Darephal observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Vasmath mandal is Shri Aundha Nagnath Mandir (Nageshwar Jyotirling). No temple of this dedication is on record within Darephal itself.
Called Ganeshotsav and kept for ten days. Modak is the offering, sarvajanik mandals organise the public pandals, and the main immersion is on Anant Chaturdashi.
The regional form observed across Maharashtra. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.
| Kept for | Immersion | |
|---|---|---|
| One and a half days | Tue, 15 Septembertoday | |
| Three days | Thu, 17 September | |
| Five days | Sat, 19 September | |
| Seven days | Mon, 21 September | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Wed, 23 September | The day most community mandapams immerse |
Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.
A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.
Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.
Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.
By population, Darephal ranks #14 of 151 villages in Vasmath mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Darephal Maharashtra के Hingoli जिले के Vasmath तालुका में 2,839 लोगों 551 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो Vasmath तालुका के 151 गांवों में 14वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 65% है, जो तालुका औसत 65% के लगभग बराबर है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 930 महिलाएं। यह Hingoli जिला मुख्यालय से 49 किमी, निकटतम कस्बे Kurunda से 23 किमी, Basmat रेलवे स्टेशन से 15 किमी स्थित है (सीधी रेखा दूरी)। पिनकोड 431512 है, Basmathnagar डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 546302 है। निकटतम अस्पताल या स्वास्थ्य केंद्र Civil Hospital Hatta है, 9 किमी दूर। सरपंच sunita kharbade हैं, और गांव Basmath विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, जिसके विधायक Chandrakant Alias Rajubhaiya Ramakant Navghare हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 3,347 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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