Haregaon

Haregaon

Haregaon is a village in Shrirampur, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India.

Religious importance

Catholic pilgrims in the area visit the village for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marathi: "Matmauli yatra"), celebrated on the second Saturday of September. The Jesuit priest in the village started the celebration in 1949 to help local devotees who could not afford to go to the celebration in Bandra, Mumbai. [cite news |first=Tarachand |last=Mhaske |title=Haregaon gears up for 'Matmauli' feast |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1307602327.cms |work=Times of India |date=2001-09-08 ] Now Haregaon is often described as the Pandharpur of the Marathi-speaking Catholics in the state, as nearly 400,000 devotees from Ahmednagar, Pune, Nasik, Aurangabad district and Mumbai attend the feast every year. [cite news |title=Over 3 lakh attend Matmauli yatra |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990921/ige21110.html |work=Express India |date=1999-09-21 ]

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