Mhasoba/Mahishasura of MAHAR-RASHTRA ------Obed Manwatkar Many people have written about Mahishasura of North India and south now let me add some more about central India. here it is LET THE TRUTH TRIUMPH. MHASOBA pronounced MUH-SO-BAA, is a horned buffalo Icon of pastoral tribes in Western and Southern India. In Maharashtra, many Gawlis/Yadavas (tribes making their living cow-herding and by selling milk and milk products) have been Remembering this Icon since Thousands of years. Mhasoba is connected with MAHADEVA(Almighty God). In the Mhasoba cult of Maharashtra, Mhasoba (Mahisha which has to be pronounced as Messiah But sanskritized/Brahminized as Mahesha, Sanskritized name of Shiva) is Remembered with his wife Jogubai as Just and Righteous King. In todays oral Traditions too. The Oral Stories proclaim that he was a Monotheist. His Rule existed in Pre Buddha, Pre Mahavira Period. Mhasoba Temple attracts millions of people from in and around Nashik and Pune, to pay their homage and show respect to God. The temples shrine was built by Late Mr. Laximan Rao Kadam and is a beautiful one. It is open to visitors all day. The buffalo is placed as a symbol in the temples Beauty. Mhasoba Zap is a small Village/hamlet in Parner Taluka in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra State, India. It comes under Mhasoba Zap Panchayath. It belongs to Khandesh and Northern Maharashtra region . It belongs to Nashik Division . It is located 39 KM towards west from District head quarters Ahmednagar. 194 KM from State capital Mumbai Mhasoba Zap is surrounded by Shirur Taluka towards South , Ahmednagar Taluka towards East , Rahuri Taluka towards North , Shrigonda Taluka towards South . Shirur , Ahmednagar , Rahuri , Shrigonda are the nearby Cities to Mhasoba Zap. Kharawade Village and its residents also have achieved great historic importance because of Mhasoba. Due to the belief in one God, all warriors from Mutha Valley used to come to Kharawade and visit the temple before proceeding to any battle. References: Enthoven, Reginald Edward (1990). The tribes and castes of Bombay, Volume 1. Asian Educational Services. p. 319. ISBN 978-81-206-0630-2. Drury, Nevill (2004). The dictionary of the esoteric: 3000 entries on the mystical and occult traditions. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 285. ISBN 978-81-208-1989-4. Fuller, Christopher John (2004). The camphor flame: popular Hinduism and society in India. Princeton University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-691-12048-5. Berkson, Carmel (1995). The divine and demoniac: Mahisas heroic struggle with Durga. Oxford University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-19-563555-3. Berkson; pg. xiii Kosambi, Damodar Dharmanand (1962). Myth and reality: studies in the formation of Indian culture. Popular Prakashan. p. 90. ISBN 978-81-7154-870-5.
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