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Kaneri Math or Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum is situated at Shri Kshetra Siddhagiri Math in the village of Kaneri, about 26 km away from Kolhapur. A remarkable sculpture museum, the Kaneri Math is nestled within the complex of the Moola-Kaadsiddheswar Shiva Temple. Besides the museum and the ancient Shiva Temple, the complex also houses a meditation hall, a series of halls for discussions, residential hostels for devotees and adjacent farms.
Kaneri Math is a must-visit when you are in Kolhapur. Spread over 7 acres, the museum displays village life or ‘Gramjivan’ through 300 beautiful life-size cement sculptures. Every aspect of daily activities in the village have been spectacularly depicted through almost 80 scenes. Many of the museum’s sculptures showcase the self-sufficient village life in Maharashtra, before the invasion of the Mughals, when there were 12 Balutedars (artisan castes) and 18 Alutedars