Lalgun is a village in Khatav taluka of Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra, on Pusegaon-Phaltan State Highway (SH-147). It is part of the Koregaon Assembly constituency and Satara Lok Sabha constituency. Lalgun has a population of about 2930.
Geography Lalgun is located 17.779N, 74.294E, approximately 38 km east of Satara city and 120 km from Swargate (Pune). It has an average elevation of 832 metres (2,730 feet) and surrounded by mountainous region of the Sahyadri. Geomorphologically, Lalgun forms the part of Deccan Plateau, which is composed of basalt rock.
Lalgun is on the banks of the Yerla River, a tributary of the Krishna River.
In popular culture Lalgun is the site of the Nagnath Yatra held annually in the month of Shravan. Lalgun is the site of the Jangi Kusti Maidan (Mega Wrestling event), which is held every year on the occasion of Vetalba Yatra in Baisakh (in the month of May)
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