous in the region for its quality toor dal (lentil) production and other agriculture products. The town is traditionally considered as a gateway to the neighboring region "Marathwada
Marathwada
The name Marathwada identifies one of the five regions in Maharashtra state of India. The region coincides with the Aurangabad Division.-Historical highlights:...
". Barshi has one of two temples dedicated to Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
as Lord Bhagvant; the other is at Varanasi.
Barshi has also twelve Jyotirlinga such as Uttareshwar, Bhogeshwari, Baleshwar and so on. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Rama traveled through here while going to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
.
Barshi had three cotton textile mills, although only one survives. The three were Rajan Mill, Lokmanya Mill and Barshi Textile Mill (called BTM - Old Name JaiShankar Mills Ltd.). The last one is now managed by NTC- previously managed by Rao Bahadur
Rao Bahadur
Rao Bahadur was a title of honour issued in British India to individuals who had performed great service to the nation....
Ganpatrao Zadbuke alias Kakasaheb, grand father of Anand Zadbuke. Barshi is also known for its wholesale trading market, called "Krishi Utapanna Bazar Samiti (adhat bazzar)". Farmer and cattle owners come to Barshi from all over to sell raw commodities, crops, vegetables, fruits, animals, and animal products to wholesale buyers, who then sell to big city traders. It is emerging as a regional education centre with reputed educational institutes.
Nargis Dutt Memorial Cancer Hospital, initiated by film actor Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt , born Sunil Balraj Dutt, was an Indian Hindi movie actor , producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government...
, is situated in Barshi. It has state-of-the-art facilities and is funded privately (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. It is "driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family"...
) as well as by the government. The hospital is also linked to Tata Memorial Hospital
Tata Memorial Hospital
The Tata Memorial Hospital is situated in Parel, Mumbai in India. It is a specialist cancer treatment and research centre, closely associated with the Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer . One of the fields of specialization of this hospital is in the treatment of acute...
for Cancer Research
Cancer research
Cancer research is basic research into cancer in order to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatments and cure....
, Parel-Mumbai. Dr. B.M Nene took the responsibility as the head of hospital since founded. This campus of 50 acres donated by Utreshwar alias Baburao Kathale, brother of Balasaheb Naganath Kathle, grandfather of Anand Zadbuke, this hospital is run by Sarumanga Utreshwar Kathle Trust.
The great spiritual guru of Kundalini Shakti, the late Vamanrao Gulawani Maharaj, lived in Barsi for almost 12 years while he worked as a young school teacher in a local high school.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Barshi had a population of 104,786. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Barshi has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
About Bhagvant Temple
Bhagvant temple is dedicated to Shri VishnuVishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
. The uniqueness of this temple is that, this is the only temple of Shri Vishnu all over India having Shri Vishnu’s name as BHAGAVANT.
The temple is build in Hemadpanthi style in the year 1245 A.D. There are four entries to the temple from all the four directions, but the main entry is east-facing.
There is one GARUDKHAMB in front of Garbhagraha. The idol of main deity Shri Bhagvant is in black stone having SHANKH, CHAKRA andGADA is in the hands and picture of devotee king Ambrish below the right hand. Shri Laxmi is on the back of Bhagvant idol. Shivlinga is there on the forehead and marks of Footsteps of Bhrigu Rishi on the chest of the deity.
There are old records showing the grants released by Shri Nanasaheb Peshve in the year 1760, by East India Company in 1823 and by British Government in 1784.
The temple management is looked after by a Panch Committee. Badves carry out the work of daily rituals of the temple. The daily ritualsinclude Kakada Arti, Nitya Puja, Mahapuja in the morning, Dhuparti in the evening and Shejarti in the
night.
Large no. of devotees visit during the Chaitri, Maghi, Aashadi & kartiki (Hindu Months) Ekadashi.
During the Aashadi & Kartiki Ekadashi a large procession is taken out covering the town with Bhagvant riding on Garuda. A CHABINA is taken out on every full moon day.
Ritual at Sri Bhagawanta Mandir:
Every morning at five Lord Bhagawanta is woken up with the Kakad arati adorations to the accompaniment of the sound of the cymbals. Several devotees, both men and women, attend these morning devotions. They bring the offerings of sugar, fruits, milk, curds and butter. The traditional honour of the Kakad of Bhagawant Mandir is with Sri Dattatreya Krishnath Patil. The priest is particular about continuing this convention. It was Sri Bhaurao Tatya Patil who took up the onus of Bhagawant Kakad way back, a tradition that has been passed down the generations.
At the time of Kakad arati, the Lord is first adored with ghee lamps and then the priest changes the cloak and offerings of fruits and sugar are made. The lotus feet of the Lord are washed with warm water. Incense is waved, milk offered in silver vessel and then a pancharati performed. After this Sri Ganapati and Varun are worshipped with blowing of conch. The priest puts a blob of butter in Lord’s mouth. Then He is anointed with milk, curds, ghee, sugar and honey. Lord Bhagawanta is given a bath with water showered out of His silver pail. This water is considered equal in merit to Bhagirathi and sprinkled upon the devotees assembled. After this follows the karpur arati and hymns and praises are sung by the devotees. After the Lord has bathed and put on new clothes, He is given an offering of khichadi. This is being taken care of by the local business community— Sri Nanasaheb Budukh and Sri Balasaheb Kokate are looking at this aspect presently.
In the afternoon, the Brahmins of town, Deshpande, Joshi, Patil, Deshmukh etc. provide the naivedya/repast for Lord Bhagawanta. The priests bring this from the homes of the respective families. Many are the offerings made on occasions such as Gudi Padva, Dasera, Diwali etc.
Educational Institutes
The city is well known in the region for its state of the art educational institutions and nearby districts and tehsils depends upon these educational facilities.Major Pre Schools -
1 Shishuvihar Barshi.
Major Primary Schools -
1. Navin Marathi Vidyalaya, Barshi
2. Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya, Barshi
3. Jijamata Primary School, Barshi
4. Mahatma Phule Primary School, Barshi
5. MIT's Smt. Prayag Karad Vishwashanti English Medium Primary School, Barshi
6. Datta Prathmik Vidyamandir, Vaiduwadi, Barshi
Apart from these there are 19 primary schools run by Municipality. Most are Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
medium but 2 Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
and 1 Gujarati
Gujarati language
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...
medium schools are also there.
Major High Schools -
1 Sulakhe High School, Barshi
2 Barshi Technical High School, Barshi
3 New High School, Barshi
4 Maharashtra Vidyalaya, Barshi
5 Silver Jubilee High School, Barshi
6 Anglo-Urdu High School, Barshi
7 Adarsh Highschool, Shendri.
Junior and Senior Colleges -
1 Shree Shivaji Mahavidyalaya (Shri Shivaji Sikshan Prasarak Manadal - founded by Karmaveer Mamasaheb Jagdale)
2 Shriman Bhausaheb Zadbuke College
3 B.P. Sulakhe Commerce College - Karmveer Institute of Information Technology(K.I.I.T.)
These institutions serves the higher educational needs of the town as well as surrounding region.
Sarvodaya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Chare is one of the educational institute run Schools and collages in Barshi Taluka.
The Junior Collage of education (Adhyapak Vidyalaya Chare)Chare is one of oldest D. Ed. collage founded by Mr Sambhajirao Jagdale and Late Shree Madhukar Kisan More (sir).
Barshi is a one of the best leading center in the field of IT.
There are about 35 Computer Institutes like Shree Computers, Suyash Computers, Promtech Computers, Samarth computers keeping city up to date. There are also various institutions providing competitive professional education such as BA, B.Com, BSC, BCA, BCS, B.P.Ed, M.P.Ed, M.Sc, Agri, Engg, Diploma, ATD, Pharmacy, ITI, etc.
Recently renowned educationalist Dr. Vishwanath Karad announced his plans to establish state of the art Medical institution in the city. ( at the place of old textile mill - Lokmanya Mills)
Technical Education:
S.S.S.P.M Polytechnic, Barshi
S.S.S.P.M Polytechnic, Barshi
Shri Shivaji Shikshan Prasarak Mandal Polytechnic, Barshi offers Diploma courses in the stream of Industrial Electronics, Civil Engineering and Computer Sciences. The courses are approved by the Maharashtra State Board for Technical Education.-References:...
provides Diploma courses in the stream of Industrial Electronics, Civil and Computer sciences.
This is one of the very few institute offering diploma course in Industrial Electronics department.
At the place of KIIT which becomes now School of Nursing which gives diploma in nursing.
Transport
Barshi was the original terminus of the gauge Barsi Light RailwayBarsi Light Railway
The Barsi Light Railway was a -long, -gauge railway in western India. It was the brainchild of British engineer Everard Calthrop, and regarded as having revolutionised narrow gauge railway construction in India.-History:...
, constructed by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
engineer Everard Calthrop
Everard Calthrop
Everard Richard Calthrop was a British railway engineer and inventor. Calthrop was a notable promoter and builder of narrow gauge railways, especially of gauge, and was especially prominent in India. His most notable achievement was the Barsi Light Railway; however he is best known in his home...
. The Barsi Light Railway opened in 1897 and was extended on a number of occasions until it reached a total length of 202 miles (337 km) in 1927. The example of the Barsi Light Railway is regarded as having revolutionised the narrow gauge railway system of Indian subcontinent. The railway continued to operate as a narrow gauge railway until conversion to broad gauge
Broad gauge
Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
began in the late 1990s as part of Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
conversion program for all metre and narrow gauge
Narrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
lines.Marshall, Lawrence C., 2001 Indian Narrow Gauge Steam Remembered Plateway Press, East Harling
The conversion of the narrow gauge track of the Barshi Light Railway to broad gauge was partly completed in 2007. The converted track from Latur to Osmanabad opened in September 2007. The converted track from Osmanabad to Kurduvadi
Kurduvadi
Kurduvadi or Kurudwadi is a small town in Solapur district in Maharashtra state of India. It is known mainly for the railway junction connecting two different rail gauge tracks.-Geography:Kurduvadi / Kurduwadi is located at...
was opened in October 2008. The Kurduvadi
Kurduvadi
Kurduvadi or Kurudwadi is a small town in Solapur district in Maharashtra state of India. It is known mainly for the railway junction connecting two different rail gauge tracks.-Geography:Kurduvadi / Kurduwadi is located at...
-Latur
LaTur
La Tur was a Mexican airline that operated from 1988 until 1992 when it was taken over by TAESA.-Company history:Set up in 1988 to help develop the tourist market, La Tur began operations using McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft. One year later, the Airbus A300-600 was introduced for flights to Europe...
route connects Barshi to Parbhani, Solapur, Pune and Mumbai and hence to the national rail grid. Mumbai-Latur, Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
-Hyderabad and Pandharpur
Pandharpur
Pandharpur is an important pilgrimage city on the Bhimā river in Solāpur district, Maharashtra, India. The Vithoba temple attracts about half a million Hindu pilgrims during the major yātrā in the month of Ashadh ....
-Nizamabad trains operate on this route.
Barshi town is connected to Solapur, Ahmednagar, Beed, Osmanabad and Latur towns by road.
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Epilogue about Narrow Gauge
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The Narrow Gauge Track from Kurduwadi to Barshi used to pass through streets of Barshi Town.
The Track was in parallel and touching the State Highway between Barshi and Kurduwadi.
On conversion to Broad gauge the entire alignment is changed and is 3 to 4 kilometres away from old narrow gauge alignment and stations in between have been built at different location.After gauge conversion Barshi Station is located at different location due to change of alignment and railway line does not cross Barshi City and the station is located 6-kilometres away from Town.
The new Barshi railway Station construction is also delight to watch as it done keeping the nature contour and using it to maximum advantage
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