Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Washim Tal, Dist-Washim.

The architect of Washim Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Late Baliram More (Patil), donated his land free of cost to establish the Market Committee. Thus, Washim Market Committee was established by breaking the coconut of Muhurta by "Sant Tukadoji Maharaj" on 10/07/1899 as per the Hyderabad Residency Act. Since then, as he said, the farmer who brought the new farm produce to the yard for the first time in the season is honored with a shawl and Shreephal and worships the agricultural produce. Only after that, Harrashi begins. This innovative initiative is implemented/maintained even today.

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