Karanjgaon
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Karanjgaon is a village situated on the bank of river Godavari in Niphad Taluka
, Nashik District
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Karanjgaon's latitude and longitude
coordinates are given as 20° 4' 60" N, 74° 7' 0" E or 19° 58' 60" N, 73° 47' 60" E.
The village has a green carpet all around it.
It also has an old fort-type building called the "Jijamata Gadhi".
The main source of income there is farming.
" and "Maagh Paurnima". This is the main market place
for nearer village.
Tuesday is the market day of the village.
The population is about 5000. The Grampalika is a well equipped one floor building .
There are lots of temples situated in the village such as the temple of lord Rama
, Khanderao
, agnimata,Shiv mahadev.
Diffident type of function e.g. "Harinam Saptah" at Hanuman and Ram temple are also carried out during specific period.
Niphad
Niphad is the name of a town, and of the taluka headquartered there, in the Nashik District of Maharashtra, India. The Marathi name signifies a place without mountains; indeed, the taluka's topography is fairly level with hardly even any hills....
, Nashik District
Nashik district
Nashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district.-Geography:Nashik district has an area of 15,530 square kilometres...
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Karanjgaon's latitude and longitude
Geographic coordinate system
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position...
coordinates are given as 20° 4' 60" N, 74° 7' 0" E or 19° 58' 60" N, 73° 47' 60" E.
The village has a green carpet all around it.
History
Karanjgaon is the village of freedom fighter "Anna Dange", founder of the marksvadi communist party.It also has an old fort-type building called the "Jijamata Gadhi".
The main source of income there is farming.
The village
The place becomes a pilgrimage center during the festivals of "Gudi PadvaGudi Padwa
Gudi Padwa or Gudhi Padwa , is the Marathi name for the Hindu holiday of Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. It is celebrated on the first day of the Chaitra month to mark the beginning of the New year according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar...
" and "Maagh Paurnima". This is the main market place
Marketplace
A marketplace is the space, actual, virtual or metaphorical, in which a market operates. The term is also used in a trademark law context to denote the actual consumer environment, ie. the 'real world' in which products and services are provided and consumed.-Marketplaces and street markets:A...
for nearer village.
Tuesday is the market day of the village.
The population is about 5000. The Grampalika is a well equipped one floor building .
There are lots of temples situated in the village such as the temple of lord Rama
Rama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
, Khanderao
Khandoba
Khandoba, also known as Khanderao, Khanderaya, Malhari Martand and Mallu Khan is a regional Hindu deity, worshipped as Mārtanda Bhairava, a form of Shiva, mainly in the Deccan plateau of India, especially in the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. He is the most popular family deity in Maharashtra...
, agnimata,Shiv mahadev.
Diffident type of function e.g. "Harinam Saptah" at Hanuman and Ram temple are also carried out during specific period.