Solapur city

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Siddheshwar Temple and Siddheshwar Yatra

Shri.Siddheshwar is the Gramdaivat

of Solapur city. A Siddheshwar
Temple is located at the heart of
the city. It is surrounded by a large
water tank which resembles as view
of an island. Source: Facebook Source: Facebook

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Ajoba Ganpati

Oldest Ganesh temple known as

Ajoba Ganpati temple, which
started celebrating the Ganesh
festival in 1885.
Ajoba Ganpati of Solapur has a
glorious tradition of about 132
years.
Lokmanya Tilak made Ganeshotsav
a public event in 1894 to mobilize
the youth for the national
movement and to spread the
freedom movement to the masses.
Eight years before that, in Solapur,
in 1885, the old generation
congregations of Shukrawar Peth
had come together and installed
Ajoba Ganapati in public.
Bhuikot Killa

Bhuikot Killa means a fort that is

built on flat land and not on any
mountain. Bhui means Land in
Marathi and Kot means Killa or
Fort.

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Municipal Corporation

The municipal corporation building

was built by Rao Saheb Mallappa
Warad. He was also one of the first
to bring the farming tractor to
India.The Solapur Municipal
Council was the first municipal
council to hoist the indian national
flag on the Municipal Council
building in 1930.

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Solapuri Chaddar

A Solapuri chaddar (bed sheet), is a

cotton bed sheet made in the
Solapur city of Maharashtra. These
chaddars are popular in India
where they are manufactured using
hand looms and are known for their
design and durability. Solapuri Source: justdial.com

chaddars were the first product in

Maharashtra to obtain
Geographical Indication (GI) status.

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Hutatma Chowk

Hutatma is a salutation given to those brave

freedom fighters who gifted their lives for the
freedom of India.

4 brave hutatmas of Solapur are remembered in the

Source: https://solapur.gov.in
form of the monument in the heart of the city, at a
busy junction / square (chowk) named after them as
Hutatma Chowk. Shri. Mallappa Dhanshetti, Shri.
Kurban Hussain, Shri.Jagannath Shinde and
Shri.Kisan Sarda four fighters, all from different
religions & casts. They fought together for the
freedom of their motherland.

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Tirth Kshetra
Solapur is situated between the three most
sacred cities of Maharashtra naming
Pandharpur,Tuljapur and Akkalkot also known
as Tirth Kshetra.

Pandharpur:- A holy shrine of quite antiquity

that holds Vithoba, a localized version of lord
Krishna is one among the numerous devout
destinations in Pandharpur.
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Tuljapur:- The well-known temple, Tulja Bhavani
Temple, is dedicated to the Hindu goddess
Bhavani. The town has received much notice
during past centuries. As the Goddess Bhavani Source: Pinterest
is the deity of many people from Maharashtra,
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and
Andhra Pradesh.

Akkalkot:- Akkalkot is widely known for its

association with Shri Swami Samarth Maharaj,
held by some to be a reincarnation of Lord Source: Google
Dattatreya. Swami Maharaj lived for over two maps Source: Youtube
decades at Akkalkot, mainly at the residence of
his disciple Cholappa, where his samadhi (tomb)
and shrine are now located.
Passport Office

The passport office of Solapur is

also known as Rippon hall.

Source: https://solapur.gov.in
Railway Station

This is one of the most cleanest

railway stations in Maharashtra

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