Aangnechi wadi
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 Aangnechi wadi
Location in Maharashtra, India
 Aangnechi wadi
Aangnechi wadi (India)
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| Coordinates: 16°08′35″N 73°31′13″E / 16.142918°N 73.520207°ECoordinates: 16°08′35″N 73°31′13″E / 16.142918°N 73.520207°E | |
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 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Sindhudurg |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | MH-07 |
Anganewadi is a village located in the Sindhudurg district of Malvan, Maharashtra, India.
Alcohol consumption is forbidden in the hamlet.
At Bharadi Devi temple a fair is organised every February when two hundred thousand people visit the temple during the fair.
This is the Jaagrut (Active) devasthan situated at Anganewadi, 10 km from Malvan. The Bharadi devi temple is in the village of Masure. Anganewadi is a small hamlet of Masure village. The Bharadi (Earth Goddess) devi is famous for her wish-fulfilling(Navas) power. Her devotees express their wishes (Navas) before her and once the wish is fulfilled they come again for a Darshan (visit) to express their gratitude.
The highlight of Anganewadi is an annual fair. [held some time in February/March, the date is declared after getting approval from the goddess herself].
Because of the wish–fulfilling powers of the Goddess, the Goddess has many political leaders and celebrities among her devotees. All the faithful throng to the annual fair.Special buses and passenger vehicles ply from Malvan and Kankavli to Anganewadi.
Anganewadi is known as the Pandharpur of Konkan. The name Anganewadi indicates a dominance of people with the surname Angane. According to a legend a Goddess materialized in the village in the form of a stone plaque, 400 years ago. Since then people have been flocking to this village for 'Darshan', every year. There is no fixed day or date for the fair. It is decided by consensus.
A theory to explain the origin of the fair is that a man from the village of Anganewadi, was working as an Intelligence officer/spy for the Maratha Empire during the reign of Shahu Maharaj [son of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj] and the Peshwas (Baji Rao I & Chimaji Appa) and had single handed-ly helped them achieve tremendous success during their campaigns in North India, when the Marathas were expanding their empire & had planted the Maratha flag in Attock. When he came back after fulfilling his duty,one of his cows would discharge milk on the green wood which turned into a stone plaque (Swayambhu Idol). When the owner went out to look for the cow, he found the stone plaque. On the same night, he got a divine message in his dream from the Goddess, who believed is to be an incarnation of Sita Mata,the daughter of Bhoodevi[Mother Earth] & the Warrior Goddess Bhavani herself and the village started to worship the stone plaque. The word soon spread and people from all over Maharashtra & India have since visited the place annually.The Marathas and Peshwas, Baji Rao I & Chimaji Appa themselves had come to worship the Goddess for their future campaigns in India which proved successful & the Maratha Empire thus sanctioned 2000 acres land to the village.
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