User talk:Mayur.supekar

LONAND
Hallow friends, this is Mayur Supekar, A Civil Engineer by profession and I am currently working at Pune.

I was born in village cum city place LONAND, the city which worshiped by great Saint 'Dyaneshwar Maharaj' while his long walk journey from Aalandi to Pandharpur to meet his beloved 'Lord Vithu raya' in the 12th Century. Since that date millions of peoples called "WARKARI" from all over the Maharashtra or even from many other places of India, do the same journey in the same days from holy place AALANDI to PANDHARPUR. It is about 800 years and above of tradition to have such a long march with such a huge crowd is walking (many of them as bare footed) only for the sake of meet and see the face of Lord Pandurang alias Lord Vithoba against all monsoon atmosphere or the heating sunny days. With such a holy atmoshere of chanting the name of Lord Pandurang "Dev Maza Pandurang, Vitthal Vitthal Jai hari Vitthal, Sant Dyaneshwar Maharaj Ki Jai" and singing the prayers named "Abhang" the songs which was created by many Saints for the "Pandhari nath". Due to prayers and the chanting the Bhajans; all the atmosphere becomes so hypnotised that no one can bedisturbed and feels enthusiasm in there bodies and starts jumping and dancing in that state.

In Lonand itself the halt of the two days and about 0.1 to 0.2 millions of crowd visits to city to walk along with the 'Warkaris'. Generally "Dyaneshwar Palakhi Sohala" i.e. the walk journey from Aalandi to Pandharpur carrying the foot-prints of Saint Dyaneshwar visit to Lonand in the third - fourth week of June or early week of July.

Lonand is the city which is centrally located from the major cities. NH4 highway is only 28kM (From Shirwal), From Khandala (Pargaon): 28kM, From Satara: 48kM, From Mahabaleshwar: 65kM, from Pune: 77kM, from Pandharpur: 152kM.

Lonand is also city with high market stakes in Satara district, and is good market place.

My city is very calm and quiet place that any one can fall in love with it, once he visits the place.

Also many of the important places like religious spots (like Lord Balaji at Narayangaon, Lord Ganesha at Morgaon, Lord Khandoba at Jejury, Lord Shiva at Baneshwar, etc etc), hill stations (viz. Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, etc.), Nature and adventureres (Tapola,Veer Dam, Torana fort, etc.)