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Solapur is a city in south eastern Maharashtra, India near the Karnataka border and is the administrative headquarters of Solapur District. Its ancient name is Swarnavallipura. In 12th cenrury, it was called as Sonnalige. Siddharama was a great conributor to Lingayata Religion and he is considered as one of the six prophets of Lingayat Religion. Siddharamaeshwara opposed the idol worship after getting enlightenment with Basavanna. The strange thing is that, Siddharamaeshwar him self was being idolized and worshipped. As all of his teachings are in kannada vachanas, people of Maharashtra have failed to understand the message given by this great humanitarian and Shivasharana. He has written vachanas very scholarly in Kannada. It is an important junction on the North-South railway line. Solapur is a town with an array of small and medium scale industries. Solapur is a leading center for cotton mills and power looms. Solapur bed-sheets ('chaddars') have earned fame and reputation for their novel designs and durability. The chief deity of the city is Shri Siddeshwar. The "Nandidhwaj" procession on Makar Sankranti fair is attended by millions of devotees .
At one time solapur was one of the very progerssive town in Maharashtra. It is the first city in Maharashtra which had a closed drainage system. SOlapur had some really big cloth making mills till some strikes broke the financial backbones of these mills.
Solapur Muncipal corporation is one of the most beautifual of government building. It was actually a palace of on rich and famous from the town
Solapur District leads Maharashtra in beedi production . So much so that the Martyrs’ Memorial here is saluted daily by thousands of visitors. Kundalsangam, Karmala and Barshi have adopted the path of development through industry and education. Akkalkot is the site of Mallikarjun Temple where many Lingayat devotees workship daily.
History
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Solapur is one of the biggest cities in Maharashtra, situated near the borders with Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. It is an ancient historical and religious place with Shri Siddharameshwar as its "Gramadaiwata". Shri Siddharameshwar was a historical figure of the 12th Century whose "Karmayoga" on his own native land-Solapur, turned him into a God-figure over the course of time. He composed more than 65,000 Vachanas and consecrated 68 "Lingas" in Solapur. He belonged to the Virashaiva movement inspired by the saint and revolutionary Basavanna. He had gained the "Siddhi". As Solapur was a drought prone area, Shri Siddharameshwar dug a lake with the help of 4000 "Sharanas" to solve the problem of portable water, which was open to use for people of all castes, races and religion. He entombed himself alive (Shivyogsamadhi) at Solapur.
During the Indian independence movement, the people of Solapur enjoyed full freedom on 9th, 10th and 11th May 1930.However, this resulted in the executions of Shri Mallappa Dhanshetti, Shri Kurban Hussein, Shri Jagannath Shinde and Shri Kisan Sarda who were hanged on 12th Jan 1931, in the prison at Pune. This resulted in the city becoming recognized as "The City of Hutatmas".
Solapur is 433 km away from Mumbai and 244 km from Pune. By rail, it is 456 km from Mumbai. Solapur is well-connected with metro-cities like Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bangalore!<-- via road or rail?? -->.
Pandharpur, with its Vitthal-Rakhumai temple on the banks of the Chandrabhaga river, , is only 70 km from Solapur.
Places of interest
- Hippar ga Talab, 10 km from Solapur, is a scenic nature area
- The presiding deity of Maharashtra, Lord Vitthal, is located in Pandharpur nearby.
- Temple of Lord Siddharameshwar
Media
There is a local All India Radio Solapur station broadcasting in the AM band which operates at 1602 kHz or at 187.2 meters.
See also
List of Solapur telecom companies
External links
Official Websites
Other Websites related to Solapur
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