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BORGAON MANJU
Borgaon Manju, often called only as Borgaon, is situated in Akola tahsil 10 miles to the east of the tahsil headquarters in 20° 40' north latitude and 77° 05'' east longitude. It is a railway station, next to Akola, on the Bombay-Nagpur broad-gauge railway line. It has, according to the Census of l971. a population of 9,018 souls. It has a combined post and telegraph office, a police station, a veterinary dispensary and an allopathic dispensary. Primary schools and the Sahakari Vidyalaya provide educational facilities to the town population. Wells form the main source of water supply and scarcity of water is felt many a time. The weekly market is held on every Tuesday. The village has been electrified.
Before the Assignment it formed the taraf of Akola pargana and had a wall and gates, no trace of winch now remains. The name Manju is taken from Manjumiya, a Muhammedan saint, whose tomb stands in the village. It has a small inam attached to it. Manjanshah Rahmatullah Ali was one of the Chaudah Sau Paiklu, the fourteen hundred palanquin-borne champions,
mentioned in all parts of the district as having made a great crusade, ii the term may be used, for Islam against idolatry, and in spite of this background many Hindus make vows to him. An urus is held in his honour for three days from the fifth of Ramzan which is attended to by about three thousand people.
An old temple of Radha Krishna is of some interest. The temple of Radha Krishna was constructed in the first decade of the present century by one Bajirao Anandrav. The style is lighter and more open than one often sees. The temple faces the east. The entrance door measures 5' x 6' and three doors on the remaining three sides measure 2½'x 6'. In front of the main entrance door is an arch of 15' x l5'. The temple also contains the shrine of Mahadeva. Besides this, there is another temple dedicated to Shiva constructed by one Gangaram Gode in 1954 measuring 25' x 20'. In front of the temple, are constructed raised platforms of 15' x 6'. The temple contains the idols of Shankara, Parvati and Ganapati.
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