Asegaon Devi

This article is about the Kuldevi in Maharashtra, India. For its namesake, see Asegaon Devi.
Asegaon
Asegaon Devi
village
Asegaon
Asegaon

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 20°24′N 78°08′E / 20.4°N 78.13°E / 20.4; 78.13Coordinates: 20°24′N 78°08′E / 20.4°N 78.13°E / 20.4; 78.13
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tahsil Babhulgaon
Village Asegaon
Elevation 445 m (1,460 ft)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 445001
Telephone code 07232

Asegaon is a small village in Babhulgaon tahsil of Yavatmal district of Maharashtra(India).
Asegaon Devi is the kuldevi of Pimple family. The village has a temple of goddess durga which is known as gaon devi and a small temple of Bhavani Mata also known as Pimplenchi devi is the family goddess (kuldevi) of Pimple family.
The village is also known as Asegoan Devi.

Reaching Asegaon

One can reach Asegaon from Yavatmal, Amravati, Nagpur via Babhulgaon.Babhulgaon Bus Stand is on junction of state highway #236 and state highway #237 on the Yavatmal- Amravati road.
A small diversion at around 2.0 km from Babhulgaon Bus Stand on Yavatmal-Amravati road towards Yavatmal leading to Rani Amravati goes to Asegaon.
Asegaon is at a distance of around 15.0 km from Babhulgaon ST Stand.
Distance between Yavatmal Bus Stand to Babhulgaon is 21.5 km
Distance between Wardha Bus Stand to Babhulgaon via Kalam is 72.0 km

Bhavani Mata Temple

The Bhavni Mata temple is a small but beautiful temple. The goddess is the family goddess (kuldevi) of Pimple family.
The daily worship is carried out by the family of Mr. Bhagat. Another goddess temple is also located in the village which is the gaon devi temple.

People

The main occupation is agriculture.
Most of the people work in fields during the day so the village is a quite place throughout the day.

See also

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