Sindkheda
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Sindkheda शिंदखेडा Metropolis |
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| Coordinates: 21°16′N 74°44′E / 21.267°N 74.733°ECoordinates: 21°16′N 74°44′E / 21.267°N 74.733°E | |
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Shindkheda  India
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| District | Shindkheda-Dhule District |
| Taluka | Shindkheda |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 323,157 |
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| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 425406 |
| Telephone code | 02566 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-18 |
| Website | www.sindkheda.com |
Shindkheda is a metropolitan city and taluka in the Dhule district of Khandesh region of Maharashtra state in India.
The name Sindkheda derives from the many 'Shindi' trees ('Shindi' trees look like Coconut or Palm trees), so the kheda (place) full of Shindi trees is named after it – Shinkheda or Sindkheda.
Geographically city is situated on the west side of the Burai River. On this river, whole city is situated.
Settlement of Shindkheda may have been in the 12th century, before that this area belonged to dandaka aranya. Sindkheda is settled on the bank of Burai River. There is a story on the name of Burai River. One day a Santa (Pujari) taking bath on the little stream, suddenly a flow of water increased and the cloth of Pujari flew away. Pujari was shocked and surprised to see some new cloths were flowing towards him. He thanked the river and said from today you become a Ma Burai. Who will wash everyone's bure karm. At the same time he preached anyone "who tries to dirty you will dry yourself or who causes to dirt your water his life will get miserable". There is real time evidence we still can see.
After the 12th century, Muslim sardar ruled the region some Khan Ruled this area that is why this area is known as Khandesh. It is also saying that this is khana (Krishna) ka desh so it is khan desh. Both Hindu and Muslims live here peacefully in sindkheda. Khan distributed the land area amongst 13.5 provinces in local languages they are known as Rawals.
This town earlier under the Holkar's state (Indore). Mr.Pratap Singh Rawal was the head of the town and area (Rawal Gadhi at Shindkheda still exists at the south side of town near Burai River).
Pratapsingh Rawal after that Lakhesing Rawal ruled the Jahagiri up to British rule. On the Era of Pratapsingh Rawal Lord Datta mandir of sindkheda was constructed on the bank of river Maa Burai. At the same era Lord Balaji Mandir might be constructed. Balaji sansthan started Ratha Palkhi Utsava where every year at Ashvin Paurnima i.e. on Kojagiri Paurnima People of the town and surrounding area gather and pull the Ratha around the main street of Sindkheda. It is one of the huge and famous Rath Plakhi utsav around area.
The India freedom movement of 1947, Shindkheda gave freedom fighters like Ramchandra Nathu Buwa-Dukale alias Rama Buwa,Narayan Buwa alias Nana Buwa (Balaji Sansthan,Shinkheda),Vyankatrao Patil.
Pratapsing Rawal was strong beloved in Hinduism and mythology so he called to Kavyatirth Hon. Late. Ha.pa.bha. Sitaram Gangadhar Pandit called nickname Shewadkar bapu bapu was bachelor of Sanskrit language and got degree from Kashi(banaras) Hindu Vidyapeeth. He was very popular in Sindkheda taluka. Bapuji read 60 times Bhagwat katha in Datta Mandir. He was master in Vedic Astrology, Mythology and Karmakand he was living at Datta Mandir. This is a great holy place.
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