Lalgun

Lalgun has existed for a long time. Warghat Prant(country above the ghats) was under the control of Chhatrapati Shivaji. Later, during the reign of

Chhatrapati Shahu-I, the Warghat Province from Wai to Kopal on the Tungabhadra was placed under Dattaji Pant Waknis. Chhatrapati Shahu-I's Jabita Swarajya i.e. a Statement of Swarajya (dated 9 September 1718) enumerated the list of provinces in which Warghat province was consists of 16 Subhas. Under the Subha Prant Khatao there were 11 Talukas viz Khatao, Malawadi, Wangi, Nimsod, Mayani, Lalgun, Aundh, Vita, Khanapur, Kaledhon & Bhalwani.{{cite journal |title=Art. IV- "Shivaji's Swarajya" |journal=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay |volume=22 |page=38 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aRO2AAAAIAAJ&dq=lalgun&pg=PA38 |access-date=26 October 2022}}{{cite book |title=Administrative System of Marathas |publisher=Calcutta University |page=53 |url=https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/28998/GIPE-005258.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y |access-date=26 October 2022}} During the time of Peshwa the qasaba Lalgun-Budh panchgaon was under the supervision of the Watandars.{{cite book |title=Society and Social Disabilities Under The Peshwas | year=1988 | publisher=National Publishing House | isbn=9788121401579 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AjgdAAAAIAAJ&q=lalgun+budh |access-date=8 September 2022}} The British also ruled this region till independence of India. In 1871-72, British administration opened a school at Lalgun.{{cite web |title=Z.P. C.P.S. Lalgun |url=https://schools.org.in/satara/27310414302/z-p-cps-lalgun.html |publisher=Schools.org.in |access-date=8 September 2022}}

Lalgun is located 17.779N, 74.294E, approximately 38 km east of Satara city {{cite web |title=Lalgun to Satara Distacne |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lalagun,+Maharashtra+415503/Satara+Head+Post+Office,+Shivaji+Circle,+Ajinkya+Colony,+Powai+Naka,+Satara,+Maharashtra/@17.7852122,74.030633,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc3ca097032af33:0xfaa4ae88208750d9!2m2!1d74.2949542!2d17.780161!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc239eb27b7ff75:0xb8e55825886885e0!2m2!1d74.0069456!2d17.6880695 |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=8 September 2022}} and 120 km from Swargate (Pune).{{cite web |title=Lalgun to Swargate (Pune) Distance |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lalagun,+Maharashtra+415503/Swargate,+Pune,+Maharashtra/@18.1414979,73.7932051,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc3ca097032af33:0xfaa4ae88208750d9!2m2!1d74.2949542!2d17.780161!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc2c014271918c5:0xfa3ce63f0c494d3f!2m2!1d73.8635912!2d18.5018322 |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=8 September 2022}} It has an average elevation of 832 metres (2,730 feet){{cite web |last1=Lalgun elevation |title=Report on Aquifer Maps & Ground Water Management Plan, Khatav Taluka, Satara, Maharashtra |url=http://cgwb.gov.in/AQM/NAQUIM_REPORT/Maharshtra/KHATAV%20(VADUJ)%20TALUKA,%20SATARA%20DISTRICT,%20part%20_i.pdf |publisher=Central Ground Water Board, Govt. of India |access-date=28 January 2023}} and surrounded by mountainous region of the Sahyadri. Geomorphologically, Lalgun forms the part of Deccan Plateau, which is composed of basalt rock.{{cite web |last1=Deccan Plateau |title=District Survey Report 2020-2021 (Draft) |url=http://cgwb.gov.in/AQM/NAQUIM_REPORT/Maharshtra/KHATAV%20(VADUJ)%20TALUKA,%20SATARA%20DISTRICT,%20part%20_i.pdf |publisher=District Mining Officer Satara, Maharashtra |access-date=16 February 2023}}

Lalgun is situated on the banks of the Yerla River, a tributary of Krishna River.{{cite book |title=Aquifer Maps and Ground Water Management Plan, Khatav Taluka, Satara DIstrict, Maharashtra |publisher=Central Ground Water Board |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lalagun,+Maharashtra+415503/Swargate,+Pune,+Maharashtra/@18.1414979,73.7932051,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc3ca097032af33:0xfaa4ae88208750d9!2m2!1d74.2949542!2d17.780161!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc2c014271918c5:0xfa3ce63f0c494d3f!2m2!1d73.8635912!2d18.5018322 |access-date=8 September 2022}} The Yerla River is the lifeline of this village, and fulfills its agricultural water demands. The Ner Dam on the Yerla River lies about 3 km south of Lalgun, and was completed in 1881. The Taluka Headquarters (Tehsil Office) of Lalgun is located about 35 km away at Vaduj.

The main economic activities of this village are agriculture and animal husbandry. Major crops are Soybean, Common beans, Potato, Onion, Jowar, etc. Recently some watershed development has increased the area under sugarcane cultivation. Hence this village is also famous for Jaggery processing.

• Lalgun is famous for the Nagnath Yatra held every year in the month of Shravan.{{cite news |title=Nagnath Yatra Nagnathwadi (Lalgun) |url=https://www.lokmat.com/satara/period-serpentine-practice-year/ |access-date=8 September 2022 |publisher=Lokmat |date=4 August 2019}} This yatra is observed at Nagnath Temple at Nagnathwadi near Lalgun. This shrine has equal importance of Lord Shiva and Nag devtas. The festival of Rama Navami is also celebrated every year by the people of Lalgun.{{cite web |title=Ramnavami Lalgun |url=https://www.readermaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Mahalakshami-Calendar-2021-PDF.pdf |publisher=Mahalaxmi Calendar |access-date=8 September 2022}}
• Lalgun is famous for its Jangi Kusti Maidan (Mega Wrestling event), which is held every year on the occasion of Vetalba Yatra in Baisakh (in the month of May){{cite news |title=ललगुणला आज जंगी कुस्ती मैदान..मान्यवरांची उपस्थिती |url=https://aimmedia.in/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%9C-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%88/ |access-date=26 October 2022 |publisher=The Aim Media |date=13 May 2022}}{{cite web |title=Rohit Patel vs Manish Kumar at Lalgun Khatav Satara |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoVCsKjaE_E |publisher=YouTube |access-date=26 October 2022}}{{cite web |title=Balarafik Shekh vs David Yargen Iran at Lalgun Satara |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlCD9TnRVqM |publisher=YouTube |access-date=26 October 2022}}{{cite news |title=ललगुणला आज जंगी कुस्ती मैदान |url=http://sataratoday.com/post/87312 |access-date=26 October 2022 |publisher=Satara Today |date=12 May 2022}}
• This village has legacy of service in armed forces. Most of the soldiers participated in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indo-China War of 1967, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and Kargil War of 1999. Shri. Sarjerao Shankar Bhosle martyred in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and Subedar Shri. Krishnat Narayan Ghadge performed duty as part of Operation Vijay during the 1999 Kargil War and was martyed.{{cite news |title=Pune Prime News |url=https://puneprimenews.com/latest-news/salute-to-shaheed-sarjerao-bhosle-for-fifty-seven-consecutive-years-at-lalgun/ |access-date=12 April 2025 |publisher=Pune Prime News |date=19 September 2022}}{{cite news |title=Martyrs of Kargil War 1999 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/kargil-war-widow-who-won-her-own-battle/articleshow/70402876.cms |access-date=8 September 2022 |publisher=Times of India |date=27 July 2019}}{{cite book |title=Kargil Katha |year=1999 |publisher=Pancajanya Kargila Prakoshtha |pages=282 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWZuAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A3 |access-date=26 October 2022}}
• Lalgun is the native village of Kailash Katkar, the founder and CEO of 'Quick Heal' a famous multinational software company headquartered in Pune{{cite news |title=सातारा भूषण पुरस्कार'क्विक हील'च्या संस्थापकांना जाहीर |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/satara/satara-bhushan-award-announced-to-the-founder-of-quick-heal/articleshow/71014949.cms |access-date=26 October 2022 |publisher=Maharashtra Times |date=7 September 2019}}{{cite news |title=How a school dropout who repaired calculators built a Rs 350 crore turnover global business |url=https://www.theweekendleader.com/Success/2636/the-virus-fighters.html |access-date=26 October 2022 |publisher=The Weekend Leader |date=21 July 2017}} and Nikhil Navanath Ghadge, the City Secretary of Nationalist Youth Congress Party, PCMC, Pune.

File:Shri Ram Mandir Lalgun.jpg|Shri Ram Mandir Lalgun

File:Entry Gate Lalgun.jpg|Dahihandi Celebration-Shri Rudraji Raje Mahadwar Lalgun

File:Shri Shampuri Maharaj Mandir Lalgun.jpg|Shri Shampuri Maharaj Mandir Lalgun

File:Mhaskoba Hills.jpg|Mhaskoba Hills/Range

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Some famous tourist places in and around Lalgun are:

• Shri Nagnath Temple, Nagnathwadi (Lalgun)- 2.5 km{{cite news |title=Nagnath Yatra Nagnathwadi (Lalgun) |url=https://www.lokmat.com/satara/period-serpentine-practice-year/ |access-date=8 September 2022 |publisher=Lokmat |date=4 August 2019}}
• Ner Dam, Ner- 4 km{{cite web |title=Ner Dam |url=https://www.esakal.com/satara/tourists-visits-ner-lake-khatav-satara-news-360917 |publisher=Sakal News Paper |access-date=10 February 2023}}
• Shri Sevagiri Maharaj Temple, Pusegaon- 11 km{{cite web |title=Shri Sevagiri Maharaj Temple |url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/satara_mar/pdf/prekshaniya/6.pdf |publisher=Maharashtra Government |access-date=25 February 2023}}
• Vardhangad Fort- 10 km{{cite web |last1=Vardhangad |title=Mandeshcha Itihas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QU7HDwAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A1&pg=PA27 |access-date=25 February 2023}}
• Rewalkarwadi-Visapur Wind Park- 16 km{{cite web |title=Revalkarwadi Wind Park |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lalagun,+Maharashtra/M72J%2B78P+Rameshwer+MahaDev+Temple,+Revalkarwadi,+Maharashtra+415505/@17.7162599,74.2364469,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc3ca097032af33:0xfaa4ae88208750d9!2m2!1d74.2949542!2d17.780161!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc3cc4e9921bc09:0x6e4059e0e25e8363!2m2!1d74.2808203!2d17.6507108 |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=25 February 2023}}
• Shri Bhavani Museum & Library, Aundh- 31 km{{cite web |title=Shri Bhavani Museum & Library, Aundh |url=https://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/-/aundh-satara-museum |publisher=Maharashtra Government |access-date=25 February 2023}}
• Mayani Bird Conservation Reserve, Mayani- 56 km{{cite web |title=Mayani Bird Sanctuary |url=http://www.mahaecotourism.gov.in/ecotourism/en/mayani-bird-conservation-reserve |publisher=Government of Maharashtra |access-date=25 February 2023}}
• Kaas Pathar (UNESCO World Heritage sites)- 64 km{{cite web |title=Kaas Pathar |url=https://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/kaas-plateau |publisher=Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of Maharashtra |access-date=5 March 2023}}
• Panchgani hill station- 70 km{{cite web |title=Lalgun to Panchgani distance |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lalagun,+Maharashtra+415503/Shri+krishna+Electrical,+Wathar,+Maharashtra/Sachin+Tea+Stall,+Wai+-+Wathar+Road,+Wathar,+Maharashtra/Ghigewadi,+Maharashtra/Wai,+Maharashtra/Panchgani,+Maharashtra/@17.9449344,73.808121,25241m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m38!4m37!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc3ca097032af33:0xfaa4ae88208750d9!2m2!1d74.2949542!2d17.780161!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc24da63e949041:0xa646d08b8f162af3!2m2!1d74.1345979!2d17.8847664!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc24d1000f79e6b:0xf8cbf263f23a80c3!2m2!1d74.134767!2d17.8901827!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc24e8fdb9a4d55:0xa3f2dcb2567379eb!2m2!1d74.1181234!2d17.9015247!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc25cd890d331ed:0x45b24a8c0a83bf70!2m2!1d73.8885528!2d17.9527562!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc2660326292d1b:0x7b364992c7d16bfc!2m2!1d73.7977464!2d17.9234131!3e0 |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=12 February 2023}}

Lalgun is located on the Pusegaon-Phaltan State Highway (SH-147). The NH-548C Satara-Baitul National Highway connecting Satara passes at a distance of 8 km from Lalgun.{{cite web |last1=Lalgun to Ner Phata distance |title=NH-548C (Satara- Baitul) |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Grampanchayat+Lalgun,+Lalagun,+Maharashtra/17.7155792,74.2910796/@17.747793,74.2605926,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!4m7!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc3ca0bd930dd21:0xbc9fa50a8a3f3ffc!2m2!1d74.2939729!2d17.7797773!1m0 |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=18 February 2023}} MSRTC buses are available from here to Vaduj, Satara, Phaltan, Pune, Shirdi and Mumbai. Koregaon Railway station is 22 km away and Wathar Railway Station is 26 km away from Lalgun. Pune International Airport is 125 km away.{{cite web |title=Lalgun to Pune International Airport Distance |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lalagun,+Maharashtra+415503/Pune+International+Airport,+New+Airport+Rd,+Pune+International+Airport+Area,+Lohegaon,+Pune,+Maharashtra+411032/@18.1801981,73.7759498,10z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc3ca097032af33:0xfaa4ae88208750d9!2m2!1d74.2949542!2d17.780161!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bc2c134e6c4ff8f:0xa810745cf9310798!2m2!1d73.9089168!2d18.579343!5i2 |publisher=Google Map |access-date=8 September 2022}}

File:Z.P. Primary Central School Lalgun.jpg

In Lalgun, the facility of education is available in both Marathi and English medium till class 10th. A government school was started at Lalgun on 1 June 1871. Lalgun is also famous for private academies for career in Police and Defense.

Schools

• Z.P. Central Primary School{{cite web |title=Z.P. C.P.S. Lalgun |url=https://schools.org.in/satara/27310414302/z-p-cps-lalgun.html |publisher=Schools.org.in |access-date=8 September 2022}}
• Shri Ram Vidya Mandir{{cite web |title=Sri Ram Vidya Mandir Lalgun |url=https://schools.org.in/satara/27310414301/sriram-vidya-mandir-lalgun.html |publisher=Schools.org.in |access-date=8 September 2022}}
• Little Angels English Medium School{{cite web |title=Little Angels English Medium School Lalgun |url=https://schools.org.in/satara/27310414304/little-angles-english-medium-school.html |publisher=Schools.org.in |access-date=8 September 2022}}
• Royal Career Academy
• Lakshya Career Academy{{cite news |title=Lakshya Career Academy Lalgun

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