Cultural and Historical Tourist Places to Be Developed in Terms of Tourism in Karmala Taluka : A Geographical Review

Abstract: Tourism is an important business in the third economic category and provides employment to many local people. Due to the huge financial turnover from this business, the place develops. Through tourism, a large amount of employment is generated for the locals. Tourists spend a large amount of money as they travel for entertainment and pleasure. This benefits all the professionals involved in this business. There are many cultural, natural, historical, social tourist spots in Karmala Taluka of Solapur district. Locals as well as local and state governments are neglecting this tourist spot. Due to the development of these tourist areas, Karmala taluka will get a distinct identity and due to the arrival of large number of tourists, the development of this area will also speed up. Although there are many tourist places in Karmala taluka, the historical temples in this place are reviewed in this article. These temples are ancient and their history and temple construction is in a particular style. All these temples have cultural and religious heritage and have a special significance. These mainly include Sri Kamaladevi Temple (Karmala City), Nagoba Temple (Hivare), Shanishivpur Temple (Pothre), Sangameshwar Temple (Sangoba), Sri Kotlinga Devasthan Temple (Chikalthan), Sri Uttareshwar Temple (Kem). Some of these temples are Hemadpanthi and some temples are built in the mixed style of Nagar and Dravidian. During the month of April and May, a large number of pilgrims visit these places for future darshan and pilgrimage. This leads to a large amount of financial turnover.