Belhe - HEritage Of Junnar

BELHE :-
Belhe is situated at North East side of Junnar Tahsil of Pune on Nagar - Kalyan Highway NH 222, is a large village with in 1881 a population of 12816 and a weekly market on Mondays. Belhe belongs to a Moghal family who held a high position in Junnar in the seventeenth century and who still enjoy the title of Nawabs of Belhe. They have married with the Nawabs of Surat and the present proprietor is the son-in-law of Jafar Ali the late Nawab of Surat. They have a large mansion in Junnar town which is entered by a fine gateway.To the south-east of Belhe, near the Belheshwar Temple , is a Hemadpanti well. The well is about twenty yards square and is entered by two opposite flights of ten steps each. The walls have eighteen canopied niches four each on the sides with steps and five each on the other two sides. The niches (3' x 1' 6" x 1) are square headed with carved side pillars and a finial consisting of a canopy knobbed at the top. The south wall has a worn-out inscription.

Belheswar Temple a temple of Lord Shiva was give name for this location , Belhe is popular for TAMASHA RASIK, [ People Having interest for looking Marathi TRaditional Dramatic Comedy Show ] . In sravan there are many festivals are held ,

Pir Shah Dawal Malik Baba Dargah & Baleshwar Temple Loacted in Bangarwadi North West Side of Belhe . Hindu & Mohmadian cummunity always prays BABA . Yatra of Dawal Malik Baba is held Last Thursday of Shravan [ Hindu Month ] .

Vithal Temple another famous place, it is Temple of Lord Vishnu [ Vitthal ] , Located In Bangarwadi .This Temple divided in two Part one is cave & another is Hemadpanthi temple , This cave is found in 1200 AD & Temple is renewed in last Decade , Larges size of stone are used for reconstruting this temple ,

Malabai this temple is located at North side of Belhe in Gulunchwadi, Godess Durga's Temple available here, This is nature born temple on Nagar - Kalyan highway,

Weekly Market is speciality of belhe , large Number of bulls are sold in every week here, Not only bull but also Goat, Cow, Bafallo, Hourse, Hen & Vegitable & Grain Trade done here.

Major Crops - Bajara , Jwari, Wheat, Sugar Cane, Mango, Grapes, Banana, Sitaphal .

Academic Contribution : Rayat Shikshan Sanstha's Shri Belheshwar Vidyamandir , Malshej Niketan's English MEdium School, Supriaya Collage of Eduacation .


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