Bhoj, India

Bhoj
Village
Bhoj Location in Karnataka, India Bhoj Bhoj (India)
Coordinates: 16°32′N 74°27′E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum district
Talukas Hobli	Chikodi Sadalga
Government
• Type	Panchayat raj
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA
Website	karnataka.gov.in

Bhoj is a village in Belagavi district in the Southern state of Karnataka, India.

Bhoj is a large village surrounded by the Vedaganga River on two sides—south and west. There is a meeting of two rivers Vedaganga and Doodhaganga at north-west and making Doodhaganga river her way from west to east.

Culture

It is a good old story about Bhoj and her famous legendary Swamis goes like this. There was a Godman by name HH Mahant Swamiji. His era is not ascertainable. Maybe around 500 to 600 years back. His samadhi (memorial) is there in Bhoj. His contemporary HH Bangal Saab Maharaj was also lived in nearby village called Karadaga. Karadaga is hardly 2 km away. There is a holy river in between. These two godmen would meet each other and exchange their views and respect for the Lords. During olden days, especially during the rainy season, it was not possible to cross the flooded Doodhaganga river. Karadaga Bangaal Saab used to cross the river by simply sitting on a mat floating across the flooded river. Thus, the swamijis would meet each other daily.

Now Bhoj is a village known for the Jain Muni Shri 108 Pratham-Acharya Shantisagarji Maharaj.