Sunday, July 29, 2007

Synthetic village, depicting a 150-year-old village, is coming up in Kolhapur

In order to familiarise today's generation with the traditional Indian rural life, a "synthetic village" depicting a 150-year old village, is being set up near Kolhapur district in Western Maharashtra.

The village, being set up by the Siddhagiri Math, will depict professions like farming, blacksmiths, weaving as they used to exist in those times, a release said today.

It is proposed to be built over 25 acres and seven acres have already been completed, it said, adding Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane and MNS President Raj Thackeray will be inaugrating the village today.

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