Dehu
Dehugaon
—  city  —
Dehu Location of Dehu in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates	18°43′N 73°46′E / 18.72°N 73.77°E / 18.72; 73.77Coordinates: 18°43′N 73°46′E / 18.72°N 73.77°E / 18.72; 73.77
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Pune
Population	5,340 (2001[update])
Official languages	Marathi, Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 594 metres (1,949 ft)

Dehu is a census town in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Demographics[link]

As of 2001^[update] India census^[1], Dehu had a population of 5340. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dehu has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83% and, female literacy is 72%. In Dehu, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Sant Tukaram[link]

Dehu is a place of Sant Tukaram - well known sant in Maharashtra. He lived here and taught people how to pray to god. He and Sant Dnyaneshwar were the popular sants and both worshiped Lord Vitthal. The 'Palakhi' in the month of 'Ashadh' from Dehu is one of the main attractions of Dehu. Many people have taken part in it many years. Dehu is a place where the 'Abhang 'of Sant Tukaram can be remembered. One can see his temple here on the banks of the river. This temple was constructed by his younger son Narayanbaba in 1723. Various other temples nearby are worth seeing. A rock where Sant Tukaram was on fast is also here. Sant Tukaram will always be remembered for his Abhang and Gatha.

There is one Gatha Temple on the bank of Indrayani river.

Gatha temple

One big sitting statue of Tukaram maharaj holding Tambura in hand will grace you at the entrance of the big Gatha temple. In the Gatha temple, about 4,000 abhangs (verses) created by Tukaram maharaj were pasted on the walls.

References[link]

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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David Herrero

Personal information
Full name	David Herrero Llorente
Born	(1979-10-18) October 18, 1979 (age 32) Bilbao, Spain
Team information
Current team	Xacobeo-Galicia
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2001–2003 2004 2005–2006 2007–	Euskaltel-Euskadi Costa de Almería-Paternina Euskaltel-Euskadi Karpin-Galicia
Infobox last updated on April 9, 2008

David Herrero Llorente (born October 18, 1979 in Bilbao, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Xacobeo–Galicia. He turned professional in 2001 with Euskaltel-Euskadi.

Palmarès[link]

2001 - Euskaltel-Euskadi

2002 - Euskaltel-Euskadi

• 1 Stage Vuelta a Castilla y León

2003 - Euskaltel-Euskadi

• 1 Stage Vuelta a la Rioja

2004 - Costa de Almeria Paternina

• 1 Stage Vuelta Ciclista Asturias
• Clasica de Ordizia

2005 - Euskaltel-Euskadi

• 1 Stage Clasica de Alcobendas
• GP Llodio
• 1st Stage 4 Euskal Bizikleta
• 1 Stage Vuelta a Burgos

2006 - Euskaltel-Euskadi

• 2nd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
  • 1st Stage 5
• 2nd Stages 4 and 8 Tour de Suisse
• National Time Trial Championship - 3rd

2007 - Karpin-Galicia

2008 - Karpin-Galicia

• 1st Stage 3 Vuelta al Pais Vasco
  • 3rd Stages 1,2 and 4
  • 1st Points Classification Stages 2–5

External links[link]

• David Herrero profile at Cycling Archives

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