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Shirala
Battis Shirala | |
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town | |
 Republic day parade at Shirala Police Station | |
| Nickname: Battis Shirala | |
  Shirala Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°59′02″N 74°07′27″E / 16.984011°N 74.124151°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Sangli |
| Elevation | 594 m (1,949 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 28,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 415408 |
| Telephone code | 02345 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 10 |
| Nearest city | Kolhapur, Uran Islampur, Sangli |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hatkanangle |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Shirala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
Shirala also called Battis [32] Shirala is a town and tehsil in Sangli District, India, away 60 kilometres west of the district headquarters, Sangli and about 350 kilometres from Mumbai, capital of Maharashtra state. It is particularly known for its Hindu festival of the snake god.[2]
- ^ Retrieved 9 September 2009
- ^ "Face to face with the holy cobras" (web). During the Hindu festival of the snake god, farmers capture cobras from their fields and let villagers shower them with offerings. They believe it will bring good fortune for next year. Jeremy Grange joined some of them in Shirala, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. BBC News. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2008.