The
presiding deity of Maharashtra, Lord Vitthal is at Pandharpur in this district.
Swami Samarth of Akkalkot has followers from all walks of life. Solapur
is famous as a textile town, especially owing to its talented weavers’
community. A melting pot with a confluence of Marathi, Telugu and Kannada
languages, Solapur district leads in beedi production. Its great strides
in the fields of education, literature and culture as well as rural prosperity
brought in by the cooperation movement have made Solapur district an important
segment of modern Maharashtra. The supreme sacrifice by the revolutionaries
of Solapur has made it immortal. So much so that the Martyrs’ Memorial
here is saluted daily by thousands of visitors. Kundalsangam, Karmala and
Barshi have adopted the path of development through industry and education.
