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'''Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math)''' at Kaneri, [[Kolhapur district]], [[Maharashtra]], is a sculpture museum. The full name is '''Siddhagiri Gramjivan (Village life) Museum'''. It is situated at [[Kaadsiddheshwar#Siddhagiri Math (Kaneri Math)|Shri Kshetra Siddhagiri Math]], a campus built around the Moola-Kaadsiddheswar [[Shiva]] temple.<ref>[http://www.kolhapurtourism.org/kolhapur-siddhagiri-meseum.php Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum]{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331072454/http://www.kolhapurtourism.org/kolhapur-siddhagiri-meseum.php |date=31 March 2013 |accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref>

==Museum description==
This museum showcases different aspects of ''Gramjivan'' (village life). ''Gram'' means ''village'' and ''jivan'' means ''life'' in the [[Marathi language]]. This initiative was the dream of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], and was created through the vision and efforts of Siddhagiri Gurukul Foundation. The history of self-sufficient village life in Maharshtra, before the invasion of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]], is depicted in the form of cement sculptures. Each sculpture is lifelike and represents activities performed in daily village life. There were 12 [[Bara Balutedar|Balutedars]] (essentially artisan castes), and 18 Alutedars who provided equipment to carry out domestic and professional tasks.

The museum is spread over {{convert|7|acre|m2}}, and the surrounding countryside is beautiful, with lush greenery. Every aspect of village life has been depicted in almost 80 scenes that showcase more than 300 statues.

==Village scenes==
The scenes of village life include:
* Village priest’s abode. The first scene is the house of a highly educated village priest. He performs his duties, rites and rituals like weddings and thread ceremonies, and is tasked to find auspicious days and times for any major activity such as house-building and house-warming activities, digging wells, sowing seeds, piercing nose or ears. He earns his livelihood from ''[[Dakshina]]'' (donations) he receives. He consults the ''Panchaang'' (almanac) for finding auspicious dates.
* Goldsmith at work
* Ironsmith shoeing a bullock
* Barber shop
* Village well - villagers fetching water from the public well.
* Nursing an elder family member
* Grocer’s shop - a woman visiting the grocery shop with her son. The shop-keeper is weighing items in an old weighing machine. Items like jaggery, sugar, chillies, salt, wheat, and rice are stocked. The son is asking his mother to buy kites for him.
* Farmer’s ''[[Wada (house)|wada]]'' (house)
* House of ''[[Vaidya]]''
* Grandma stitching a ''godhadi'' (quilt)
* Farmers ploughing his farm using a bullock-drawn plow
* Shepherd boy with his herd of sheep
* Villagers performing [[Bhajan]] and [[Kirtan]] (singing Hindu devotional songs)

==Shiva temple==
The museum has an old [[Shiva]] temple on the grounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kolhapur.nic.in/Htmldocs/kanerimath.htm | title=Kaneri Math | publisher=kolhapur.nic.in | accessdate=7 October 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231605/http://kolhapur.nic.in/Htmldocs/kanerimath.htm |archivedate=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is related to the [[Inchegeri Sampradaya]], to which [[Nisargadatta Maharaj]] belongs. It is believed that a [[Shivling]] was installed by a [[Lingayatism|Lingayat Priest]] on a beautiful hill in the 14th century. About 500 years ago, a Lingayat Priest, Shree Kadsiddheshwar Maharaj, developed and renovated it, and hence the place is now known by his name. The temple includes a {{convert|125|ft|m}}-deep well, a {{convert|42|ft|m}} Shiva idol, and a large [[Nandi bull]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kolhapuronline.in/city-guide/siddhagiri-gramjivan-museum |title=Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum in Kolhapur, Kanheri Mutt in Kolhapur |website=Kolhapuronline.in |accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025336/http://www.touristsafari.com/museums/siddhagiri-gramjivan-museum-kaneri-math Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math)]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090406043831/http://www.siddhagirimuseum.org/ Siddhagiri Museum]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140916160139/http://www.siddhagiri.org/ Shri Kshetra Siddhagiri Math]
* [http://filmytake.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/kaneri-math-%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%a3%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%a0/ Kaneri Math]
* [http://ruhirm.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/siddhagiri-gramjivan-museum-kaneri-math/ Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math)]

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