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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 245 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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WAI , a See also:

TOWN

town in See also:

SATARA

Satara See also:

DISTRICT

district, Bombay, on the See also:

Kistna See also:

RIVER

river . Pop . (1901) 13,989 . It is a See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of See also:

HINDU

Hindu See also:

PILGRIMAGE (Fr. pelerinage, Lat. peregrinatio)

pilgrimage, with a large See also:

BRAHMAN

Brahman See also:

POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population, the river being lined with temples and bathing See also:

GHATS, or GHAUTS (literally " the Landing Stairs " from the sea, or " Passes ")

ghats . In the neighbourhood are Buddhist caves .

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