Chakreshwar Talav (Nala Sopara)

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  Amin Dange (guest)

  CHAKRESHWAR TALAV (LAKE) ALSO KNOWN AS CHAKALA TALAV, WAS BEING DUG BY LATE MR SIKANDAR FAKIH OF BHIWANDI APPROXIMATELY IN THE YEAR 1770 TO HELP THE VILLAGERS TO FACILATE THEIR DAILY NEEDS.

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  nalasopara ka paagal (guest)

  its a dead late where people committed suicide

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  Jitendra Patil (guest)

  Sopara near Mumbai was a prosperous port of the west coast of India since the beginning of the first millennium B.C. till as late as 15th century A.D. Known under the names of Shutparak, and Suppara and identified with Ophir of Solomon’s times by some scholars, this port center, an outlet to the trade of Deccan, has a rich inscriptional reference. Since 1882 AD, the neighbourhood has been worked by archaeologists to reveal rich findings at least since 3rd century B.C. spread over an area. Yet, the port environment of Sopara has not been firmly established by archaeologists and historians. A second area of findings is around Sopara and Gas to its south. In the N.W. of Sopara around the shallow Chakreshwar lake and temple are noted relics of a hindu temple and memorial stones, while south of Sopara, near Ram Kund, and an old muslim grave-yard were found fragments of Asokan edicts VIII and IX. In 1956, fragments of Asokan edict XI were also found in the coastal village, Bhui (Bhuigao). Apart from the above findings, old built up areal and structural lineaments have been noted in the central depression between Nirmal and Sopara - Gas areas, beneath rice fields, and two smaller Buddha stupas south of the Nirmal. In a more recent excavation of 1993, a number of features have been noted - a ring well, fragments of Roman amphorae red polished ware, glass all dating to the beginning of the Christian era, a Portuguese period landing place east of Gas, and a stone paved crossing called Dagdibandh between Gas and Achole. Pali and Prakrit inscriptions in Brahmi have been found in Brahma Hill, Sopara, Gas and Bolinj. Mediaeval hindu and jain temple relics are plenty (Map 1). These archaeological and historical findings fall within two N-S linear belts: Vagholi - Nirrmal-Bhui (Bhuigao) on the weest side and Sopara-Gas on the east. All the findings in Sopara and Gas are to the east of the line of lakes and the settlements, in or near a low terrace sloping east towards a former creek.

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