Dighanchi
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Dighanchi is a village in the Atpadi taluka, which is in the Sangli district of Maharashtra, India. This is on the bank of the River Manganga in Mandesha. As of the 2011 census, there were 2262 households in the village, and the total population was 11128.[1]
Dighanchi has all the castes of Maharashtra.. The Dighanchi is made up of 65 percent open and other Backward Class, in addition to the Denotified and Nomadic Tribes, namely the Ramoshi, Davari Jogi/Nath Panthi Davari Gosavi, Wadar, Kaikadi, and Sangar Sangarsamaj Dhanager, among others.
Temples
Dighanchi has a Mahadev temple near the Gram panchayat office in the village. Gramdevata is located at the Siddhanath Temple. Another temple is to the goddess Mariai. The Khandoba Temple and Durgamata temple are both about 1 km away from Dighanchi.
Festivals
Dighanchi celebrates Hindu and Buddhist festivals. Traditionally, the population of Maratha is highly influenced by the Hindu beliefs, and celebrate Hindu festivals. However the Bail Pola is celebrated highly prestigious in Dighanchi, and takes place throughout the whole village. In Dighanchi, yearly fairs also celebrate Shivjanti, diwali, ganesh utsav, and dahihandi.