sons. At that instance the spirit of the lord possessed Kamlaji and spoke to villagers and policeman, it announced that Kamlaji was a beloved devotee of himself and that the villagers has brought upon the wrath of the lord by not listening to Kamlaji. However, since Kamlaji did not even hesitate to sacrifice his own sons to the lord, the lord was pleased and agreed to restore their lives. The lineage of these 5 sons are well known today as Shingade, Tarde, Burungale, Vhatkar and Dhawan. Further pleased by Kamlaji's devotions, the lord promised to dwell in the Veer Village henceforth. Thus the lord Mhaskoba and incarnation of bhairav came to be worshiped by the villagers and other folks all around Maharashtra. Further ahead of Kamlaji's time, yet another ardent devotee called "Tulaji Badade Patil" from Kodit Budruk village, of Purandhar Taluka, Pune district earned the blessings of Mhaskoba Maharaj. As a result, his village is always venerated during the annual veer Mhaskoba Maharaj pilgrimage, held every February (Magh Pournima). Millions of devotees who have experienced the blessings of Mhaskoba Maharaj, testify that worshiping Mhaskoba Maharaj with utmost devotion fulfills all their wishes. Temple The deity is worshipped at the temple of Veer Mhaskoba situated in Veer village, on the banks of river Purnaganga, 26 km. to the south of a village Saswad. The temple of Veer Mhaskoba situated in Veer village. Veer Mhaskoba is Kaal Shri Nath Mhaskoba Temple veer Shri Nath Mhaskoba Temple bhairava an Avatar of the Hindu deity Shiva. The Temple is situated on the banks of river Purnaganga, 26 km. to the south of a village Sasvad and around 50 km from Pune. The Shri Nath Maskoba is the main devata (god) of Dhangar caste. Shri Nath Maskoba is one of the famous temples near Pune. This temple is situated in Veer village conduit near Shirval on Pune-Satara Road. Regional Hindu gods Forms of Shiva