Amali, Dhule, Maharashtra India

Amali in Sakri Taluk is known for the shrine dedicated to Vishnu or Kanhaiyalal Maharaj. The story goes that, once Raja Makardhvaja of Mulher had been to Dakor, a place near port Okha, to pay his respect to that famous deity. The idol to be seen today in the temple at the Amale appeared in his dream and requested the Raja to carry it along with him to Mulher. On Raja’s agreeing, the Lord put the conciliation that the palanqain carrying him should not be put down anywhere on the way. Bhoi’s were engaged to carry the palanqain and the Raja proceeded ahead to get the temple built and make other necessary arrangements. In order to shorten the distance the palanquin bearers cut across jungles and near Amale when they came across a river, they halted to have a dip in it. On being reminded by one of them that if kept down, the Palaguin would stick to the places, they kept it on a pipal tree. But after coming out of the river they were stupefied to find that the palaquin would not move. No amount of proyers moved the Lord and hence the Bhois had to abandon it. After the lapse of certain period of time the Lord now approached a poor man from the village by name Pavba Bhagat and requested him to build a small temple for him. Pavba expressed his inability because of his poverty, but the Lord told him that once he started the work, he would find the necessary wealth under the building stone.