Sangli is a
cityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in the state of
MaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
of
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. Sangli is known as the
Turmeric city for its vast production of
TurmericTurmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20 °C and 30 °C and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive...
. Sangli is situated on the banks of river Krishna and is the largest market place for Turmeric in Asia and houses many sugar factories, which it is also noted for. The Ganesh Temple of Sangli is a historical landmark of the city and is visited by thousands of pilgrims. Sangli is also noted for 'Bhadang' (dish made up of puffed rice).Sangli also famous for 'Bhel'. Bhel is a dish made by mixing puffed rice, onion, tamarind paste, tomato, etc.
Sangli is also one of the largest
grapeA grape is a non-climacteric fruit, specifically a berry, that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or they can be used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, molasses and grape seed oil. Grapes are also...
growing regions in Maharashtra. Government has established Krishna Valley Wine Park 30 km away from Sangli to promote wine industry. Recently, Sangli has come up as a major wind power generation locations in India. Suzlon has set up large wind farms around Sangli city with a capacity to generate over 900 MW of power.
Sangli has number of renowned education institutes which includes
Walchand College of Engineering-External links:* * * * * * * on , a wiki hosted by Wikia....
.
Princely State of Sangli
The region, known as Kundal (now a small village near Sangli city) in medieval
IndiaIndia , 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...
, was the capital of the Chalukya Empire in 12th century AD.
Sangli was one of the 11-gun salute princely states of British India, under the Kolhapur-Dekkan Residency in the
Bombay PresidencyThe Bombay Presidency was a province of British India. It was established in the 17th century as a trading post for the English East India Company, but later grew to encompass much of western and central India, as well as parts of post-partition Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula.At its greatest...
, and later the
Deccan States AgencyThe Deccan States Agency was a unit of British India exercising suzerainty over a number of princely states. The agency was created in the 1930s, and was composed of a number of princely states in western India, located in the present-day Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka...
. It was one of the southern
MarathaThe Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
JagirIn historic India, a jagir was a small territory granted by the ruler to an army chieftain in fairly short terms usually of three years but not extending beyond his lifetime, in recognition of his military service...
s. Its territory was widely scattered among other native states and British districts.
The city derives its name from "Saha Galli" ("Six Lanes" in
MarathiMarathi 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...
). Sangli city is known as Natyapandhari, the birthplace of
MarathiThe Marathi people or Maharashtrians are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, that inhabit the Maharashtra region and state of western India. Their language Marathi is part of the southern group of Indo-Aryan languages...
drama. The city has a rich cultural influence of Marathi music and drama. It has a historic Ganpati temple built in the 18th century by ruling
PatwardhanThe Patwardhan family is a prominent clan in modern India who previously ruled over a number of princely states of the British Raj. These included Jamkhandi, Kuruntwad, Miraj and Sangli...
dynasty of Sangli. The temple attracts thousands of devotees regularly.
Famous Personalities
Sangli was previously known as southern
SataraSatara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was the capital of the Maratha empire in the 17th century, hence one of the the historical cities of...
. Sangli is birth place of many legends in social as well as political reformers.
Gopal Ganesh AgarkarGopal Ganesh Agarkar was a social reformer from Maharashtra, India during the British Raj.-Early life:Gopal Ganesh Agarkar was born on 14 July 1856 in Tembhu , a village in Satara district now in Sangli district of Maharashtra. Agarkar had his primary education from Karad...
was born in Thembu [Small town in Khanapur-Aatpadi constituency].Balgandharva and Asha Bhosale were also born in this district. Also Maharashtra's Former Chief-Minister Vasantraodada Patil was born in Padmale (Near Sangli). " Sangit Natakas " (musical plays) are initiated in Sangli. Vishnudas Bhave is known to be father of the Sangit Natakas. Sangli is his not only birth place but also work place.
Sangli is home of many politicians.
R. R. PatilRaosaheb Ramrao Patil, better known as R. R. Patil , is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party. He became Home Minister of Maharashtra for the second time after the 2009 Maharashtra assembly election victory of the Congress-NCP alliance...
is Home Minister of
MaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
for second time since 2009. He is also former
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Jayant PatilJayant Patil is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is the current Cabinet Minister of Rural Development in the state of Maharashtra in Western India.Patil has a B.E. in Civil Engineering from VJTI, Mumbai...
is current Cabinet Minister of Rural Development in the state of
MaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. He is also former Finance Minister of Maharashtra. Sangli was home of late
Vasantdada PatilVasantdada Patil was an Indian politician from Sangli, Maharashtra. He was known as the first modern Maratha strongman and first mass leader in Maharashtra's politics....
. He was Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Pantangrao Kadam is Chancellor of
Bharti VidyapeethBharati Vidyapeeth, also known as Bharati Vidyapeeth University, is one of the largest universities in India. It was founded by Patangrao Kadam in 1964 in the Indian city of Pune. The objectives behind this was to bring intellectual awakening for people and for preparing manpower capable of...
. Bharti Vidyapeeth confers Degrees in Medical, Engineering and Management Studies.
Climate
Sangli has a semi-arid climate with three seasons, a hot, dry summer from the middle of February to the middle of June, a monsoon from the middle of June to late October and a mild cool season from early November to early February. The total rainfall is about 25.5 inches (647.7 mm).
Notable landmarks
- Ganapati Temple of Sangli - Grand temple built by Patwardhan dynasty of Sangli. It is famous for golden idol of Lord Ganesha.
- Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary - It is famous for peacocks and deers.
- Krishna Valley Wine Park, Palus - Grape & Wine tourism spot
- Chandoli National Park - It is declared as Sahyadri Tiger Reserve
- Chandoli Dam & Lake
- Kandhar Water Falls
- Dandoba Reserve Forest
- Prachitgad Fort - Built by Maratha Emperor Shivaji Maharaj.
- Battis Shirala - Famous for Wild Snakes specially for Cobra
Cobra is a venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae. However, not all snakes commonly referred to as cobras are of the same genus, or even of the same family. The name is short for cobra capo or capa Snake, which is Portuguese for "snake with hood", or "hood-snake"...
.
- Sangameshwar Shiva Temple, Haripur - It is situated on the confluence of River Krishna and river Warna.
- Bagetil Ganesh Temple, Haripur
- Tasgaon Ganesh Temple
- Krishna-Yerla Sangam & Raghunath Swami Anandmurti's Samadhi - Bramhanal
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