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[[File:Sant Gadge Maharaj.jpg|thumb|Sant Gadge Maharaj Putda]]

The Indian village of '''Shendgaon''' is located in the taluk of Anjangaon S which is in the district of [[Amravati]] in the State of [[Maharashtra]]. It is part of the Vidarbha region. Shendgaon is surrounded by Achalpur Taluka in the east, Daryapur Taluka in the south, Chikhaldara Taluka in the north, and Akot Taluka in the west. [[Marathi language|Marathi]] is the local language, but [[Hindi]] and [[English language|English]] are common.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Villages, Shendgaon-Anjangaon|url=http://soki.in/shendgaon-anjangaon-s-amravati/|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> It is known as the birthplace of [[Gadge Maharaj]], a peripatetic teacher and social reformer, who recently had a commemorative bust unveiled in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|title=CM Shri Devendra Fadnavis unveiled statue of Sant Gadgebaba Maharaj at his birthplace Shendgaon|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMFVw8cQO5Y|accessdate=3 January 2017}}</ref> The state government of Maharashtra also runs a village cleanliness program named after him, and the University of Amravati was renamed as Sant Gadge Baba University.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sant Gadge Baba|url=http://socialreformers.sgbaulib.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=54|accessdate=3 January 2017}}</ref>

== Places of interest ==
*Sant [[Gadge Maharaj]] Mandir
*[[Chikhaldara]] Wildlife Sanctuary- 30 km
*[[Melghat]] Tiger Reserve- 35 km
*[[Washim]]- 133 km
*[[Burhanpur]]- 140 km
*[[Sevagram]]- 158 km

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Amravati district]]

{{Amravati-geo-stub}}

Shendgaon - Revision history

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