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Baramati " Yesterday , Today and
Tommorrow...........!
Location of Baramati: Its 99 Kms by road and 120 kms by rail from
Pune, which is connected by daily air services to Mumbai and
Aurangabad. Daund-Baramati railway line has recently been converted
into broad gauge.Baramati has 800 hectares of land used as MIDC
Industrial Area along Baramati-Bhigwan Road, 5 kms. outside Baramati
town's municipal limits. (Acquisition of additional area of around
800 ha. planned).
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people here. The main
food crops grown here are sugarcane,grapes & cotton..This
produce of grapes and sugar is exported from Baramati.
History of Baramati : Baramati has a rich culture since the
ancient ages.The famous Kashivishweshwar temple on the western bank
of Karaha river was constructed during 800 B.C. And the famous poet
Sridhar who wrote Shivleelamrut the holy book belongs to this
place.
Baramati was under Yadav's rule,which was later taken over by
Bahamani rulers.The famous Babuji Naik constructed the Sidheshwara
temple whose reference is observed in the poems written by Great
poet Moropant one of famous poet of Maharashtra.Such great poet also
belongs to Baramati.There are many more religious temples in and
around Baramati.
Today's famous political and social leader Sri Sharadchandraji
Pawar who was born here, is working diligently for the development
of Baramati. Thanks to him and his team, Baramati has now attained a
place on the international map.
In the recent past, Baramati got an opportunity to present itself
at an international level due to the Industrial development and
advancement in the field of Education.
In the future, Baramati is slated to be one of the highly
developed cities in India, enhancing the lives of the common man and
poor farmer, alike. The latest technologies will be implemented in
the day-to-day life of the people here.
Areas of pilgrimage around Baramati are Morgaon, (35 Km) and
Jejuri (65 Km) towards Pune.
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