Remember our post about new symbol of Hindu Muslim Friendship? Here are few snaps from the same temple..

If Latur is known for something in business world, it must be the large agriculture market here. The market which is spread over 12 hectares of land, more than 30lakh Qtls commodities being dealt, it contributes to over 300 Cr. Rs worth transactions each year.
Here are two pictures of a normal day in the market yard.

Those who live away from Latur must be missing many things about the city. And I’m sure one of them must be the beautiful temples and gardens here..

Here are some snaps from Virat Hanuman temple clicked by me today..

The Hanuman Temple at Bakali (?????) in Shirur Anantpal Taluka has a history of more than 300 years. It is said that 250 Acres of land was donated to this temple by a devotee long ago. The donation included lands at various places in Latur and neighboring Bidar district. However, only 16 acres of land is remaining now with the trust.

In 1766, A muslim Tahsildar in Nizam government provided funds to build up stone gate and Naubatkhana in front of the temple. Later various businessmen from Latur, Nanded and Solapur have provided funds to reconstruct and maintain the temple.

The Manjara river has a pin turn near the temple. Thats the reason the village is called as Bakali. {Pin turn is called as ??? in Marathi}.

The temple is also a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity. For ages, bunch of people from Turukwadi comes to this temple in the month of Moharram.

The temple hosts a 5 day yatra on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. The fair consists of various auspicious activities as well as wrestling games.

The place is around 40 km away from Latur. The route goes via Babhalgao – Gaur – Masalga – Halki – Ujed.

P.S: Women are not allowed inside the main temple.