Karmala

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Karmala
City
Karmala Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°25′N 75°12′E / 18.42°N 75.2°E / 18.42; 75.2[1]
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Government
• Body	Karmala Municipal Council
• Mayor	Shri. Vaibhav Jagtap
• MLA	Shri. Sanjaymama Shinde
• MP	Shri. Ranjitsinh Naik- Nimbalkar
Elevation	562 m (1,844 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	45,000
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	413203
Telephone code	02182
Vehicle registration	MH-45

Karmala is a taluka of Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Karmala is a city with municipal council. Karmala is famous for the temple of Shri. Kamaladevi. There is a significance of no. 96 for the temple. The Kamala Bhavani Temple is built by Rao Raje Nimbalkar in 1727. It is considered to be the second seat of Tulajapur Tulaja Bhavani. Built in Hemdpanthi style, the temple has entry doors in East South and North directions. The uniqueness of this temple architecture is, the temple is having well of 96 steps. The temple is constructed with 96 pillars. The temple top consists of 96 pictures and 96 ‘overyas’. Navaratra festival is celebrated with great devotion. The annual festival (yatra) is held during Kartik porrnima to Chaturthi.