Wednesday 08th September 2010
Karmala is a city and a municipal council in Solapur district. Karmala is about 82 miles from the Solapur railway station. Agriculture is the main occupation for the people of Karmala. The town came to be known as Karmala after Muhammedan maulavi named Karme-Maula who propagated the teaching of Islam when Karmala was under the Nizamshahi kingdom of Ahmednagar.
Karmala has a population of 21,933. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Karmala has an average literacy rate of 71%. Marathi is the main language spoken in Karmala. Karmala is famous for the temple of Shri. Kamaladevi. The Kamala Bhavani Temple is built by Rao Raje Nimbalkar in 1727. Encircled by a surrounding wall, the fort has twenty-one bastions, the distance between the two bastions being 115 feet. The fort has two gates, one to the east and other to the west. On the outskirts of the town is the temple dedicated to the goddess Bhavani. It is a Hemadpanti structure extended and renovated by Rao Rambha Nimbalkar.
KAMALADEVI OF KARMALA
Karmala is famous for the temple of Shri. Kamaladevi.
There is a significance of no. 96 for the temple.
The Kamala Bhavani Temple is built by Rao Raje Nimbalkar in 1727. It is considered to be the second seat of Tulajapur Tulaja Bhavani. Built in Hemdpanthi style, the temple has entry doors in East South and North directions. The uniqueness of this temple architecture is, the temple is having well of 96 steps. The temple is constructed with 96 pillars. The temple top consists of 96 pictures and 96 ‘overyas’..
Navaratra festival is celebrated with great devotion. The annual festival (yatra) is held during Kartik porrnima to Chaturthi.
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