- Kalamb
Kalamb (about 78.25 E, 20.5 N) is a village in
Yavatmal district ofMaharashtra state inIndia . It is famous today for its temple devoted to theHindu godGanesha . The temple is known as Shree Chintamani Temple, based on another name for Ganesh that emphasizes the belief that praying to him can remove worries ('Chinta' means worry inSanskrit and in localMarathi language). It is one of the 21 Kshetras of Ganesh throughout India. An annual fair of Shree Chintamani is held here.It is not widely known that this otherwise unimportant village today was surprisingly an important revenue assessment center under the
Mughal Empire in early seventeenth century as the capital of a Sarkar (sub-unit of a Mughal Subah) of the same name, earlier spelled as 'Kalam'. [cite book|last= Schwartzberg |first= Joseph E. |authorlink= Joseph E. Schwartzberg |title= The Historic Atlas of South Asia |publisher=University of Chicago Press |year= 1978 |page= p.45 |url= http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=082 , Plate VI.A.2]Today, Kalamb is administrative center of a Taluka (sub-district) also called Kalamb. The Taluka has a population of about 96 thousand (2001 Census) and has over 140 villages. It is part of
Vidarbha region, generally considered economically backward part of Maharashtra state. Vidarbha, was called Berar by the British and by the Mughals earlier. It was part of Central Provinces and Berar in British India between 1903 and 1947, and was part ofNizam of Hyderabad 's territory until 1903.References
External links
* [http://www.shreedarshan.com/spchintamani.htm Chintamani Temple, Kalamb]
* [http://yavatmal.nic.in/ Official Site of Yavatmal District]
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