Solaskar
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The Solaskar are descendants of Kshatriya Yadav
Yadav
Yādav refers to an umbrella group of traditionally non-elite pastoral communities, or castes, in India and Nepal which since the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has claimed descent from the mythological King Yadu as a part of a movement of social and political resurgence.The term 'Yadav' now...

 the then Marathas and successors of Krishna
Krishna
Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...

 and Yadavas of Devagiri.

Solaskar are protectors of sixteen of Shiva’s temples which are situated in the hillside region of Satara
Satara
Satara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was the capital of the Maratha empire in the 17th century, hence one of the the historical cities of...

. Solashi (place of Solaskar) is in the North Koregaon
Koregaon
Koregaon is a small town and surrounding tehsil in the Satara subdivision of Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the Satara Pandarpur road about 18 km east of Satara, about 120 km from Pune and 267 km from Mumbai. The Koregaon railway station,...

 Area on the south-east side of Khambatki Ghat while travelling from Pune to Satara. The village is the old and beautiful temple of Shul-Paneshwar. On the north side of the village is a large mountain on which temples of Hareshwar and Dhareshwar were built. The temple has built on mountain which has a height of 4,000 meters.

Solashi is one of the villages situated on the northern side of Koregaon. It is famous for the god Hareshwar
Hareshwar
Hareshwar is a composite or synthesised Hindu god, consisting of Shiva coalesced with Vishnu....

. There are sixteen small temples of Shiva around the entire village. All Solaskar families in Solashi are vegetarians.

Solaskar notables includes Narsingrao Solaskar and Janrao Solaskar, grantees of Mokasa-Saranjam.
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