Valsang

*Village: Valsang
*Country: India
*State: Maharashtra
*District: Solapur
*Taluka: South Solapur

Valsang is situated between Solapur and Akkalkot. It is about 25 km from solapur and 15 km from Akkalkot (a vary famous pilgrimage for Shri. Swami Samartha Maharaj).The coordinates are:

Latitude (DMS): 17° 36' 0 NLongitude (DMS): 76° 4' 60 E(Degrees, minutes and seconds)

This large village has a post office and a police station, the jurisdiction of which extends over thirty-six villages. There are three primary schools, one each with Marathi, Kannada and Urdu as medium of instruction and Shri Shankarling High School with both Marathi and Kannada as medium of instruction. The village is electrified. A weekly market is held in this village on every Wednesday. Wells form the main source of drinking water.

The old Sholapur District Gazetteer, 1884, describes the place to be a market town of some importance. It further states that " the town has a large dyeing and weaving industry, the yearly out-turn being estimated at about £10,000 (Rs. 1,00,000). This estimate includes the manufacture of indigo and surangi dyes, the dyeing with them of cotton thread and cloth, and of a cheap quality of silk called panjam. Women's robes woven of this silk are well-known in the Karnatak as Valsangacha Band and are worn by all classes except Brahmans. The industry is carried on by Koshtis and Bangars sometimes weaving and dyeing together and sometimes separate."

Cloth

Formerly indigo and surangi dyeing was done with dyes mixed in water found in one of the wells in the village having some ingredients used in dyeing. The dyeing industry has decayed with the introduction of chemical dyes. Though some dyers are still found in the village, they have also adopted chemical processes. Weaving of a sari is a speciality of the weavers in the village and the occupation is not at present confined to any particular castes. The annual turn-over of the weavers including those in the co-operative fold as revealed by the local enquiries amounts to about six lakhs of rupees.

Valsang is a place of farms, this place is surrounded by the farms and small villages. To reach this place you can take a Govt. Bus from Solapur or you can get the private jeeps from solapur Pani tank. It is 26 km approximately.

The Swami Samarth Suth Girni (Cotton Mill) which is located on Akkakote Road. The main Source of the village is Farming and Small Shops. Some people will work in Solapur and others do their farms.

There is also Hutatma Smark in whicg old age people will gather and Discuss. It was constructed by Maharashtra Govt. This is located on the Solapur - Akkalkote Road.

Temples & Fairs

1. Shankar Linga Jatra (Fair):- Once a Year there will be a Jatra, all people of the village celebrate the fair. In the evening there will be Nandi Kol (Long Holi Stick)where people will carry these Nandi kol and take round to whole village. On the next day there will be Play for the people will enjoy the play stage performance (Natak). After the fair there will be a free Curry food (Kharbheli) people use to bring the Rotti (Bread) from there Home and use to eat the Curry. This will done by village young peoples who collect the money from people and make Kharbeheli (Curry)

2. Chowdamma Devi Fair : In the month of May/June this will occur. Near about 2-3 Lac peoples will attend and take Darshan of the Devi Mata. There is also a BalBatla (Fire Plate). BalBatla is the plate which contans the Fire and it is in hand of person who is makeuped like Devi and people use to follow hime for whole night. To view this event many people visits from other places. This Balbatla Jatra will be showned on Solapur Vruth darshan

Famous Personalities

Some of the greatest people are Shri Gurappa Manure, Siddhappa G Manure,Vinayak Manure, Kodle, This place also awarded for the cleaniness from Government of Maharashtra (Gadge Maharaj)

You can visit this place in the month of Jan, Feb or any other Festivals seasons. The Village is Gram Panchayat and Headed by SarPanch, Currently the Sarpanch is Shri Srishail Dudhagi.