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Shirala

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Place details

Locality: Shirala
Region: Maharashtra
Country: India

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Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Sangli district
Elevation: +594
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Image: Shirala Police Station.jpg

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History
The name
Local economy
Transportation
Noted annual festival
References

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.