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Kolhapur has a some good traditional dishes prepared from “Mutton” (goat meat) which are very tasty and delightful.” Pandhra Rassa ” the white curry is liked as a starter at Kolhapur. A Soup like dish of water used to boil the “Mutton” along with spices such as coriander, ginger & garlic etc. This is a very tasty pre-food item. Apart from taste it has certain medicinal use as well. This “Rassa” is recommended for cough and throat related ailments. This is a part of a well-know duo curries. the other one is termed as “Tambra Rassa”

Industries in Kolhapur mainly comprise of sugar, textile, automobile ancilleries, engineering and manufacturing units, forging and foundry units, milk industries and chemical industries. The Kolhapur district is a leading district in dairy farming; it boasts of milk-production with huge exports of milk and milk-products. The setting up of dairies Gokul, Warana, Mayur, Sphurti, Yalgud, Shahu has been a landmark in economic development of the district, especially Gokul Milk Co-operative which is one of the biggest dairies in India.

The city also lends its name to many common products such as Kolhapuri Lavangi Mirchi, Kolhapuri Gul and Kolhapuri Masala(spices). Most preparations in Kolhapuri cuisine include usage of “Kolhapuri Masala (spices)”. The most famous part of the Kolhapuri cuisine are red meat preparations called Tambada Rassa (Red Curry), Pandhara Rassa (White Curry), and Sukaa Mutton (Dry Meat)and Kolhapuri Misal(a type of snacks item). Jaggery is produced here in large scale due to large production of Sugarcane.

The statue of “Queen Tararani” riding a horse which is located in Kolhapur, is the only statue in the world because of its unique architectural design. The statue rests on only 2 legs of the horse.The equestrian statue of Tara Rani is very famous and one of a kind. Supposedly, only one leg of the horse supports the entire statue.The Bronze statue of Hon.Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar which is built at Bindu chowk in kolhapur is his oldest statue in the world.This statue was inaugurated on 7 December 1950.

Kolhapur is the sixth most industrialised city in Maharashtra. It is the 10th city of choice in India by Deutsche Bank. Its sugar industries account to a significant share of sugar, jaggery and baggase produced in the country: Kolhapur district has 37 sugar factories. It is fast becoming an industrialized district as well and already a front-runner in agro-based industries. It is one of the shining examples in the co-operative movement of India, with around 11,338 societies in the district.

Football is a very popular sport in Kolhapur. Kolhapur League matches are held at Shahu Stadium and most top flight teams are professional in nature. The football tradition is as old as wrestling in the city. The League consists of 3 divisions with over 50 clubs and around 1000 players registered. The I-League games are also held at Shahu Stadium. Also the international friendly between the Indian and Dutch women’s team was played in Jan 13 at the Shahu Stadium.

Major industrial estates in Kolhapur include Kagal-hatkanagale five-star Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Shiroli MIDC, Gokul-Shirgaon MIDC, Laxmi industrial estate, Parvati industrial estate, L.K. Akiwate industrial estate, Halkarni MIDC, Udyamnagar co-op industrial estate, top-sambhapur industrial estate (ongoing), Ajara MIDC, Gadhinglaj MIDC, Vikaswadi MIDC (ongoing), Ambap MIDC (proposed), Y.P. Powar co-op industrial estate etc.

Pheta (Feta) i.e. turban is a specialty in Kolhapur. Presenting one with a pheta is considered respectful. The turban is a long cloth of 3.5 to 6 meters. Saffron is the preferred colour of choice for Kolhapuri turbans. The turban is folded in six or seven folds in width after which an end of about 1/4 meter is left as tail which is known as Shemala. Turbans are specially used during wedding ceremonies and festivals like Dasara, Diwali & Gudi Padwa.

There are efforts being taken by MIDC nowadays to develope new industrial estates namely Karveer MIDC (at Karveer tehsil), Arjuni MIDC(at kagal tehsil), Donoli MIDC(at Shahuwadi tehsil),Halsawade MIDC (at Karveer tehsil),Wathar-Vadgaon MIDC, Minache MIDC & Bhudargad MIDC because of constant demands for land from industrialists. Besides this ,there are plans to expand the existing Shiroli MIDC and Gokul Shirgaon MIDC and to join them.

Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has undertaken many improvement projects including Kolhapur Road Project, Encroachment drive etc. City Development Plan 2031 is also redesigned to make Kolhapur better place. Salient features of this plan includes Urban Poor And Social Assessment, City Governance Framework And Reforms, Capital Investment Plan etc. Recently KMC has launched 108.11 crore ‘Suvarna Jayanti Nagarotthan Project

Roasted Mutton is a special variety of non-veg dish prepared extensively at Kolhapur. The special recipe of this mutton makes it a unique disk attributed to Kolhapur. Different varieties of this dishes are prepared with different spices. Mutton Pickle is another such delicacy unique to kolhapur. Another such famous type is “Ghaati” Mutton. These various dishes along with “Bhakari” or “Chapaati” constitute the Kolhapuri Taat(thali).

They are made in the villages of Athani Taluk in the Belgaum district of Karnataka state of India. They get their name as the style is Kolhapuri. While being sold in adjoining towns and cities of Maharashtra, including Kolhapur, they assumed the brand name of Kolhapuri chappal. These are exported to many countries including America, Japan and the U.K.

Kolhapur is connected to Mumbai to the north and Bengaluru to the south by National Highway 4 which is further extended to Chennai. The city is one of the primary destinations on this highway and a major link city from NH-4 to Konkan and Goa. Kolhapur has three state transport bus stands namely Central Bus Stand (CBS), Rankala Bus Stand & Sambhajinagar Bus Stand.

Kolhapur city is located in south-west Maharashtra. It has an elevation of 569 metres (1867 ft) which is higher than that of Pune. By road, Kolhapur is 228 km south of Pune, 615 km north-west of Bangalore and 530 km west of Hyderabad. The nearest cities and towns within Maharashtra are Ichalkaranji (20 km), Kagal (17 km), Sangli (45 km), and Miraj (50 km).

Children from kolhapur set a new world record by wearing a dress of Mahatma Gandhi on his 143rd birth anniversary in year 2012 at Tapovan, a city suburb.Altogether 575 children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi gathered at Tapovan Vidaylay situated in kolhapur district and with this act they broke the earlier Guniess Book of World Record made by students of Kolkata.

Pudhari is the local newspaper of the City, while other Marathi language newspapers such as Sakaal, Loksatta, Lokmat, Kesari, Maharashtra Times, Saamna , Tarun Bharat are popular. Major English dailies in the city are The Times of India (Kolhapur edition), The Indian Express, Business Standard and The Economic Times. Hindi daily in the city is Lokmat Times.

Teja Bandal from kolhapur has become the first Indian to win the excellence award in International Origami Competition organised by British Origami Society.Out of the participants from 123 countries across the globe, Teja has emerged as the winner for her innovative work in origami tessellation and interior design and architecture.

Ichalkaranji, which is a city in Kolhapur district, popularly known as “Manchester of the Maharashtra” is witnessing a mega-cluster of power looms. In 2012, Kolhapur has been declared by the central government as the city of ‘Export excellence’ which is the only city from Maharashtra. The textile SEZ is in Kagal.

Yantra Maharshi Late Shri. Mahadeo Nana Shelke is popularly known to all as Mahadaba Mistri was from kolhapur. In 1942, there was shortage of petroleum products, to overcome this shortage he developed coal gas plant. Only Kirloskar’s and Mahadaba Mistri were successful in developing the coal gas plant.

Kolhapur was the site of intense confrontation between the Western Chalukyas and the Chola kings Rajadhiraja Chola and his younger brother Rajendra Chola II. Following the Battle of Koppam in 1052, Rajendra Chola II marched on to Kolhapur and erected a jayastambha or victory pillar in the city.

Kolhapur is famous for its special type of necklace called Kolhapur saaj.This artistically made jewellery, due to its specific design and pattern, is considered to add glory to the person wearing it. Being associated with affluence, many songs and poems have been written about the Kolhapuri Saaz.

Kolhapur railway station known as Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is connected to major Indian cities like Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Solapur, Nagpur, Tirupati, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Dhanbad through express trains. There are daily passenger shuttle services between Kolhapur and Miraj.

Haar and malas, mohanmaal, bormaal, chaplahaar, kolhapuri saaj, pohehaar and putlihaar are the jewelleries that are made in Kolhapur. These names are derived from the peculiar shapes of the jewelleries. Thushi, a choker with closely bound tiny gold beads, is very popular in Kolhapur.

The jurisdiction of Pre-IAS centre Kolhapur includes Sangli, Satara, Pune, Solapur, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurga and Belgaum districts. Any student from any university in India who lives in Maharashtra can seek admission in Pre-IAS training centre in Kolhapur on entrance merit basis.

The Kopeshwar (Shiva) Temple, located in Kolhapur district, was built by Shilahara King Gandaraditya, Vijayaditya and Bhoj-II between 1109 and 1178 AD. Kolhapur, historically had a major influence and connections with the prevalent kingdoms of Greece/Rome.

Kolhapuri chappals are hand-crafted buffalo leather slippers that are locally tanned using vegetable dyes. The foot-wear is made out of special chrome tanned leather, its straps made with minutely woven leather threads, decorated with beautiful tassels made out of leather.

5 year-old Shreeya Deshpande from Vibgyor High, Kolhapur set a new world record in Limbo Skating.Her incredible feat of skating in the position for 158 feet and two inches in mere 23 seconds smashed the previous world record of 111 feet held by a nine-year-old boy.

Kolhapur has a domestic airport at Ujalaiwadi, 9 km South-east from the city. Its sole regular service to Mumbai by Kingfisher Airlines ceased in November 2011 when the airline pulled out of several towns like Kolhapur due to its financial crisis.

Today, the only Maybach car which is still in princely possession is the Kolhapur Maybach of the Chhatrapatis of Kolhapur, which is taken out every year for Dusshera procession.This model of the maybach is the only model of its type in whole India today.

Presently kolhapur has become a very famous tourist attraction, industrial hub and an educational hub. It hosts various retail chains like ‘Big Bazaar’, ‘Star bazaar'(8th in India),D-Mart,N-mart,V-mart and few other shopping malls like Reliance Mega.

Kolhapur is also known for the film industry. Maharashtra Film Company was established in Kolhapur on 1929 by Baburao Painter which was a remarkable effort due to which Kolhapur became one of the primary center for Marathi Film Industry.

Tambra Rassa the second starter of the duo. This is a curry prepared using red chilly powder to make it appear “Tambra” redish. Made in almost same ways as Pandra Rassa. After these starters comes the special roasted mutton.

Kolhapur plays host to many film festivals, including the Kolhapur International Film Festival, and provides locations for shooting. In 2012, the chief minister of Maharashtra announced a new film city at Kolhapur.

Kolhapur has around 300 foundry units which are responsible for around Rs.1500 crore exports per year. The “foundry cluster” project is further aiming to extend the exports up to Rs.5500 crores.

India’s first biometric ATM : Warana co-op bank, Kolhapur has developed Maharashtra’s as well as India’s first biometric ATM which uses PALM VEIN AUTHENTICATION technology for ATM transactions.

Its rich legacy, tradition and culture, presence of Mahalaxmi temple, palaces, and arts makes the city ideal tourist destination. It attracts approximately three million tourists every year.

Ramdas Namdeo Aswale a barber from Prayag Chikali in kolhapur district has entered the Limca Book of Records for a remarkable 460 haircuts in 27 hours with just two breaks of 10 minutes each.

Kolhapur enjoys broadcasting of FM Radio services from the last few years. Tomato FM 94.3 MHz, Radio Mirchi (98.3 MHz) tops the popularity rating along with All India Radio FM (102.7 MHz).

A majority of residents in Kolhapur follow Hinduism. Hence, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Vijaya Dashami, Navaratri are main festivals celebrated along with Holi known as festival of colors.

Local mode of transport includes bus service by Kolhapur Municipal Transport (KMT) which covers all routes inside the city. For quick transport Auto Rikshaw is popular mode of transport.

Kolhapur Municipal Corporation is the first & only municipal corporation in India which does not charge for any of the cremation procedures to be done after the demise of its citizens.

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