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Thane ( Marathi: [ˈʈʰaːɳeː]; also known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the state of Maharashtra in India and on the northeastern side of Mumbai. It is an immediate neighbour of Mumbai city proper, and a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It is situated in the north ...
Shri Kopineshwar Temple (Thane) / 19.193; 72.977. Kopineshwar Mandir (also Kaupīnēśvar Mandir) ( Marathi: कौपिनेश्वर मंदिर) is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and is considered the patron god of Thane. The Shivalinga inside the temple is considered one of the largest in Maharashtra, India.
Thane district (Pronunciation: , previously named Taana or Thana) is a district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India.At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the country, with 11,060,148 inhabitants; however, in August 2014 the district was split into two with the creation of a new Palghar district, leaving the reduced Thane district with a 2011 Census population of ...
Marathi Hindu people are historically endogamous within their caste but exogamous with their clan. [citation needed] Cross-cousin alliances are allowed by most Marathi Hindu communities. Hindu marriages, more often than not, take place by negotiation. The mangalasutra is the symbol of marriage for the woman.
Eknath Sambhaji Shinde (pronunciation: [eknaːt̪ʰ ʃin̪d̪e]; born 9 February 1964 [1]) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 20th and current Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 30 June 2022. He is also serving as the Leader of Shiv Sena [2] since February 2023 and the Leader of the House, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since July ...
Thane Creek is an inlet in the shoreline of the Arabian Sea that isolates the city of Mumbai from the Konkan region of the Indian mainland. [2] It comprises the area between Mumbra Retibunder and the Mankhurd-Vashi Bridge. The creek is divided into two parts. The first part lies between Ghodbunder and Thane ( Thana ), a section from where the ...
Navi Mumbai ( Marathi pronunciation: [nəʋiː mumbəi] previously New Bombay) is a planned city next to Mumbai (Bombay), located in the Konkan division of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, on the mainland of India. Navi Mumbai is situated across two districts, Thane (Taana) & Raigad (Colaba district). It is a part of the Mumbai ...
Marathi Granth Sangrahalaya was established on 1 June 1893, by Vinayak Laxman Bhave, a 22-year-old man, along with his friends Vishnu Bhaskar and Baba Patwardhan. It was the first public Marathi library in Thane district. On the day of its establishment, the library received 40 subscribers, and by the end of the year, the number of subscribers ...
Thane taluka is a taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. [1] [2] Thane taluka consists of three municipal corporations— Mira-Bhayandar, Thane and Navi Mumbai —and also few small villages. These three cities lies respectively on northern, north-eastern and eastern boundaries of Mumbai . Municipal corporation.
Thane City Police (Marathi: ठाणे शहर पोलीस) is the police department of the city of Thane City, Maharashtra. It is a part of Maharashtra Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the limits of Thane City .