Sirpur Village

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Sirpur Village

Village in the Basim taluk of Akola District, Berar, situated in 20° 11' N. and 77° E. Population (1901), 3,809.

The old temple of Antariksha Parsvanatha belonging to the Diganibara Jain community has an inscription with a date which has been read as 1406. The temple was probably built at least a hundred years before the date of the inscription. The tradition is that Yelluk, a Raja of EUichpur, probably an eponymous hero, found the idol on the banks of a river, and that his prayers for permission to transport it to his own city was granted on condition of his not looking back. At Sirpur, however, his faith became weak, and he looked back. The idol instantly became immovable and remained suspended in mid-air for many years.