festival at the dargah takes place in his memory. Ram Kadam (composer), Marathi Films Musician String instruments Miraj supplies Indian string instruments such as the Sitar, Sarod, and Tanpura. These are made of wood and specially treated gourds. The art of instrument making was developed by Faridsaheb Sitarmaker in the 18th century, and his descendants follow this tradition. The small area of Miraj is responsible for creating sitars and are renowned for their craftsmanship. The traditional craft of making this instruments is passed down generation to generation instilling the vitality of the small markets of Miraj. Transportation Railway Miraj Junction railway station is an important junction on the Central Railway. It was the only junction to have all three rail gauges - broad gauge, narrow gauge and metre gauge. The last narrow gauge train departed on 1 November 2008. Miraj now has only broad gauge railway tracks. Miraj is connected by railway to Pune on the north, Kurduvadi via Pandharpur on north-northeast and Belgaum and Goa in the south. In February, 2011, passenger trains from Kolhapur to Solapur began running on the converted Miraj-Pandharpur-Kurduvadi broad gauge track. Prestigious trains of South Western Railways Rani Chennamma Express bound to Bengaluru city originates from Miraj Jn. Road Miraj lies off the Mumbai-Pune-Bangalore highway, NH 48. Exit NH 48 at Peth Naka while driving from north (from Mumbai and Pune). Exit NH 48 at Shiroli Naka while driving from south (from Goa, Belgaum or Bangalore). The two exits from NH 48 form a triangle with Sangli and Miraj which lie about 50 km from each exit. Though the time taken to travel from Miraj is variable, depending on speed and other factors, Mumbai is about 7 hours and Bangalore is about 11 hours drive away. Bus The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation operates a bus station a Miraj. Approximately 400 buses are estimated to arrive and depart from the terminus. Buses of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation also pass through the bus station. Buses bound for Satara, Karad, Belgaum, Kolhapur, Hubli, Ratnagiri, Chiplun, Pune, Palus Sangli, Mahabaleshwar, ichalkaranji, Pandharpur, Tasgaon, Ichalkaranji, Gargoti, Gadhinglaj, Ajara, Shirala, Islampur, Vita, Jath, Wai, Mumbai, Thane, and Solapur leave from the Miraj ST station. City Bus here Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation operates a bus station a Miraj city stand. Approximately 100 buses are estimated to arrive and depart from the terminus. Buses bound for entire Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad