page_title: Vele, Satara
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Vele, Satara / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: Indian film actor
context_page_description: Vele is a village in the Western region of Maharashtra state in India. It is located in Satara district of Maharashtra. Before it was a part of Bombay State and Princely state of Satara. It is located adjacent to Kanher Dam built on Venna River. There is a big temple of Bhairava at the village entrance. Also there are number of temples in closed vicinity of village. Surrounded by greenery and farms, agriculture is the main occupation in the village with more than 80% of the total area being used for agricultural activities. Though agriculture constitutes a mainstay of the economy of this village, besides a sizeable population working at various plum government positions does bolster the financial position.
context_section_description: Vele (Marathi: वेळे) is the birthplace of Indian film actor- Sayaji Shinde (Marathi: सयाजी शिंदे) who has acted in Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam films.
  From early child Sayaji Shinde faced the challenges of life. Electricity reached this village as late as 1981.
caption: Sayaji Shinde
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