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{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Unreferenced|date=August 2009}}
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[[File:Shiragaon Praveshdwar .jpg|thumb|279x279px]]
'''Shirgaon''' is a village in located in a [[Pandharpur]] ''tehsil'', [[Solapur district]], [[Maharashtra]], India. It is 11 km (7 mi) from the holy place well known for Pandurang or [[Vithoba|Vitthal]], Pandharpur.

Long before the shirgaon was located near to Maan river. But in search of better place it moved away from river inside 3 km (2 mi) away from highway.

It has the more land area than other villages in panchkroshi (group of villages).

Shirgaon has rich cultural history. It is having blessings of lord Mahadev (Shankar/Shiva) and Hanuman. Lord Mahadeva's temple build in a Hemadpanthi style.

Bhandara (भंडारा) of Lord Mahadev is the main event celebrated in Shirgaon. On that auspicious day devotees from nearby places take blessings of Lord Mahadev. The programmes of Bhajan, Kirtan arranged on this occasion.

Another big event is Vetalbaba's Jatra. The main attraction of this event is the programmes such as Tamasha (Lavni programme) or drama when people from surrounding villages gather to see in nights.

Also people celebrate the goddesses Lakshmi and Mariaai yatras.

The Ganesh festival, Jotibachi Palkhi, Goddess [[Tulja Bhavani Temple|Tulja Bhawani]] festival are also celebrated with same enthusiasm.

Geography of Shirgaon is divided in to the 6 areas called as '''''Main gaon''', '''Varcha Mala''''' ''(वरचा मळा),'' '''''Patil Mala''' (पाटील मळा)'', '''''Pimpalacha Mala''' (पिंपळाचा मळा)'', '''''Wadekar Mala''' (वाडेकर मळा) and '''Ranaware Vasti''' (रणवरे वस्ती)''. Majority section of the population in the Shirgaon is belongs to the '''Ghadage''' ''(घाडगे)''.

<span id="m_-8242419364558193100gmail-mwIA" class="m_-8242419364558193100gmail-ve-pasteProtect"></span>The sugarcane (ऊस), jowar (ज्वारी), grapes (द्राक्ष), maize (मका) are the important crops taken by farmers. The new ideas always implemented in farming to increase the production.
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[[Category:Villages in Solapur district]]

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