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Shelu

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Shelu
Shelu

Shelu is a town in Karjat Tehsil, Maharashtra, India. It also has a station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway in Raigad district. The station is on the Mumbai - Karjat route after Vangani. Shelu Local Language is Marathi. Shelu Village Total population is 1374 and number of houses are 286. Female Population is 48.7%. Village literacy rate is 71.4% and the Female Literacy rate is 31.7%. The famous Ulhas River passed through this town and it is a source of fresh water for this area. In the western side of the shelu town Matheran Mountains are there and on the easter side of the Shelu town Ulhas River passes through. The Shelu town has India Post's Branch Post office its PIN Code is 410101.

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Vangani

Vangani is a town in Maharashtra, India near the city of Mumbai. It is serviced by the Vangani railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway on the Mumbai-Karjat route and the MH SH 43 Highway which connects it with the Suburban Mumbai. Vangani is basically divided into two parts viz. Vangani Gaon which lies on the East side of Vangani Rly. Station and the Market area is on the West. On its east side, near to station. Then waterfall called 'Bhagirath' to the east of the railway station during the monsoons. There is pandav kalin Shankar Temple in Kadav pada. Then in vangani gaon, in jungle area, there is a Goddess WAGHESHWARI DEVI and God Tiger (Waghoba) temple, in it the god Tiger (Waghoba) does not have its head to its body having a history behind it and this Temple is surrounded with greenery. Vangani is known for plant nursery and masala (powdered spices). The newly built B R Harne college of Engineering, Karav, over an area of about 14 hectares near Vangani, has given an ambiance of development in the area which is otherwise a lonely town. Students of this college have also conducted various programs which had good response from the people of Vangani. There will be a road connectivity through the tunnel which will directly get linked up to the airport which is being constructed in Navi Mumbai (Ulwa) which will increase the demand of Vangani. Khagol Mandal, an association of amateur astronomers, conducts public sky observation sessions from Vangani on Saturdays. Due to an upsurge in the population in nearby Badlapur and Ambernath, people are moving towards Vangani for better living, as the climate is fresher and less polluted as compared to rest of the grown cities in this belt. The move is primarily for monetary purposes as more and more people move close to Mumbai, the prices of property goes higher. Many schools conduct camp in this place. There are many constructions going on in this area. There are also many huge townships coming up in this area. It is a greenery town. It seems to be a very good idea for investment now as the property prices in this area are going to rise high because of the airport coming up in Navi Mumbai.It is the last town of the thane district, after that Shelu belongs to the Raigad district.

Shiv Mandir, Ambarnath
Shiv Mandir, Ambarnath

The Shiv Mandir of Ambarnath is a historic 11th-century Hindu temple, still in use, at Ambarnath near Mumbai, in Maharashtra, India. It is also known as the Ambreshwar Shiva Temple, and known locally as Puratana Shivalaya. It is situated on the bank of Vadavan (Waldhuni) river, 2 km away from Ambarnath railway station (East). The temple was built in 1060 AD beautifully carved in stone. It was probably built by Shilahara king Chhittaraja, it may also have been rebuilt by his son Mummuni.Unusually, the sanctuary or garbhagriha is below ground, reached by some 20 steps down from the mandapa, and is open to the sky as the shikhara tower above stops abruptly at a little above the height of the mandapa, and was apparently never completed. It is in bhumija form, and if completed would have been close in form to the Udayesvara Temple also known as Neelkantheshwara temple in Udaipur, Madhya Pradesh, begun in 1059, and the Gondeshwar Temple at Sinnar. It is clear from what was built that the shikhara would have followed these in having four corner bands of gavaksha-honeycomb sweeping uninterrupted up the full height of the tower, while in between each face has rows of five spirelets on individual podia, reducing in size up the tower.There's also a possibility that the shikhar here represents of Sky as the name suggests Ambarnath which means the Sky. अंबर in sanskrit is sky. So the shikhar here is sky and thus the tower might have not stopped abruptly. The mandapa has three porches. Much of the exterior figure carving is damaged, but some female and divine figures remain.