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Radhanagari is a town and the headquarter of Radhanagari tehsil in the Radhanagari subdivision of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. His Highness Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj (26 June 1874 – 6 May 1922), the visionary king of the Kolhapur Princely State founded the village Radhanagari. Looking at the concept of water reservoirs in Europe, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj was very much impressed and decided to construct such kind of reservoir in his kingdom for the purpose of irrigation. The existing site of the reservoir was shown to the architect of modern India, Sir Moukshagundam Vishweshrayya, who finalised the location and drafted the plan. The reservoir, named after the mother of Rajashi Shahu Maharaj as Laxmi Dam, is even today supposed to be a boon for the Western Maharashtra. read more...