Masur is a small town in the Satara district of Maharashtra in India.[1] It is located between Satara and Karad, seven kilometers from National Highway No. 4. Masur is located at a distance of 14 km from Karad. The nearest Masur railway station is about 2 km away from town. It has a population of about 18,000.It is a marketplace for nearby 20 villages.

Masur
Town
Masur is located in Maharashtra
Masur
Masur
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°24′0″N 74°9′0″E / 17.40000°N 74.15000°E / 17.40000; 74.15000
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictSatara
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,000 Approx.
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
415106
Telephone code02164
Vehicle registrationMH-50
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityKarad
Lok Sabha constituencySatara
Avg. summer temperature30 °C (86 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Tourism

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It is a famous religious tourist spot. It is notable as the site of one of the Maruti eleven temples built by the Hindu saint, Ramdas.It was also birthplace of Varakari saint Yogiraj Hare Krishana Baba. The Masurashram was situated in Masur, where Dharmabhaskar Vinayak Maharaj and Kaka Joshi gave lessons on the Dasbodh and Manache Shlok of Ramdas. Dr. Jyeshthraj B. Joshi, son of Bhalachandra(Kaka) Joshi, is a world-renowned senior scientist, celebrated chemical engineer, innovator, teacher par excellence and winner of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award (1991)and Padmabhushan award in the year 2014.

Masur is also famous for the Shree Sachadev Sumatinath Jain Mandir.[2] This temple was built by the Jain community in the Masur. Idols in the temple was made by Mourya Samrat Samprati Raja in c. 224 – c. 215 BCE. Masur was famous for the Vyapari Peth near the jain temple.

History

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Masur was one of the most important towns during Shivaji's rule and it has a fort from that time called 'Bhuikot Killa.'

Ganesh festival of Masur is very famous. Temple of Bhairoba is one of the notable places in Masur.

The festival of Bhairvnath is celebrated during Maghi Pornima( Fullmoon) in February. This festival is held for about 15 days. Masur is famous for Ganesh Yatra held on the next day of Anatchaturdashi. Biroba Yatra, celebrated by all dhangar castes, is also famous in Masur.

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar writes about his childhood experience in Masur and the discrimination he and his siblings suffered, in his autobiographical book, Waiting for a Visa (chapter 1).[3]

See also

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JAIN TEMPLE MASUR https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sachadev+Sumatinath+Bhagwan+Jain+Mandir,+Masur/@17.3996218,74.1570148,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3bc1809cad3076ff:0xcaf38f9525464820!8m2!3d17.3996218!4d74.1592035

References

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  1. ^ Satara district profile
  2. ^ Sachadev Sumatinath Jain Mandir
  3. ^ Ambedkar, Dr. Bhimrao (1991). Waiting for a Visa (PDF). Mumbai: Dept. of education, Government of Maharashtra. pp. 4071–4090. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

2.http://www.udctalumni.org.in/newsroom/news/300.dz

3.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGzMlqiwkKo
4.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6haQlhyCtfc
5.yogirajharekrishnababa.in/गुरुपरंपरा.php
6.Md Pathak, "11 maruti Temples " blogspot 5 Jan 2010
7.Lutgendorf, Philip (2007). Hanuman's tale: the messages of a divine monkey. US: Oxford University Press. p. 74. ISBN 9780195309218.
8.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qzkCqTEt0Q