Shirpamal

Shirpamal is a tourist destination on Jawhar Nashik Road in Dharampur, near to Jawhar City in Maharashtra, India.[1][2]

Shirpamal
शिरपामाळ
Location
Konkan

Jawhar
,
Maharashtra
,
401603

India
Information
TypeDestination
Religious affiliation(s)Hindu
Patron saint(s)Chhatrapati Shivaji and Vikramshah Mukne
Established1664
FounderVikramshah Mukne
AuthorityMaharashtra government

Shivaji marched to Surat with the Maratha army. They set up camp near the princely state of Jawhar and met the Koli ruler Vikramshah Mukne of Jawhar.[3] Together they invaded Surat. Shirpamal was the meeting place of Shivaji and Vikramshah and has since become a historical monument. Chhatrapati Shivali Visited Shirpamal at Jawhar on 31 December 1664. On 1 May 1995 Rajaram Mukne, President of Jawhar Municipal Council erected a memorial of Shivaji at this place to commemorate this historic moment.[4][5]

References
  1. Morgan, Francis. Vacation Goose Travel Guide Thane India. Soffer Publishing.
  2. "Shirpamal | District Palghar, Government of Maharashtra | India".
  3. Environment, Security and Tourism Development in South Asia: Tourism development in South Asia. Gyan Publishing House. 2004. p. 49. ISBN 978-81-8205-139-3.
  4. टेटविलकर, सदाशिव (2006). दुर्गसंपदा ठाण्याची (in Marathi). श्रीकृपा प्रकाशन.
  5. Kokaṇa vikāsa (in Marathi). Kokaṇa Vikāsa Mahāmaṇḍaḷa. 1993.


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