DISTRICT COURT AHMEDNAGAR

HISTORY

According to the information given in the gazetteer of Bombay presidency VolXVII 1844 regular District Judges court was established at Ahmednagar in 1827 however since 1823 Mr W W Chammier was exercising appellate jurisdiction at Ahmednagar There were Assistant judges also both the judge and the assistant judge had appellate powers the appeals from the decisions of the munsiffs were heard by the assistant judges and the district judge used to hear the second appeals this a practice is noted in the year 1838 in the period of 1862 in which year the high court was established at Bombay late Mr justice Mahadev Govind Rande worked as the inspecting judge in Ahmednagar from 1891 to 1895 Several eminent judges officiated as District judges at Ahmednagar Many of them later elevated to Bench of Bombay high court

Geographical Location of Ahmednagar -

Location

North Latitude (degrees) 1802 to 199

East Longitude (degrees) 739 to 755

Area

Total area (Hector) 1741271

Forest (Hector) 151571

Under irrigation (Hector) 425100

Under Non cultivation (Hector) 133356

Boundaries

To the north of the Ahmednagar district lie the districts Nashik and

Aurangabad

To the east are districts of Beed and Osmanabad

To the south lie Solapur and Pune

To the west lie the districts of Thane and Pune

The Ahmednagar town was founded in 1494 by Ahmed Nizam Shah on

the site of more a more ancient city Bhingar With the breakup of the

Bahmani Sultanate Ahmed established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar

Ahmednagar District is the Largest District in the State of Maharashtra

having 566 of the area of the state The district has historical

heritage The name of the District Ahmednagar has come from the name

of the founder of the town Ahmednagar by Ahmed Shah Nizam Shah The

District place Ahmednagar has many places of Historical importance

including Ahmednagar Fort where many national heroes of Indian

Freedom Struggle including Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru were detained

during Indian freedom movement Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wrote his

famous bookDiscovery Of India in Ahmednagar Fort

Ahmednagar is a drought-prone city in Ahmednagar District in the State

of Maharashtra on the left bank of the Sina river about 120 km from Pune

and around 110 km from Aurangabad

In todays context Ahmednagar is most advanced district having maximum

number of sugar factories perhaps to spread the message rural

prosperity through cooperation The first cooperative sugar factory in

Asia was established at Pravara Nagar Role Model of water conservation

work can be seen at Ralegan-Siddhi and Hivare Bazar which are also

called ideal Villages Ralegaon Siddhi is a village in the district that is

considered a model of environmental conservation

Map

Ahmednagar district consists of fourteen talukas (tahsils) These talukas

are Akole Jamkhed Karjat KopergaonNewasa Nagar Parner Pathardi

Rahata Rahuri Sangamner Shrirampur Shevgaon and Shrigonda

Ahmednagar Fort

Location Ahmednagar district Maharashtra

Built By Husain Nizam Shah

Built In 1559 AD

Ahmednagar Fort is one of the best designed forts in the entire state of

Maharashtra At the same time it is also counted amongst the impregnable

forts of India The fort is situated in the Ahmednagar district and dates back to

the year 1559 when it was built under the patronage of Husain Nizam Shah

Ahmednagar Fort stands surrounded by cantonment on all the sides and lies

in the eastern part of the Ahmednagar city Today the fort forms one of the

popular attractions of the region

Ahmednagar Fort is one of the best designed forts in the entire state of

Maharashtra At the same time it is also counted amongst the

impregnable forts of India The fort is situated in the Ahmednagar district

and dates back to the year 1559 when it was built under the patronage of

Husain Nizam Shah Ahmednagar Fort stands surrounded by cantonment

on all the sides and lies in the eastern part of the Ahmednagar city Today

the fort forms one of the popular attractions of the region

History

Ahmednagar Fort is presently under the control of the military command

of India It has been the victim of invasion by the Mughal army in the year

1596 However the fight put up by the Chandbibi forced them to beat a

retreat after four months The second attack by the Mughal army led by

Akbar in 1600 resulted in the annexation of the fort It was only in the year

1759 that the Mughals lost the control of the Ahmednagar Fort when they

sold it to Sadashiv Bhau the cousin of the third Peshwa

Daulatrao Shinde gained control over the fort in 1797 and ultimately lost it

to General Welleslay in August 1803 Ultimately the Treaty of Pune was

signed in June 1817 and the rule of fort was handed to Bajirav Peshwa II

The history of Ahmednagar Fort tells us that it has been used as a royal

prison a number of times Amongst the glorious moments of the fort was

the time when the entire Congress Working Committee was detained here

during the Quit India Movement of 1942

Interestingly all the top leaders were imprisoned together on August 10

1942 and with the exception of who were released on October 6 1944

and May 20 1944 respectively all the others were only let off in 1945

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was released on August 28 Maulana Abdul

Kalam Azad and Sardar Vallabhai Patel on April 17 Pandit Govind Vallabh

Pant Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab Acharya JB Kriplani Acharya

Narendra Deva in the period between March 27-29 Dr B Pattabhi

Sitaramayya on April 5 Asaf Ali on April 3 and Shri Shankar Rao Dev on

April 18 all in 1945 Dr Syed Mahmud and Dr P C Ghosh

Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

Acharya Narendra

Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant

Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab

Acharya JB Kriplani

Dr P C Ghosh

Dr B Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Asaf Ali

Shri Shankar Rao Dev

Dr Syed Mahmud

All said and done this historical fort is definitely a

must-see place to be included in the itinerary of

anyone visiting Nashik

Indias first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrote

a book Discovery Of India (Bharat Ek Khoj) in this

fort when he was detained by the British in 1942

----------------

Tank Museum

The Tank

Museum

established in

1994 This

museum boasts

of being the only

one of its kind in

Asia that exhibits

nearly four dozen

exhibits of

vintage armoured

fighting vehicles

Museum buffs in India might have heard of technological museums and Railway

museums but only a few might have heard of the Cavalry Tank Museum of the

Armoured Corps Centre and School Ahmednagar the first of its kind in Asia

The museum has a rich collection of tanks

used during different periods Indeed what

the ship is to the Navy and the airplane is to

the Air Force tank is to the Army Former

Army Chief (late) Gen BC Joshi - a tankman

himself inaugurated this museum in 1994

Meher Babas Samadhi

Meherab

ad

Meher Baba

(Devamagari

)

(February 25

1894) Merwan

heriar Irani ndash

January 31

1969) was an

Irani (Indian of

Persian

descent) born in Poona (now Pune) India who became a spiritual master and

late in his life (1954 at age 60) publicly declared that he was the Avtar of this Age

Educated at St Vincents High School in Pune India as well as Deccan College

he led a normal school life showing no particular inclination towards spiritual

matters At the age of 19 during his second year of college a short contact with

an old Muslim holy woman Hazrat

Geographical Location of Ahmednagar -

Location

North Latitude (degrees) 1802 to 199

East Longitude (degrees) 739 to 755

Area

Total area (Hector) 1741271

Forest (Hector) 151571

Under irrigation (Hector) 425100

Under Non cultivation (Hector) 133356

Boundaries

To the north of the Ahmednagar district lie the districts Nashik and

Aurangabad

To the east are districts of Beed and Osmanabad

To the south lie Solapur and Pune

To the west lie the districts of Thane and Pune

The Ahmednagar town was founded in 1494 by Ahmed Nizam Shah on

the site of more a more ancient city Bhingar With the breakup of the

Bahmani Sultanate Ahmed established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar

Ahmednagar District is the Largest District in the State of Maharashtra

having 566 of the area of the state The district has historical

heritage The name of the District Ahmednagar has come from the name

of the founder of the town Ahmednagar by Ahmed Shah Nizam Shah The

District place Ahmednagar has many places of Historical importance

including Ahmednagar Fort where many national heroes of Indian

Freedom Struggle including Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru were detained

during Indian freedom movement Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wrote his

famous bookDiscovery Of India in Ahmednagar Fort

Ahmednagar is a drought-prone city in Ahmednagar District in the State

of Maharashtra on the left bank of the Sina river about 120 km from Pune

and around 110 km from Aurangabad

In todays context Ahmednagar is most advanced district having maximum

number of sugar factories perhaps to spread the message rural

prosperity through cooperation The first cooperative sugar factory in

Asia was established at Pravara Nagar Role Model of water conservation

work can be seen at Ralegan-Siddhi and Hivare Bazar which are also

called ideal Villages Ralegaon Siddhi is a village in the district that is

considered a model of environmental conservation

Map

Ahmednagar district consists of fourteen talukas (tahsils) These talukas

are Akole Jamkhed Karjat KopergaonNewasa Nagar Parner Pathardi

Rahata Rahuri Sangamner Shrirampur Shevgaon and Shrigonda

Ahmednagar Fort

Location Ahmednagar district Maharashtra

Built By Husain Nizam Shah

Built In 1559 AD

Ahmednagar Fort is one of the best designed forts in the entire state of

Maharashtra At the same time it is also counted amongst the impregnable

forts of India The fort is situated in the Ahmednagar district and dates back to

the year 1559 when it was built under the patronage of Husain Nizam Shah

Ahmednagar Fort stands surrounded by cantonment on all the sides and lies

in the eastern part of the Ahmednagar city Today the fort forms one of the

popular attractions of the region

Ahmednagar Fort is one of the best designed forts in the entire state of

Maharashtra At the same time it is also counted amongst the

impregnable forts of India The fort is situated in the Ahmednagar district

and dates back to the year 1559 when it was built under the patronage of

Husain Nizam Shah Ahmednagar Fort stands surrounded by cantonment

on all the sides and lies in the eastern part of the Ahmednagar city Today

the fort forms one of the popular attractions of the region

History

Ahmednagar Fort is presently under the control of the military command

of India It has been the victim of invasion by the Mughal army in the year

1596 However the fight put up by the Chandbibi forced them to beat a

retreat after four months The second attack by the Mughal army led by

Akbar in 1600 resulted in the annexation of the fort It was only in the year

1759 that the Mughals lost the control of the Ahmednagar Fort when they

sold it to Sadashiv Bhau the cousin of the third Peshwa

Daulatrao Shinde gained control over the fort in 1797 and ultimately lost it

to General Welleslay in August 1803 Ultimately the Treaty of Pune was

signed in June 1817 and the rule of fort was handed to Bajirav Peshwa II

The history of Ahmednagar Fort tells us that it has been used as a royal

prison a number of times Amongst the glorious moments of the fort was

the time when the entire Congress Working Committee was detained here

during the Quit India Movement of 1942

Interestingly all the top leaders were imprisoned together on August 10

1942 and with the exception of who were released on October 6 1944

and May 20 1944 respectively all the others were only let off in 1945

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was released on August 28 Maulana Abdul

Kalam Azad and Sardar Vallabhai Patel on April 17 Pandit Govind Vallabh

Pant Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab Acharya JB Kriplani Acharya

Narendra Deva in the period between March 27-29 Dr B Pattabhi

Sitaramayya on April 5 Asaf Ali on April 3 and Shri Shankar Rao Dev on

April 18 all in 1945 Dr Syed Mahmud and Dr P C Ghosh

Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

Acharya Narendra

Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant

Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab

Acharya JB Kriplani

Dr P C Ghosh

Dr B Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Asaf Ali

Shri Shankar Rao Dev

Dr Syed Mahmud

All said and done this historical fort is definitely a

must-see place to be included in the itinerary of

anyone visiting Nashik

Indias first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrote

a book Discovery Of India (Bharat Ek Khoj) in this

fort when he was detained by the British in 1942

----------------

Tank Museum

The Tank

Museum

established in

1994 This

museum boasts

of being the only

one of its kind in

Asia that exhibits

nearly four dozen

exhibits of

vintage armoured

fighting vehicles

Museum buffs in India might have heard of technological museums and Railway

museums but only a few might have heard of the Cavalry Tank Museum of the

Armoured Corps Centre and School Ahmednagar the first of its kind in Asia

The museum has a rich collection of tanks

used during different periods Indeed what

the ship is to the Navy and the airplane is to

the Air Force tank is to the Army Former

Army Chief (late) Gen BC Joshi - a tankman

himself inaugurated this museum in 1994

Meher Babas Samadhi

Meherab

ad

Meher Baba

(Devamagari

)

(February 25

1894) Merwan

heriar Irani ndash

January 31

1969) was an

Irani (Indian of

Persian

descent) born in Poona (now Pune) India who became a spiritual master and

late in his life (1954 at age 60) publicly declared that he was the Avtar of this Age

Educated at St Vincents High School in Pune India as well as Deccan College

he led a normal school life showing no particular inclination towards spiritual

matters At the age of 19 during his second year of college a short contact with

an old Muslim holy woman Hazrat

Under Non cultivation (Hector) 133356

Boundaries

To the north of the Ahmednagar district lie the districts Nashik and

Aurangabad

To the east are districts of Beed and Osmanabad

To the south lie Solapur and Pune

To the west lie the districts of Thane and Pune

The Ahmednagar town was founded in 1494 by Ahmed Nizam Shah on

the site of more a more ancient city Bhingar With the breakup of the

Bahmani Sultanate Ahmed established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar

Ahmednagar District is the Largest District in the State of Maharashtra

having 566 of the area of the state The district has historical

heritage The name of the District Ahmednagar has come from the name

of the founder of the town Ahmednagar by Ahmed Shah Nizam Shah The

District place Ahmednagar has many places of Historical importance

including Ahmednagar Fort where many national heroes of Indian

Freedom Struggle including Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru were detained

during Indian freedom movement Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wrote his

famous bookDiscovery Of India in Ahmednagar Fort

Ahmednagar is a drought-prone city in Ahmednagar District in the State

of Maharashtra on the left bank of the Sina river about 120 km from Pune

and around 110 km from Aurangabad

In todays context Ahmednagar is most advanced district having maximum

number of sugar factories perhaps to spread the message rural

prosperity through cooperation The first cooperative sugar factory in

Asia was established at Pravara Nagar Role Model of water conservation

work can be seen at Ralegan-Siddhi and Hivare Bazar which are also

called ideal Villages Ralegaon Siddhi is a village in the district that is

considered a model of environmental conservation

Map

Ahmednagar district consists of fourteen talukas (tahsils) These talukas

are Akole Jamkhed Karjat KopergaonNewasa Nagar Parner Pathardi

Rahata Rahuri Sangamner Shrirampur Shevgaon and Shrigonda

Ahmednagar Fort

Location Ahmednagar district Maharashtra

Built By Husain Nizam Shah

Built In 1559 AD

Ahmednagar Fort is one of the best designed forts in the entire state of

Maharashtra At the same time it is also counted amongst the impregnable

forts of India The fort is situated in the Ahmednagar district and dates back to

the year 1559 when it was built under the patronage of Husain Nizam Shah

Ahmednagar Fort stands surrounded by cantonment on all the sides and lies

in the eastern part of the Ahmednagar city Today the fort forms one of the

popular attractions of the region

Ahmednagar Fort is one of the best designed forts in the entire state of

Maharashtra At the same time it is also counted amongst the

impregnable forts of India The fort is situated in the Ahmednagar district

and dates back to the year 1559 when it was built under the patronage of

Husain Nizam Shah Ahmednagar Fort stands surrounded by cantonment

on all the sides and lies in the eastern part of the Ahmednagar city Today

the fort forms one of the popular attractions of the region

History

Ahmednagar Fort is presently under the control of the military command

of India It has been the victim of invasion by the Mughal army in the year

1596 However the fight put up by the Chandbibi forced them to beat a

retreat after four months The second attack by the Mughal army led by

Akbar in 1600 resulted in the annexation of the fort It was only in the year

1759 that the Mughals lost the control of the Ahmednagar Fort when they

sold it to Sadashiv Bhau the cousin of the third Peshwa

Daulatrao Shinde gained control over the fort in 1797 and ultimately lost it

to General Welleslay in August 1803 Ultimately the Treaty of Pune was

signed in June 1817 and the rule of fort was handed to Bajirav Peshwa II

The history of Ahmednagar Fort tells us that it has been used as a royal

prison a number of times Amongst the glorious moments of the fort was

the time when the entire Congress Working Committee was detained here

during the Quit India Movement of 1942

Interestingly all the top leaders were imprisoned together on August 10

1942 and with the exception of who were released on October 6 1944

and May 20 1944 respectively all the others were only let off in 1945

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was released on August 28 Maulana Abdul

Kalam Azad and Sardar Vallabhai Patel on April 17 Pandit Govind Vallabh

Pant Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab Acharya JB Kriplani Acharya

Narendra Deva in the period between March 27-29 Dr B Pattabhi

Sitaramayya on April 5 Asaf Ali on April 3 and Shri Shankar Rao Dev on

April 18 all in 1945 Dr Syed Mahmud and Dr P C Ghosh

Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

Acharya Narendra

Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant

Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab

Acharya JB Kriplani

Dr P C Ghosh

Dr B Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Asaf Ali

Shri Shankar Rao Dev

Dr Syed Mahmud

All said and done this historical fort is definitely a

must-see place to be included in the itinerary of

anyone visiting Nashik

Indias first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrote

a book Discovery Of India (Bharat Ek Khoj) in this

fort when he was detained by the British in 1942

----------------

Tank Museum

The Tank

Museum

established in

1994 This

museum boasts

of being the only

one of its kind in

Asia that exhibits

nearly four dozen

exhibits of

vintage armoured

fighting vehicles

Museum buffs in India might have heard of technological museums and Railway

museums but only a few might have heard of the Cavalry Tank Museum of the

Armoured Corps Centre and School Ahmednagar the first of its kind in Asia

The museum has a rich collection of tanks

used during different periods Indeed what

the ship is to the Navy and the airplane is to

the Air Force tank is to the Army Former

Army Chief (late) Gen BC Joshi - a tankman

himself inaugurated this museum in 1994

Meher Babas Samadhi

Meherab

ad

Meher Baba

(Devamagari

)

(February 25

1894) Merwan

heriar Irani ndash

January 31

1969) was an

Irani (Indian of

Persian

descent) born in Poona (now Pune) India who became a spiritual master and

late in his life (1954 at age 60) publicly declared that he was the Avtar of this Age

Educated at St Vincents High School in Pune India as well as Deccan College

he led a normal school life showing no particular inclination towards spiritual

matters At the age of 19 during his second year of college a short contact with

an old Muslim holy woman Hazrat

In todays context Ahmednagar is most advanced district having maximum

number of sugar factories perhaps to spread the message rural

prosperity through cooperation The first cooperative sugar factory in

Asia was established at Pravara Nagar Role Model of water conservation

work can be seen at Ralegan-Siddhi and Hivare Bazar which are also

called ideal Villages Ralegaon Siddhi is a village in the district that is

considered a model of environmental conservation

Map

Ahmednagar district consists of fourteen talukas (tahsils) These talukas

are Akole Jamkhed Karjat KopergaonNewasa Nagar Parner Pathardi

Rahata Rahuri Sangamner Shrirampur Shevgaon and Shrigonda

Ahmednagar Fort

Location Ahmednagar district Maharashtra

Built By Husain Nizam Shah

Built In 1559 AD

Ahmednagar Fort is one of the best designed forts in the entire state of

Maharashtra At the same time it is also counted amongst the impregnable

forts of India The fort is situated in the Ahmednagar district and dates back to

the year 1559 when it was built under the patronage of Husain Nizam Shah

Ahmednagar Fort stands surrounded by cantonment on all the sides and lies

in the eastern part of the Ahmednagar city Today the fort forms one of the

popular attractions of the region

Ahmednagar Fort is one of the best designed forts in the entire state of

Maharashtra At the same time it is also counted amongst the

impregnable forts of India The fort is situated in the Ahmednagar district

and dates back to the year 1559 when it was built under the patronage of

Husain Nizam Shah Ahmednagar Fort stands surrounded by cantonment

on all the sides and lies in the eastern part of the Ahmednagar city Today

the fort forms one of the popular attractions of the region

History

Ahmednagar Fort is presently under the control of the military command

of India It has been the victim of invasion by the Mughal army in the year

1596 However the fight put up by the Chandbibi forced them to beat a

retreat after four months The second attack by the Mughal army led by

Akbar in 1600 resulted in the annexation of the fort It was only in the year

1759 that the Mughals lost the control of the Ahmednagar Fort when they

sold it to Sadashiv Bhau the cousin of the third Peshwa

Daulatrao Shinde gained control over the fort in 1797 and ultimately lost it

to General Welleslay in August 1803 Ultimately the Treaty of Pune was

signed in June 1817 and the rule of fort was handed to Bajirav Peshwa II

The history of Ahmednagar Fort tells us that it has been used as a royal

prison a number of times Amongst the glorious moments of the fort was

the time when the entire Congress Working Committee was detained here

during the Quit India Movement of 1942

Interestingly all the top leaders were imprisoned together on August 10

1942 and with the exception of who were released on October 6 1944

and May 20 1944 respectively all the others were only let off in 1945

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was released on August 28 Maulana Abdul

Kalam Azad and Sardar Vallabhai Patel on April 17 Pandit Govind Vallabh

Pant Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab Acharya JB Kriplani Acharya

Narendra Deva in the period between March 27-29 Dr B Pattabhi

Sitaramayya on April 5 Asaf Ali on April 3 and Shri Shankar Rao Dev on

April 18 all in 1945 Dr Syed Mahmud and Dr P C Ghosh

Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

Acharya Narendra

Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant

Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab

Acharya JB Kriplani

Dr P C Ghosh

Dr B Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Asaf Ali

Shri Shankar Rao Dev

Dr Syed Mahmud

All said and done this historical fort is definitely a

must-see place to be included in the itinerary of

anyone visiting Nashik

Indias first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrote

a book Discovery Of India (Bharat Ek Khoj) in this

fort when he was detained by the British in 1942

----------------

Tank Museum

The Tank

Museum

established in

1994 This

museum boasts

of being the only

one of its kind in

Asia that exhibits

nearly four dozen

exhibits of

vintage armoured

fighting vehicles

Museum buffs in India might have heard of technological museums and Railway

museums but only a few might have heard of the Cavalry Tank Museum of the

Armoured Corps Centre and School Ahmednagar the first of its kind in Asia

The museum has a rich collection of tanks

used during different periods Indeed what

the ship is to the Navy and the airplane is to

the Air Force tank is to the Army Former

Army Chief (late) Gen BC Joshi - a tankman

himself inaugurated this museum in 1994

Meher Babas Samadhi

Meherab

ad

Meher Baba

(Devamagari

)

(February 25

1894) Merwan

heriar Irani ndash

January 31

1969) was an

Irani (Indian of

Persian

descent) born in Poona (now Pune) India who became a spiritual master and

late in his life (1954 at age 60) publicly declared that he was the Avtar of this Age

Educated at St Vincents High School in Pune India as well as Deccan College

he led a normal school life showing no particular inclination towards spiritual

matters At the age of 19 during his second year of college a short contact with

an old Muslim holy woman Hazrat

Ahmednagar Fort

Location Ahmednagar district Maharashtra

Built By Husain Nizam Shah

Built In 1559 AD

Ahmednagar Fort is one of the best designed forts in the entire state of

Maharashtra At the same time it is also counted amongst the impregnable

forts of India The fort is situated in the Ahmednagar district and dates back to

the year 1559 when it was built under the patronage of Husain Nizam Shah

Ahmednagar Fort stands surrounded by cantonment on all the sides and lies

in the eastern part of the Ahmednagar city Today the fort forms one of the

popular attractions of the region

Ahmednagar Fort is one of the best designed forts in the entire state of

Maharashtra At the same time it is also counted amongst the

impregnable forts of India The fort is situated in the Ahmednagar district

and dates back to the year 1559 when it was built under the patronage of

Husain Nizam Shah Ahmednagar Fort stands surrounded by cantonment

on all the sides and lies in the eastern part of the Ahmednagar city Today

the fort forms one of the popular attractions of the region

History

Ahmednagar Fort is presently under the control of the military command

of India It has been the victim of invasion by the Mughal army in the year

1596 However the fight put up by the Chandbibi forced them to beat a

retreat after four months The second attack by the Mughal army led by

Akbar in 1600 resulted in the annexation of the fort It was only in the year

1759 that the Mughals lost the control of the Ahmednagar Fort when they

sold it to Sadashiv Bhau the cousin of the third Peshwa

Daulatrao Shinde gained control over the fort in 1797 and ultimately lost it

to General Welleslay in August 1803 Ultimately the Treaty of Pune was

signed in June 1817 and the rule of fort was handed to Bajirav Peshwa II

The history of Ahmednagar Fort tells us that it has been used as a royal

prison a number of times Amongst the glorious moments of the fort was

the time when the entire Congress Working Committee was detained here

during the Quit India Movement of 1942

Interestingly all the top leaders were imprisoned together on August 10

1942 and with the exception of who were released on October 6 1944

and May 20 1944 respectively all the others were only let off in 1945

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was released on August 28 Maulana Abdul

Kalam Azad and Sardar Vallabhai Patel on April 17 Pandit Govind Vallabh

Pant Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab Acharya JB Kriplani Acharya

Narendra Deva in the period between March 27-29 Dr B Pattabhi

Sitaramayya on April 5 Asaf Ali on April 3 and Shri Shankar Rao Dev on

April 18 all in 1945 Dr Syed Mahmud and Dr P C Ghosh

Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

Acharya Narendra

Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant

Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab

Acharya JB Kriplani

Dr P C Ghosh

Dr B Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Asaf Ali

Shri Shankar Rao Dev

Dr Syed Mahmud

All said and done this historical fort is definitely a

must-see place to be included in the itinerary of

anyone visiting Nashik

Indias first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrote

a book Discovery Of India (Bharat Ek Khoj) in this

fort when he was detained by the British in 1942

----------------

Tank Museum

The Tank

Museum

established in

1994 This

museum boasts

of being the only

one of its kind in

Asia that exhibits

nearly four dozen

exhibits of

vintage armoured

fighting vehicles

Museum buffs in India might have heard of technological museums and Railway

museums but only a few might have heard of the Cavalry Tank Museum of the

Armoured Corps Centre and School Ahmednagar the first of its kind in Asia

The museum has a rich collection of tanks

used during different periods Indeed what

the ship is to the Navy and the airplane is to

the Air Force tank is to the Army Former

Army Chief (late) Gen BC Joshi - a tankman

himself inaugurated this museum in 1994

Meher Babas Samadhi

Meherab

ad

Meher Baba

(Devamagari

)

(February 25

1894) Merwan

heriar Irani ndash

January 31

1969) was an

Irani (Indian of

Persian

descent) born in Poona (now Pune) India who became a spiritual master and

late in his life (1954 at age 60) publicly declared that he was the Avtar of this Age

Educated at St Vincents High School in Pune India as well as Deccan College

he led a normal school life showing no particular inclination towards spiritual

matters At the age of 19 during his second year of college a short contact with

an old Muslim holy woman Hazrat

Ahmednagar Fort is one of the best designed forts in the entire state of

Maharashtra At the same time it is also counted amongst the

impregnable forts of India The fort is situated in the Ahmednagar district

and dates back to the year 1559 when it was built under the patronage of

Husain Nizam Shah Ahmednagar Fort stands surrounded by cantonment

on all the sides and lies in the eastern part of the Ahmednagar city Today

the fort forms one of the popular attractions of the region

History

Ahmednagar Fort is presently under the control of the military command

of India It has been the victim of invasion by the Mughal army in the year

1596 However the fight put up by the Chandbibi forced them to beat a

retreat after four months The second attack by the Mughal army led by

Akbar in 1600 resulted in the annexation of the fort It was only in the year

1759 that the Mughals lost the control of the Ahmednagar Fort when they

sold it to Sadashiv Bhau the cousin of the third Peshwa

Daulatrao Shinde gained control over the fort in 1797 and ultimately lost it

to General Welleslay in August 1803 Ultimately the Treaty of Pune was

signed in June 1817 and the rule of fort was handed to Bajirav Peshwa II

The history of Ahmednagar Fort tells us that it has been used as a royal

prison a number of times Amongst the glorious moments of the fort was

the time when the entire Congress Working Committee was detained here

during the Quit India Movement of 1942

Interestingly all the top leaders were imprisoned together on August 10

1942 and with the exception of who were released on October 6 1944

and May 20 1944 respectively all the others were only let off in 1945

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was released on August 28 Maulana Abdul

Kalam Azad and Sardar Vallabhai Patel on April 17 Pandit Govind Vallabh

Pant Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab Acharya JB Kriplani Acharya

Narendra Deva in the period between March 27-29 Dr B Pattabhi

Sitaramayya on April 5 Asaf Ali on April 3 and Shri Shankar Rao Dev on

April 18 all in 1945 Dr Syed Mahmud and Dr P C Ghosh

Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

Acharya Narendra

Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant

Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab

Acharya JB Kriplani

Dr P C Ghosh

Dr B Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Asaf Ali

Shri Shankar Rao Dev

Dr Syed Mahmud

All said and done this historical fort is definitely a

must-see place to be included in the itinerary of

anyone visiting Nashik

Indias first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrote

a book Discovery Of India (Bharat Ek Khoj) in this

fort when he was detained by the British in 1942

----------------

Tank Museum

The Tank

Museum

established in

1994 This

museum boasts

of being the only

one of its kind in

Asia that exhibits

nearly four dozen

exhibits of

vintage armoured

fighting vehicles

Museum buffs in India might have heard of technological museums and Railway

museums but only a few might have heard of the Cavalry Tank Museum of the

Armoured Corps Centre and School Ahmednagar the first of its kind in Asia

The museum has a rich collection of tanks

used during different periods Indeed what

the ship is to the Navy and the airplane is to

the Air Force tank is to the Army Former

Army Chief (late) Gen BC Joshi - a tankman

himself inaugurated this museum in 1994

Meher Babas Samadhi

Meherab

ad

Meher Baba

(Devamagari

)

(February 25

1894) Merwan

heriar Irani ndash

January 31

1969) was an

Irani (Indian of

Persian

descent) born in Poona (now Pune) India who became a spiritual master and

late in his life (1954 at age 60) publicly declared that he was the Avtar of this Age

Educated at St Vincents High School in Pune India as well as Deccan College

he led a normal school life showing no particular inclination towards spiritual

matters At the age of 19 during his second year of college a short contact with

an old Muslim holy woman Hazrat

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was released on August 28 Maulana Abdul

Kalam Azad and Sardar Vallabhai Patel on April 17 Pandit Govind Vallabh

Pant Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab Acharya JB Kriplani Acharya

Narendra Deva in the period between March 27-29 Dr B Pattabhi

Sitaramayya on April 5 Asaf Ali on April 3 and Shri Shankar Rao Dev on

April 18 all in 1945 Dr Syed Mahmud and Dr P C Ghosh

Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

Acharya Narendra

Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant

Pandit Harekrishna Mahtab

Acharya JB Kriplani

Dr P C Ghosh

Dr B Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Asaf Ali

Shri Shankar Rao Dev

Dr Syed Mahmud

All said and done this historical fort is definitely a

must-see place to be included in the itinerary of

anyone visiting Nashik

Indias first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrote

a book Discovery Of India (Bharat Ek Khoj) in this

fort when he was detained by the British in 1942

----------------

Tank Museum

The Tank

Museum

established in

1994 This

museum boasts

of being the only

one of its kind in

Asia that exhibits

nearly four dozen

exhibits of

vintage armoured

fighting vehicles

Museum buffs in India might have heard of technological museums and Railway

museums but only a few might have heard of the Cavalry Tank Museum of the

Armoured Corps Centre and School Ahmednagar the first of its kind in Asia

The museum has a rich collection of tanks

used during different periods Indeed what

the ship is to the Navy and the airplane is to

the Air Force tank is to the Army Former

Army Chief (late) Gen BC Joshi - a tankman

himself inaugurated this museum in 1994

Meher Babas Samadhi

Meherab

ad

Meher Baba

(Devamagari

)

(February 25

1894) Merwan

heriar Irani ndash

January 31

1969) was an

Irani (Indian of

Persian

descent) born in Poona (now Pune) India who became a spiritual master and

late in his life (1954 at age 60) publicly declared that he was the Avtar of this Age

Educated at St Vincents High School in Pune India as well as Deccan College

he led a normal school life showing no particular inclination towards spiritual

matters At the age of 19 during his second year of college a short contact with

an old Muslim holy woman Hazrat

All said and done this historical fort is definitely a

must-see place to be included in the itinerary of

anyone visiting Nashik

Indias first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrote

a book Discovery Of India (Bharat Ek Khoj) in this

fort when he was detained by the British in 1942

----------------

Tank Museum

The Tank

Museum

established in

1994 This

museum boasts

of being the only

one of its kind in

Asia that exhibits

nearly four dozen

exhibits of

vintage armoured

fighting vehicles

Museum buffs in India might have heard of technological museums and Railway

museums but only a few might have heard of the Cavalry Tank Museum of the

Armoured Corps Centre and School Ahmednagar the first of its kind in Asia

The museum has a rich collection of tanks

used during different periods Indeed what

the ship is to the Navy and the airplane is to

the Air Force tank is to the Army Former

Army Chief (late) Gen BC Joshi - a tankman

himself inaugurated this museum in 1994

Meher Babas Samadhi

Meherab

ad

Meher Baba

(Devamagari

)

(February 25

1894) Merwan

heriar Irani ndash

January 31

1969) was an

Irani (Indian of

Persian

descent) born in Poona (now Pune) India who became a spiritual master and

late in his life (1954 at age 60) publicly declared that he was the Avtar of this Age

Educated at St Vincents High School in Pune India as well as Deccan College

he led a normal school life showing no particular inclination towards spiritual

matters At the age of 19 during his second year of college a short contact with

an old Muslim holy woman Hazrat

The museum has a rich collection of tanks

used during different periods Indeed what

the ship is to the Navy and the airplane is to

the Air Force tank is to the Army Former

Army Chief (late) Gen BC Joshi - a tankman

himself inaugurated this museum in 1994

Meher Babas Samadhi

Meherab

ad

Meher Baba

(Devamagari

)

(February 25

1894) Merwan

heriar Irani ndash

January 31

1969) was an

Irani (Indian of

Persian

descent) born in Poona (now Pune) India who became a spiritual master and

late in his life (1954 at age 60) publicly declared that he was the Avtar of this Age

Educated at St Vincents High School in Pune India as well as Deccan College

he led a normal school life showing no particular inclination towards spiritual

matters At the age of 19 during his second year of college a short contact with

an old Muslim holy woman Hazrat

Meherabad is the Heard of all activities for the Pilgrims as Meher Babas

physical body is kept inside His Samadhi on top of a Hill called Meherabad Hill

The Samadhi of Meher Baba is situated in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra

From July 10 1925 until his death in 1969 Meher Baba

was silent He communicated first by using an alphabet

board and later by unique hand gestures which were

interpreted and spoken out by one of his mandali

usually by his disciple Eruch Jessawala Meher Baba

said that his silence was not undertaken as a spiritual

exercise but solely in connection with his universal

work

From 1925 until 1954 Meher Baba communicated by

pointing to letters on an alphabet board

The pilgrims may visit Beloved Meher Babas

Samadhi on all days of the years from 630 am to

800 pm every day The Aarti is performed at 7 in the

morning and 7 in the evening followed by a Bhajans

singing by the Pilgrims for 30 minutes

Chand Bibi Mahal

The huge monument located on a hilltop near

the Pathardi road it is easily sited from a long

distance Commonly know as Chand Bibi Ka

Mahal It is actually the tomb of Salabat Khan

Sardar during the Nizam empire Built by the

Sardar himself in 1580 AD The tombs of Salabat Khan and his wife are located

in the basement Salabat Khan died in 1589 AD

Farahbag

Farahbag was built in 1576 AD

during the rule of Murtuza

Nizamshah This huge amp beautiful

monument was a place of leisure amp

entertainment Farahbag is close to

the Nagar Solapur highway

Bagroja

Bagroja is the tomb of Ahmed Nizamshah amp

his wife located on the banks of theSina river

This beautiful monument is surrounded by a

stone wall Bagroja is a beautiful piece of art

work

Alamgir

Alamgir as it is know is the place where

emperor Aurangzeb breath his last situated near

Bhingar on the Pathardi road Aurangzeb died at the age

of 91 at the very same place his body was taken

to Khultabad near Aurangabad amp cremated there This

historical place also in houses a Masjid amp Baradari where

meetings used to take place The library near the masjid

has rare Kurans dating back to the time of

emperor Aurangzeb One of the Kuran here was written by the emperor himself

Wadia Park Stadium

Ahmednagar Sports Stadium wel-

known as Wadia Park recently

completed by cities leading

construction Group Ms M R Mutha

is all set to be Maharashtras biggest

Cricket Stadium and on top of it is

centrally located and hence is set to

be one of the most attractive location

in Ahmednagar The stadium is open for Visitors in Evening hours and early

Morning Hours This stadium can sit in 40000 sports enthusiasts and this project

is all set to bring new charm to city of Ahmednagar

Vridheshwar

The is a temple of Mahadeva in the beautiful

deep valley The place Vridheshwar is in the

area of village Ghatsiras Taluka Pathardi

There is a approach from village Devrai on

Nagar Pathardi Road The Yatras on the

occasion of Ashadi Ekadashi Shivratri are

famous The place is also famous for Aurvedic

Plants

Harishchandragad

Harishchandragad is a hill fort in the

Ahmednagar region of India Its history is linked

with that of Malshej Ghat and it has played a

major role in guarding the surrounding region

History

The fort is quite ancient Remnants of

Microlithic man have been discovered here The various Puranas (ancient

scriptures) like Matsyapurana Agnipurana and Skandapurana include many

references about Harishchandragad Its origin is said to have been in 6th century

during the rule of Kalchuri dynasty The citadel was built during this era The

various caves probably have been carved out in the 11th century In these caves

are idols of Lord Vishnu Though the cliffs are named Taramati and Rohidas they

are not related to Ayodhya Great sage Changdev (one who created the epic

ldquoTatvasaarrdquo) used to meditate here in 14th century The caves are from the same

period The various constructions on the fort and those existing the surrounding

region point to the existence of diverse cultures here The carvings on the temples

of Nageshwar (in Khireshwar village) in the Harishchandreshwar temple and in

the cave of Kedareshwar indicate that the fort belongs to the since it is related to

Shaiva Shakta or Naath Later the fort was under the control of Moguls The

Marathas captured it in 1747

Ratangad

Ratangad (Marathi ) is a fort overlooking the picturesque locale of

Bhandardara one of the oldest artificial catchment area The fort is about 400

years old Ratangad at the top has a natural rock peak with a cavity in it which is

called Nedhe or Eye of the Needle formed by natural erosion it is big enough to

accommodate a group of 10 people amp the view of the entire region from here is

absolutely amazing

Ratangad was captured by Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle and was one of his

favorites The base village Ratanwadi has a beautiful Amruteshwar temple which

is famous for its carvings The fort is origin for the river Pravara Amrutvahini The

Bhandardara dam is built on this river

Main attraction at Ratanwadi one can take in the beauty of the Amruteshwar

temple dating back to the Hemadpanti Era Roughly from the 8th Century

How to reach Ratangad Fort Nearest railway station is Igatpuri From Igatpuri

we have to go to Shendi village There is a bus around 5-530AM from Igatpuri to

Shendi Im not sure about other timings Shendi and Bhandardara are two

villages separated by Bhandardara Lake From Shendi to Bhandardara village we

can go by boat It takes around 30 minutes From Bhandardara we have to go by

walk for around 45min-1hour to reach base village Ratanwadi Amruteshwar

temple at this village is good Another way it is about 67Km from Sangamner city

which is on NH-50 Pune to Nasik nearest city amp people refer it for there routine

work This route is known as State highway Kolhar-Ghoti

From here we have to start trek to Ratangad Fort It takes around 4 hrs in worst

case to reach the top of fort We have two caves on top of hillfort Small cave

doesnt have any grill to close the opening of cave and it can accommodate

around 5 people Big cave have grill to close the cave in nights and it can

accommodate 25 people Night stay can be done No fear of animals except

monkeys Rain water(collected in the tank on hill) is good enough to have mouth-

wash and refreshments in the morning

Kalsubai

Kalsubai (Marathi ) is the highest peak of the Sahyadris

in Maharashtra Highest point in Maharashtra at 5400 feet

To reach the summit there are various trekking routes and animal tracks The

main route starts from the village of Bari which is about six km from Bhandardara

To reach Bari one has to travel to Igatpuri on the Mumbai Nasik route From

Igatpuri take the early morning bus (at around 530 am from the Igatpuri Bus

Stand) going towards Pune and alight at Bari

Sardar himself in 1580 AD The tombs of Salabat Khan and his wife are located

in the basement Salabat Khan died in 1589 AD

Farahbag

Farahbag was built in 1576 AD

during the rule of Murtuza

Nizamshah This huge amp beautiful

monument was a place of leisure amp

entertainment Farahbag is close to

the Nagar Solapur highway

Bagroja

Bagroja is the tomb of Ahmed Nizamshah amp

his wife located on the banks of theSina river

This beautiful monument is surrounded by a

stone wall Bagroja is a beautiful piece of art

work

Alamgir

Alamgir as it is know is the place where

emperor Aurangzeb breath his last situated near

Bhingar on the Pathardi road Aurangzeb died at the age

of 91 at the very same place his body was taken

to Khultabad near Aurangabad amp cremated there This

historical place also in houses a Masjid amp Baradari where

meetings used to take place The library near the masjid

has rare Kurans dating back to the time of

emperor Aurangzeb One of the Kuran here was written by the emperor himself

Wadia Park Stadium

Ahmednagar Sports Stadium wel-

known as Wadia Park recently

completed by cities leading

construction Group Ms M R Mutha

is all set to be Maharashtras biggest

Cricket Stadium and on top of it is

centrally located and hence is set to

be one of the most attractive location

in Ahmednagar The stadium is open for Visitors in Evening hours and early

Morning Hours This stadium can sit in 40000 sports enthusiasts and this project

is all set to bring new charm to city of Ahmednagar

Vridheshwar

The is a temple of Mahadeva in the beautiful

deep valley The place Vridheshwar is in the

area of village Ghatsiras Taluka Pathardi

There is a approach from village Devrai on

Nagar Pathardi Road The Yatras on the

occasion of Ashadi Ekadashi Shivratri are

famous The place is also famous for Aurvedic

Plants

Harishchandragad

Harishchandragad is a hill fort in the

Ahmednagar region of India Its history is linked

with that of Malshej Ghat and it has played a

major role in guarding the surrounding region

History

The fort is quite ancient Remnants of

Microlithic man have been discovered here The various Puranas (ancient

scriptures) like Matsyapurana Agnipurana and Skandapurana include many

references about Harishchandragad Its origin is said to have been in 6th century

during the rule of Kalchuri dynasty The citadel was built during this era The

various caves probably have been carved out in the 11th century In these caves

are idols of Lord Vishnu Though the cliffs are named Taramati and Rohidas they

are not related to Ayodhya Great sage Changdev (one who created the epic

ldquoTatvasaarrdquo) used to meditate here in 14th century The caves are from the same

period The various constructions on the fort and those existing the surrounding

region point to the existence of diverse cultures here The carvings on the temples

of Nageshwar (in Khireshwar village) in the Harishchandreshwar temple and in

the cave of Kedareshwar indicate that the fort belongs to the since it is related to

Shaiva Shakta or Naath Later the fort was under the control of Moguls The

Marathas captured it in 1747

Ratangad

Ratangad (Marathi ) is a fort overlooking the picturesque locale of

Bhandardara one of the oldest artificial catchment area The fort is about 400

years old Ratangad at the top has a natural rock peak with a cavity in it which is

called Nedhe or Eye of the Needle formed by natural erosion it is big enough to

accommodate a group of 10 people amp the view of the entire region from here is

absolutely amazing

Ratangad was captured by Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle and was one of his

favorites The base village Ratanwadi has a beautiful Amruteshwar temple which

is famous for its carvings The fort is origin for the river Pravara Amrutvahini The

Bhandardara dam is built on this river

Main attraction at Ratanwadi one can take in the beauty of the Amruteshwar

temple dating back to the Hemadpanti Era Roughly from the 8th Century

How to reach Ratangad Fort Nearest railway station is Igatpuri From Igatpuri

we have to go to Shendi village There is a bus around 5-530AM from Igatpuri to

Shendi Im not sure about other timings Shendi and Bhandardara are two

villages separated by Bhandardara Lake From Shendi to Bhandardara village we

can go by boat It takes around 30 minutes From Bhandardara we have to go by

walk for around 45min-1hour to reach base village Ratanwadi Amruteshwar

temple at this village is good Another way it is about 67Km from Sangamner city

which is on NH-50 Pune to Nasik nearest city amp people refer it for there routine

work This route is known as State highway Kolhar-Ghoti

From here we have to start trek to Ratangad Fort It takes around 4 hrs in worst

case to reach the top of fort We have two caves on top of hillfort Small cave

doesnt have any grill to close the opening of cave and it can accommodate

around 5 people Big cave have grill to close the cave in nights and it can

accommodate 25 people Night stay can be done No fear of animals except

monkeys Rain water(collected in the tank on hill) is good enough to have mouth-

wash and refreshments in the morning

Kalsubai

Kalsubai (Marathi ) is the highest peak of the Sahyadris

in Maharashtra Highest point in Maharashtra at 5400 feet

To reach the summit there are various trekking routes and animal tracks The

main route starts from the village of Bari which is about six km from Bhandardara

To reach Bari one has to travel to Igatpuri on the Mumbai Nasik route From

Igatpuri take the early morning bus (at around 530 am from the Igatpuri Bus

Stand) going towards Pune and alight at Bari

Wadia Park Stadium

Ahmednagar Sports Stadium wel-

known as Wadia Park recently

completed by cities leading

construction Group Ms M R Mutha

is all set to be Maharashtras biggest

Cricket Stadium and on top of it is

centrally located and hence is set to

be one of the most attractive location

in Ahmednagar The stadium is open for Visitors in Evening hours and early

Morning Hours This stadium can sit in 40000 sports enthusiasts and this project

is all set to bring new charm to city of Ahmednagar

Vridheshwar

The is a temple of Mahadeva in the beautiful

deep valley The place Vridheshwar is in the

area of village Ghatsiras Taluka Pathardi

There is a approach from village Devrai on

Nagar Pathardi Road The Yatras on the

occasion of Ashadi Ekadashi Shivratri are

famous The place is also famous for Aurvedic

Plants

Harishchandragad

Harishchandragad is a hill fort in the

Ahmednagar region of India Its history is linked

with that of Malshej Ghat and it has played a

major role in guarding the surrounding region

History

The fort is quite ancient Remnants of

Microlithic man have been discovered here The various Puranas (ancient

scriptures) like Matsyapurana Agnipurana and Skandapurana include many

references about Harishchandragad Its origin is said to have been in 6th century

during the rule of Kalchuri dynasty The citadel was built during this era The

various caves probably have been carved out in the 11th century In these caves

are idols of Lord Vishnu Though the cliffs are named Taramati and Rohidas they

are not related to Ayodhya Great sage Changdev (one who created the epic

ldquoTatvasaarrdquo) used to meditate here in 14th century The caves are from the same

period The various constructions on the fort and those existing the surrounding

region point to the existence of diverse cultures here The carvings on the temples

of Nageshwar (in Khireshwar village) in the Harishchandreshwar temple and in

the cave of Kedareshwar indicate that the fort belongs to the since it is related to

Shaiva Shakta or Naath Later the fort was under the control of Moguls The

Marathas captured it in 1747

Ratangad

Ratangad (Marathi ) is a fort overlooking the picturesque locale of

Bhandardara one of the oldest artificial catchment area The fort is about 400

years old Ratangad at the top has a natural rock peak with a cavity in it which is

called Nedhe or Eye of the Needle formed by natural erosion it is big enough to

accommodate a group of 10 people amp the view of the entire region from here is

absolutely amazing

Ratangad was captured by Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle and was one of his

favorites The base village Ratanwadi has a beautiful Amruteshwar temple which

is famous for its carvings The fort is origin for the river Pravara Amrutvahini The

Bhandardara dam is built on this river

Main attraction at Ratanwadi one can take in the beauty of the Amruteshwar

temple dating back to the Hemadpanti Era Roughly from the 8th Century

How to reach Ratangad Fort Nearest railway station is Igatpuri From Igatpuri

we have to go to Shendi village There is a bus around 5-530AM from Igatpuri to

Shendi Im not sure about other timings Shendi and Bhandardara are two

villages separated by Bhandardara Lake From Shendi to Bhandardara village we

can go by boat It takes around 30 minutes From Bhandardara we have to go by

walk for around 45min-1hour to reach base village Ratanwadi Amruteshwar

temple at this village is good Another way it is about 67Km from Sangamner city

which is on NH-50 Pune to Nasik nearest city amp people refer it for there routine

work This route is known as State highway Kolhar-Ghoti

From here we have to start trek to Ratangad Fort It takes around 4 hrs in worst

case to reach the top of fort We have two caves on top of hillfort Small cave

doesnt have any grill to close the opening of cave and it can accommodate

around 5 people Big cave have grill to close the cave in nights and it can

accommodate 25 people Night stay can be done No fear of animals except

monkeys Rain water(collected in the tank on hill) is good enough to have mouth-

wash and refreshments in the morning

Kalsubai

Kalsubai (Marathi ) is the highest peak of the Sahyadris

in Maharashtra Highest point in Maharashtra at 5400 feet

To reach the summit there are various trekking routes and animal tracks The

main route starts from the village of Bari which is about six km from Bhandardara

To reach Bari one has to travel to Igatpuri on the Mumbai Nasik route From

Igatpuri take the early morning bus (at around 530 am from the Igatpuri Bus

Stand) going towards Pune and alight at Bari

Harishchandragad

Harishchandragad is a hill fort in the

Ahmednagar region of India Its history is linked

with that of Malshej Ghat and it has played a

major role in guarding the surrounding region

History

The fort is quite ancient Remnants of

Microlithic man have been discovered here The various Puranas (ancient

scriptures) like Matsyapurana Agnipurana and Skandapurana include many

references about Harishchandragad Its origin is said to have been in 6th century

during the rule of Kalchuri dynasty The citadel was built during this era The

various caves probably have been carved out in the 11th century In these caves

are idols of Lord Vishnu Though the cliffs are named Taramati and Rohidas they

are not related to Ayodhya Great sage Changdev (one who created the epic

ldquoTatvasaarrdquo) used to meditate here in 14th century The caves are from the same

period The various constructions on the fort and those existing the surrounding

region point to the existence of diverse cultures here The carvings on the temples

of Nageshwar (in Khireshwar village) in the Harishchandreshwar temple and in

the cave of Kedareshwar indicate that the fort belongs to the since it is related to

Shaiva Shakta or Naath Later the fort was under the control of Moguls The

Marathas captured it in 1747

Ratangad

Ratangad (Marathi ) is a fort overlooking the picturesque locale of

Bhandardara one of the oldest artificial catchment area The fort is about 400

years old Ratangad at the top has a natural rock peak with a cavity in it which is

called Nedhe or Eye of the Needle formed by natural erosion it is big enough to

accommodate a group of 10 people amp the view of the entire region from here is

absolutely amazing

Ratangad was captured by Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle and was one of his

favorites The base village Ratanwadi has a beautiful Amruteshwar temple which

is famous for its carvings The fort is origin for the river Pravara Amrutvahini The

Bhandardara dam is built on this river

Main attraction at Ratanwadi one can take in the beauty of the Amruteshwar

temple dating back to the Hemadpanti Era Roughly from the 8th Century

How to reach Ratangad Fort Nearest railway station is Igatpuri From Igatpuri

we have to go to Shendi village There is a bus around 5-530AM from Igatpuri to

Shendi Im not sure about other timings Shendi and Bhandardara are two

villages separated by Bhandardara Lake From Shendi to Bhandardara village we

can go by boat It takes around 30 minutes From Bhandardara we have to go by

walk for around 45min-1hour to reach base village Ratanwadi Amruteshwar

temple at this village is good Another way it is about 67Km from Sangamner city

which is on NH-50 Pune to Nasik nearest city amp people refer it for there routine

work This route is known as State highway Kolhar-Ghoti

From here we have to start trek to Ratangad Fort It takes around 4 hrs in worst

case to reach the top of fort We have two caves on top of hillfort Small cave

doesnt have any grill to close the opening of cave and it can accommodate

around 5 people Big cave have grill to close the cave in nights and it can

accommodate 25 people Night stay can be done No fear of animals except

monkeys Rain water(collected in the tank on hill) is good enough to have mouth-

wash and refreshments in the morning

Kalsubai

Kalsubai (Marathi ) is the highest peak of the Sahyadris

in Maharashtra Highest point in Maharashtra at 5400 feet

To reach the summit there are various trekking routes and animal tracks The

main route starts from the village of Bari which is about six km from Bhandardara

To reach Bari one has to travel to Igatpuri on the Mumbai Nasik route From

Igatpuri take the early morning bus (at around 530 am from the Igatpuri Bus

Stand) going towards Pune and alight at Bari

Ratangad

Ratangad (Marathi ) is a fort overlooking the picturesque locale of

Bhandardara one of the oldest artificial catchment area The fort is about 400

years old Ratangad at the top has a natural rock peak with a cavity in it which is

called Nedhe or Eye of the Needle formed by natural erosion it is big enough to

accommodate a group of 10 people amp the view of the entire region from here is

absolutely amazing

Ratangad was captured by Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle and was one of his

favorites The base village Ratanwadi has a beautiful Amruteshwar temple which

is famous for its carvings The fort is origin for the river Pravara Amrutvahini The

Bhandardara dam is built on this river

Main attraction at Ratanwadi one can take in the beauty of the Amruteshwar

temple dating back to the Hemadpanti Era Roughly from the 8th Century

How to reach Ratangad Fort Nearest railway station is Igatpuri From Igatpuri

we have to go to Shendi village There is a bus around 5-530AM from Igatpuri to

Shendi Im not sure about other timings Shendi and Bhandardara are two

villages separated by Bhandardara Lake From Shendi to Bhandardara village we

can go by boat It takes around 30 minutes From Bhandardara we have to go by

walk for around 45min-1hour to reach base village Ratanwadi Amruteshwar

temple at this village is good Another way it is about 67Km from Sangamner city

which is on NH-50 Pune to Nasik nearest city amp people refer it for there routine

work This route is known as State highway Kolhar-Ghoti

From here we have to start trek to Ratangad Fort It takes around 4 hrs in worst

case to reach the top of fort We have two caves on top of hillfort Small cave

doesnt have any grill to close the opening of cave and it can accommodate

around 5 people Big cave have grill to close the cave in nights and it can

accommodate 25 people Night stay can be done No fear of animals except

monkeys Rain water(collected in the tank on hill) is good enough to have mouth-

wash and refreshments in the morning

Kalsubai

Kalsubai (Marathi ) is the highest peak of the Sahyadris

in Maharashtra Highest point in Maharashtra at 5400 feet

To reach the summit there are various trekking routes and animal tracks The

main route starts from the village of Bari which is about six km from Bhandardara

To reach Bari one has to travel to Igatpuri on the Mumbai Nasik route From

Igatpuri take the early morning bus (at around 530 am from the Igatpuri Bus

Stand) going towards Pune and alight at Bari

walk for around 45min-1hour to reach base village Ratanwadi Amruteshwar

temple at this village is good Another way it is about 67Km from Sangamner city

which is on NH-50 Pune to Nasik nearest city amp people refer it for there routine

work This route is known as State highway Kolhar-Ghoti

From here we have to start trek to Ratangad Fort It takes around 4 hrs in worst

case to reach the top of fort We have two caves on top of hillfort Small cave

doesnt have any grill to close the opening of cave and it can accommodate

around 5 people Big cave have grill to close the cave in nights and it can

accommodate 25 people Night stay can be done No fear of animals except

monkeys Rain water(collected in the tank on hill) is good enough to have mouth-

wash and refreshments in the morning

Kalsubai

Kalsubai (Marathi ) is the highest peak of the Sahyadris

in Maharashtra Highest point in Maharashtra at 5400 feet

To reach the summit there are various trekking routes and animal tracks The

main route starts from the village of Bari which is about six km from Bhandardara

To reach Bari one has to travel to Igatpuri on the Mumbai Nasik route From

Igatpuri take the early morning bus (at around 530 am from the Igatpuri Bus

Stand) going towards Pune and alight at Bari

It usually takes three hours to reach the top from Bari

Soon after leaving Bari a small stream is crossed

followed soon after by a Hanuman temple The route

from behind this temple takes the hiker straight to the

summit There are three iron ladders along this route

There is a well near the last iron ladder as one

approaches the top but the water is not potable during

the summer The rest of the route is without water so it

is best to fill water bottles in Bari It is an easy hike but

parts of it are quite steep in places

Kalsubai Shikhar

At the summit is a small temple of Kalsubai

which can seat just three people The vastly spread out

backwaters of Bhandardara attracts ones attention

from the top To the north of the mountain range forts

such as Ramsej Harihar Brahmagiri Anjaneri

Ghargad Bahula Tringalwadi Kavnai can be seen To

the east one can spot Aundha Vishramgad Bitangad

to the west Alang Madan Kulang Ratangad (south

west) and to the south Pabhargad Ghanchakkar

Harishchandragad can be seen

Shirdi

Best time to visit Throughout the year

Attractions Samadhi Mandir Gurusthan Mandir Khandoba Temple

Dwarkamai etc

Location From Mumbai - 282 km

From Pune - 207 km

From Nashik - 96 km

From Aurangabad - 144 km

The nearest railway station is Kopargaon 15

kilometers on Manmad - Daund section of Central

Railways

The Schedule of Daily Aartis

0430 am - Kakad Aarti 1200 noon - Noon Aarti

At Sunset - Dhuparti 1030 pm - Shejarati

Shirdi a small hamlet situated in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra is

renowned for once being the abode of Shri Sai Baba Thronged by devotees

throughout the year the town contributed majorly to the travel and tourism

industry of India The exact geographical location of the town is 19deg45 North

and 74deg25 East and it lies at a distance of around 266 km from Mumbai and

207 km from Pune People come to Shirdi from various corners of the world to

pay obeisance at the Shirdi Sai Temple

Sai Baba was basically a Fakir who was held in regard and honor by Hindus

and Muslims alike He went to temples as well as mosques and believed in

both Bhagwan and Allah Infact Sai Baba preached others to forget

communal differences and live in harmony with each other Baba is said to

have first come to the village of Shirdi as a sixteen years old boy During the

time he took refuge in the Khandoba Temple and started living there It was

then only that a villager (Mahalsapathi) started calling him by the name of Sai

(saint)

Amongst the places of deep belief and faith in India falls Shirdi ndash the place of

Saint Sai Baba The devotees and followers of Sai Baba are spread all over

the world and hence the place has attained importance A small village in

Ahmednagar district Shirdi has acquired a lot of fame amp followers for Sant

Shree Sai Baba Sai Baba attained samadhi on Dassera day in 1918 Sai

Baba preached at Shirdi all his life amp renewned peoples faith in God Devotees

from every faith throng here all year round to pay their respects to his memory

Khandoba Mandir Samadhi of Shree Sai Baba Dwarkamai mosque Mhasoba

temple all these places are within a periphery of 1km amp can be covered on

foot

Holy places for Darshan at Shirdi - (1) Khandoba

Mandir (2) Gurusthan (3) Samadhi

Mandir(4) Dwarkamai (5) Museum Hall (6) Lendi Baug (7) Chavadi

Shri Siddhi Vinayak Siddhatek

The Temple is situated of the Pune-Solapur highway about 48 km from the

town of Shrigonda in Ahmednagar district The temple is situated next to

Bhima river On Pune-Solapur railway Daund Railway station is 18 km from

here

The temple is North-facing and is on a small hillock The main road towards

the temple was believed to built by Peshwas general Haripant Phadake The

inner sanctum 15 feet high and 10 feet wide is built by Punyashloka Ahilyabai

Holkar The idol is 3 feet tall and 25 feet wide The idol faces North-direction

Shirdi

Best time to visit Throughout the year

Attractions Samadhi Mandir Gurusthan Mandir Khandoba Temple

Dwarkamai etc

Location From Mumbai - 282 km

From Pune - 207 km

From Nashik - 96 km

From Aurangabad - 144 km

The nearest railway station is Kopargaon 15

kilometers on Manmad - Daund section of Central

Railways

The Schedule of Daily Aartis

0430 am - Kakad Aarti 1200 noon - Noon Aarti

At Sunset - Dhuparti 1030 pm - Shejarati

Shirdi a small hamlet situated in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra is

renowned for once being the abode of Shri Sai Baba Thronged by devotees

throughout the year the town contributed majorly to the travel and tourism

industry of India The exact geographical location of the town is 19deg45 North

and 74deg25 East and it lies at a distance of around 266 km from Mumbai and

207 km from Pune People come to Shirdi from various corners of the world to

pay obeisance at the Shirdi Sai Temple

Sai Baba was basically a Fakir who was held in regard and honor by Hindus

and Muslims alike He went to temples as well as mosques and believed in

both Bhagwan and Allah Infact Sai Baba preached others to forget

communal differences and live in harmony with each other Baba is said to

have first come to the village of Shirdi as a sixteen years old boy During the

time he took refuge in the Khandoba Temple and started living there It was

then only that a villager (Mahalsapathi) started calling him by the name of Sai

(saint)

Amongst the places of deep belief and faith in India falls Shirdi ndash the place of

Saint Sai Baba The devotees and followers of Sai Baba are spread all over

the world and hence the place has attained importance A small village in

Ahmednagar district Shirdi has acquired a lot of fame amp followers for Sant

Shree Sai Baba Sai Baba attained samadhi on Dassera day in 1918 Sai

Baba preached at Shirdi all his life amp renewned peoples faith in God Devotees

from every faith throng here all year round to pay their respects to his memory

Khandoba Mandir Samadhi of Shree Sai Baba Dwarkamai mosque Mhasoba

temple all these places are within a periphery of 1km amp can be covered on

foot

Holy places for Darshan at Shirdi - (1) Khandoba

Mandir (2) Gurusthan (3) Samadhi

Mandir(4) Dwarkamai (5) Museum Hall (6) Lendi Baug (7) Chavadi

Shri Siddhi Vinayak Siddhatek

The Temple is situated of the Pune-Solapur highway about 48 km from the

town of Shrigonda in Ahmednagar district The temple is situated next to

Bhima river On Pune-Solapur railway Daund Railway station is 18 km from

here

The temple is North-facing and is on a small hillock The main road towards

the temple was believed to built by Peshwas general Haripant Phadake The

inner sanctum 15 feet high and 10 feet wide is built by Punyashloka Ahilyabai

Holkar The idol is 3 feet tall and 25 feet wide The idol faces North-direction

The Schedule of Daily Aartis

0430 am - Kakad Aarti 1200 noon - Noon Aarti

At Sunset - Dhuparti 1030 pm - Shejarati

Shirdi a small hamlet situated in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra is

renowned for once being the abode of Shri Sai Baba Thronged by devotees

throughout the year the town contributed majorly to the travel and tourism

industry of India The exact geographical location of the town is 19deg45 North

and 74deg25 East and it lies at a distance of around 266 km from Mumbai and

207 km from Pune People come to Shirdi from various corners of the world to

pay obeisance at the Shirdi Sai Temple

Sai Baba was basically a Fakir who was held in regard and honor by Hindus

and Muslims alike He went to temples as well as mosques and believed in

both Bhagwan and Allah Infact Sai Baba preached others to forget

communal differences and live in harmony with each other Baba is said to

have first come to the village of Shirdi as a sixteen years old boy During the

time he took refuge in the Khandoba Temple and started living there It was

then only that a villager (Mahalsapathi) started calling him by the name of Sai

(saint)

Amongst the places of deep belief and faith in India falls Shirdi ndash the place of

Saint Sai Baba The devotees and followers of Sai Baba are spread all over

the world and hence the place has attained importance A small village in

Ahmednagar district Shirdi has acquired a lot of fame amp followers for Sant

Shree Sai Baba Sai Baba attained samadhi on Dassera day in 1918 Sai

Baba preached at Shirdi all his life amp renewned peoples faith in God Devotees

from every faith throng here all year round to pay their respects to his memory

Khandoba Mandir Samadhi of Shree Sai Baba Dwarkamai mosque Mhasoba

temple all these places are within a periphery of 1km amp can be covered on

foot

Holy places for Darshan at Shirdi - (1) Khandoba

Mandir (2) Gurusthan (3) Samadhi

Mandir(4) Dwarkamai (5) Museum Hall (6) Lendi Baug (7) Chavadi

Shri Siddhi Vinayak Siddhatek

The Temple is situated of the Pune-Solapur highway about 48 km from the

town of Shrigonda in Ahmednagar district The temple is situated next to

Bhima river On Pune-Solapur railway Daund Railway station is 18 km from

here

The temple is North-facing and is on a small hillock The main road towards

the temple was believed to built by Peshwas general Haripant Phadake The

inner sanctum 15 feet high and 10 feet wide is built by Punyashloka Ahilyabai

Holkar The idol is 3 feet tall and 25 feet wide The idol faces North-direction

foot

Holy places for Darshan at Shirdi - (1) Khandoba

Mandir (2) Gurusthan (3) Samadhi

Mandir(4) Dwarkamai (5) Museum Hall (6) Lendi Baug (7) Chavadi

Shri Siddhi Vinayak Siddhatek

The Temple is situated of the Pune-Solapur highway about 48 km from the

town of Shrigonda in Ahmednagar district The temple is situated next to

Bhima river On Pune-Solapur railway Daund Railway station is 18 km from

here

The temple is North-facing and is on a small hillock The main road towards

the temple was believed to built by Peshwas general Haripant Phadake The

inner sanctum 15 feet high and 10 feet wide is built by Punyashloka Ahilyabai

Holkar The idol is 3 feet tall and 25 feet wide The idol faces North-direction

The stomach of the idol is not wide but Riddhi and

Siddhi idols are sitting on one thigh This idols trunk

is turning to the right The right-sided-trunk Ganesha

is supposed to be very strict for the devotees To

make one round (pradakshina) around the temple one

has to make the round trip of the hillock This takes

about 30 minutes with moderate speed

Peshwa General Haripant Phadake lost his

Generals position and did 21 Pradakshina

around the temple On the 21st day Peshwas

court-man came and took him to the court with

royal honor Haripant promised the God that

he will bring the stones of the castle which he

will win from the first war he will fight as the

General The stone pathway is built from the

Badami-Castle which was attacked by

Haripant soon after he became the General

Devgad Tal Newasa

To the east of Shaneshwar there is a village

called Devgad Phata it is famous for Shri

Datta temple at Devgad Tal Newasa Around

the temple there is park with lots of tree

Pravara river behind the temple and boating

is also available Devgad Phata is on Nagar

Aurangbad Road about 70 Km away from Ahmednagar

A trust has been formed by the locals to provide all the materials and utensils

free of charge to devotees who want to give Annadan (distribution of free

food) A Dharamashala (a place of free shelter and food) is also available more

than 150 people can have lunch

The trust plans to start a religious library a hospital and a pilgrim school The

temple is open for the visitors for 24 hours

Madhi Tal Pathardi

Samadhi place (grave) of Shri Kanifnatha one of

the nine great nath persons The Samadhi is in

beautiful stones The Yatra (pilgrimage) is

observed during the festival of Holi to Gudhipadva

The nomadic tribe-Gopal has enjoys the honour of

firing the sacred Holi at this place The community

courts of the tribes administered justice and solve

the family disputes The Bazar of Donkeys is held

during the yatra The Place Madhi is 51 Km away

from Ahmednagar towards east We can reach to

Madhi from Nivdunge village on Nagar Pathardi

road

The tomb of the saint has approaches from three different directions A flight of

about 200 steps leads to the tomb The tomb of the saint is made of stone in the

shape of a turbat At the four corners of the tomb there are minarets with a small-

sized dome at the top of each Over the tomb is a gold-plated pinnacle of brass

The shrine in which the tomb of the saint is located is a lofty building surrounded

by a wall with twelve doors There are also a few tombs of the disciples of the

saint A horse of brass is placed before the tomb of the saint

Shani Shinganapur

Shani Shinganapur Temple is situated in

Ahmednagar District the Nagar Aurangabad

Highway at a distance of 40 kms We have

here a Swayambhoo idol of Shanidev

The Temple is without any roof Here the

houses do not have any doors In spite of this

there are no instances of any theft or

pilferage Bhaktas from Maharashtra and

outside states flock here and line up to have

Darshan of Shanidev Temple

It is said that long long age there were floods

and one idol came floating in the flood It was

struck to a Bari tree The cowboys went to the

bank of Panas Canal at a distance of 100150

meters in order to feed these cattle soon after the

flood had subsided and saw this idol One of the

boys picked up a stick and pricked into the idol

with a force The stick got pierced in the idol and it

was a great wonder to see blood oozing from the

wound

You can see the mark of the wound on the idol even today at Shinganapur On

hearing this all the people of all ages rushed to the site of the idol to see the

miracle with their own eyes One of the Bhaktas who had seen this miracle had a

dream where in he heard Shani Maharaj saying The place where you saw the

miracle of my physical manifestation is where you take me and establish me He

reported his dream to others in the village There after everybody went to the site

in their bullock carts and tried to lit the idol but in vain The idol refused to move

from its place

The interesting feature of the village

SHINGANAPUR is there are no door frames

window frames and locks on the houses for the

safety purpose But in fact it is not required here

All the people residing here are believe that it is

only the BLESSINGS of the God Shaneshwar Due

to blessings of god no law-breaking things are

happened in this village till date Its really

AMAZING

The people of the village thus returned

disappointed The devotee on the next day

again dreamt in which he was told ldquoThe

persons who are related should take me

carrying on two black bullocks who are also

related as mama bhacha so that I shall

come with pleasure My establishment also

should be performed by mama bhacha

onlyrdquo Therefore with two Black-bullocks

every- body by anybody went along with mama bhacha The idol which was not

lifted earlier by mama bhacha as per dream was easily lifted and brought

Mohta Devi

There is a holy place called Shri Kshetra

Mohata Devi God to the 9 kms east away from

Pathardi DistAhmednagar The Goddess Shri

Kulswamani Jagadambadevi Mohata Devi amp

Called Mother at the Whole World According

to this Shloka how much we praise Her

greatness is limit lees After all She is the

Mother always it is Her greatness A Mother is

a still Mother

The holiest thing alive Shri

Bhagwan Vrudheshwar (Mhatardeo) was

main disciple of Bhagwan Machindra His

(Machhindra) revival self immolation is in

Savargao Shri Bhagwan Kaniphnath`s

revival-self immolation is in Madhi (Shri

Kshetra Kaniphnathgad) Long long ago in

this holy statare (Place) Shri Bhagwan

Navnath did an oblation (Yandnga) for the

divine illumination of Sabari vidya

They worshiped Mahashakti Shri Jagadamba Devi They invited many holy

sages for this purpose all the gods and goddesses delighted by this at the same

time the tamine spread all over

Sant Dnyneshwar Newasa

Sant DnyaneshwarSant PuyaneshwarSant

Jnaneshwar (1275-1296) ( in Marathi) (also

known as Jnanadeva- ) was a 13th century

saint-poet born in Ahmednagar district of

Maharashtra state West India He was a yogi born

in a socially outcast high-caste family He was the

first noteworthy proponent of Bhagawat dharma a

sect of bhakti (devotional worship) tradition in

Hinduism Dnyaneshwar composed Bhavartha

deepika or Dnyaneshwari ( ) to explain

sacred knowledge of the holy book

Bhagavad Gita to the masses Sant Dnyaneshwar wrote Dnyaneshwari in

Newasa town of Ahmednagar district He took sanjeevan Samadhi a yogic path

to salvation by giving up life at the young age of 21

Sant Dnyaneshwar was born in

Deshastha Brahmin family to Vitthal Pant

Kulkarni and Rukmini Bai at Apegaon in the

Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra India

His elder brother was Nivruttinath and

younger brother was Sopandev and his

sister was Muktabai Pasaydaan is

considered to be the prayer without any

reference to any religion for entire mankind

and entire world It is possibly one of the

greatest prayers in Indian heritage

Sant Dnyaneshwar Pillar Temple at Newase

This is the place where Shri Sant Dnyaneshwar wroteDnyaneshwari

BHANDARDARA DAM

A big dam is constructed across the river Pravara at Bhandardara Near by are

Randha falls Bhandardara is hill station It is in Taluka Akole Near about 170 km

from Ahmednagar

To reach - From Ahmednagar you have to go to

Sangamner which is 110 Km and then from Sangamner

to Akole which is near about 40 Km and from Akole

towards Rajur which is near about 20 km Bhandardara

is well known for the Wilson Dam which was built in

1910 on the Pravara River and is almost 492 ft above

sea level The Umbrella Falls are also in the vicinity

Besides being a scenic spot and offering some

breathtaking views this water body is also used for

hydro-electric power generation

This place being in the interiors of Maharashtra

experiences extreme variations in the pattern of the climate The summers are

considerably hot here and the winters are quite cold During the summer season

the temperature goes almost as high as 40rsquoC while during the winters the height

of Bhandardara makes the temperature fall almost as low to 10rsquoC The rainy

season is quite enjoyable and exciting in Bhandardara The rains fill the lake

which in turn propagates the falls The falls come into the full bloom and the whole

scene becomes quite stunning The rainy season increases the beauty of the

Bhandardara town and the rainy season is quite favorable to come to

Bhandardara

Umbrella Fall

There is beautiful Umbrella Fall near the dam It is formed by the water of the Pravara

River

MULA DAM

The biggest Dam in Ahmednagar city It is named as Dnyaneshwarsagar Dam

Dam is constructed on the river Mula The storage Capacity of Dam is 26 TMC

Drinking Water to Ahmednagar City

comes through this Dam The Command

area of this dam is Rahuri Newasa

Shevgaon amp Pathardi taluka of Ahmednagar

DistrictIt is very near to Mahatma Phule

Krishi Vidhyapeeth Near the Dam there is a

beautiful rest House Many tourist visit Dam

site during the period of rainy season

than 150 people can have lunch

The trust plans to start a religious library a hospital and a pilgrim school The

temple is open for the visitors for 24 hours

Madhi Tal Pathardi

Samadhi place (grave) of Shri Kanifnatha one of

the nine great nath persons The Samadhi is in

beautiful stones The Yatra (pilgrimage) is

observed during the festival of Holi to Gudhipadva

The nomadic tribe-Gopal has enjoys the honour of

firing the sacred Holi at this place The community

courts of the tribes administered justice and solve

the family disputes The Bazar of Donkeys is held

during the yatra The Place Madhi is 51 Km away

from Ahmednagar towards east We can reach to

Madhi from Nivdunge village on Nagar Pathardi

road

The tomb of the saint has approaches from three different directions A flight of

about 200 steps leads to the tomb The tomb of the saint is made of stone in the

shape of a turbat At the four corners of the tomb there are minarets with a small-

sized dome at the top of each Over the tomb is a gold-plated pinnacle of brass

The shrine in which the tomb of the saint is located is a lofty building surrounded

by a wall with twelve doors There are also a few tombs of the disciples of the

saint A horse of brass is placed before the tomb of the saint

Shani Shinganapur

Shani Shinganapur Temple is situated in

Ahmednagar District the Nagar Aurangabad

Highway at a distance of 40 kms We have

here a Swayambhoo idol of Shanidev

The Temple is without any roof Here the

houses do not have any doors In spite of this

there are no instances of any theft or

pilferage Bhaktas from Maharashtra and

outside states flock here and line up to have

Darshan of Shanidev Temple

It is said that long long age there were floods

and one idol came floating in the flood It was

struck to a Bari tree The cowboys went to the

bank of Panas Canal at a distance of 100150

meters in order to feed these cattle soon after the

flood had subsided and saw this idol One of the

boys picked up a stick and pricked into the idol

with a force The stick got pierced in the idol and it

was a great wonder to see blood oozing from the

wound

You can see the mark of the wound on the idol even today at Shinganapur On

hearing this all the people of all ages rushed to the site of the idol to see the

miracle with their own eyes One of the Bhaktas who had seen this miracle had a

dream where in he heard Shani Maharaj saying The place where you saw the

miracle of my physical manifestation is where you take me and establish me He

reported his dream to others in the village There after everybody went to the site

in their bullock carts and tried to lit the idol but in vain The idol refused to move

from its place

The interesting feature of the village

SHINGANAPUR is there are no door frames

window frames and locks on the houses for the

safety purpose But in fact it is not required here

All the people residing here are believe that it is

only the BLESSINGS of the God Shaneshwar Due

to blessings of god no law-breaking things are

happened in this village till date Its really

AMAZING

The people of the village thus returned

disappointed The devotee on the next day

again dreamt in which he was told ldquoThe

persons who are related should take me

carrying on two black bullocks who are also

related as mama bhacha so that I shall

come with pleasure My establishment also

should be performed by mama bhacha

onlyrdquo Therefore with two Black-bullocks

every- body by anybody went along with mama bhacha The idol which was not

lifted earlier by mama bhacha as per dream was easily lifted and brought

Mohta Devi

There is a holy place called Shri Kshetra

Mohata Devi God to the 9 kms east away from

Pathardi DistAhmednagar The Goddess Shri

Kulswamani Jagadambadevi Mohata Devi amp

Called Mother at the Whole World According

to this Shloka how much we praise Her

greatness is limit lees After all She is the

Mother always it is Her greatness A Mother is

a still Mother

The holiest thing alive Shri

Bhagwan Vrudheshwar (Mhatardeo) was

main disciple of Bhagwan Machindra His

(Machhindra) revival self immolation is in

Savargao Shri Bhagwan Kaniphnath`s

revival-self immolation is in Madhi (Shri

Kshetra Kaniphnathgad) Long long ago in

this holy statare (Place) Shri Bhagwan

Navnath did an oblation (Yandnga) for the

divine illumination of Sabari vidya

They worshiped Mahashakti Shri Jagadamba Devi They invited many holy

sages for this purpose all the gods and goddesses delighted by this at the same

time the tamine spread all over

Sant Dnyneshwar Newasa

Sant DnyaneshwarSant PuyaneshwarSant

Jnaneshwar (1275-1296) ( in Marathi) (also

known as Jnanadeva- ) was a 13th century

saint-poet born in Ahmednagar district of

Maharashtra state West India He was a yogi born

in a socially outcast high-caste family He was the

first noteworthy proponent of Bhagawat dharma a

sect of bhakti (devotional worship) tradition in

Hinduism Dnyaneshwar composed Bhavartha

deepika or Dnyaneshwari ( ) to explain

sacred knowledge of the holy book

Bhagavad Gita to the masses Sant Dnyaneshwar wrote Dnyaneshwari in

Newasa town of Ahmednagar district He took sanjeevan Samadhi a yogic path

to salvation by giving up life at the young age of 21

Sant Dnyaneshwar was born in

Deshastha Brahmin family to Vitthal Pant

Kulkarni and Rukmini Bai at Apegaon in the

Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra India

His elder brother was Nivruttinath and

younger brother was Sopandev and his

sister was Muktabai Pasaydaan is

considered to be the prayer without any

reference to any religion for entire mankind

and entire world It is possibly one of the

greatest prayers in Indian heritage

Sant Dnyaneshwar Pillar Temple at Newase

This is the place where Shri Sant Dnyaneshwar wroteDnyaneshwari

BHANDARDARA DAM

A big dam is constructed across the river Pravara at Bhandardara Near by are

Randha falls Bhandardara is hill station It is in Taluka Akole Near about 170 km

from Ahmednagar

To reach - From Ahmednagar you have to go to

Sangamner which is 110 Km and then from Sangamner

to Akole which is near about 40 Km and from Akole

towards Rajur which is near about 20 km Bhandardara

is well known for the Wilson Dam which was built in

1910 on the Pravara River and is almost 492 ft above

sea level The Umbrella Falls are also in the vicinity

Besides being a scenic spot and offering some

breathtaking views this water body is also used for

hydro-electric power generation

This place being in the interiors of Maharashtra

experiences extreme variations in the pattern of the climate The summers are

considerably hot here and the winters are quite cold During the summer season

the temperature goes almost as high as 40rsquoC while during the winters the height

of Bhandardara makes the temperature fall almost as low to 10rsquoC The rainy

season is quite enjoyable and exciting in Bhandardara The rains fill the lake

which in turn propagates the falls The falls come into the full bloom and the whole

scene becomes quite stunning The rainy season increases the beauty of the

Bhandardara town and the rainy season is quite favorable to come to

Bhandardara

Umbrella Fall

There is beautiful Umbrella Fall near the dam It is formed by the water of the Pravara

River

MULA DAM

The biggest Dam in Ahmednagar city It is named as Dnyaneshwarsagar Dam

Dam is constructed on the river Mula The storage Capacity of Dam is 26 TMC

Drinking Water to Ahmednagar City

comes through this Dam The Command

area of this dam is Rahuri Newasa

Shevgaon amp Pathardi taluka of Ahmednagar

DistrictIt is very near to Mahatma Phule

Krishi Vidhyapeeth Near the Dam there is a

beautiful rest House Many tourist visit Dam

site during the period of rainy season

Shani Shinganapur

Shani Shinganapur Temple is situated in

Ahmednagar District the Nagar Aurangabad

Highway at a distance of 40 kms We have

here a Swayambhoo idol of Shanidev

The Temple is without any roof Here the

houses do not have any doors In spite of this

there are no instances of any theft or

pilferage Bhaktas from Maharashtra and

outside states flock here and line up to have

Darshan of Shanidev Temple

It is said that long long age there were floods

and one idol came floating in the flood It was

struck to a Bari tree The cowboys went to the

bank of Panas Canal at a distance of 100150

meters in order to feed these cattle soon after the

flood had subsided and saw this idol One of the

boys picked up a stick and pricked into the idol

with a force The stick got pierced in the idol and it

was a great wonder to see blood oozing from the

wound

You can see the mark of the wound on the idol even today at Shinganapur On

hearing this all the people of all ages rushed to the site of the idol to see the

miracle with their own eyes One of the Bhaktas who had seen this miracle had a

dream where in he heard Shani Maharaj saying The place where you saw the

miracle of my physical manifestation is where you take me and establish me He

reported his dream to others in the village There after everybody went to the site

in their bullock carts and tried to lit the idol but in vain The idol refused to move

from its place

The interesting feature of the village

SHINGANAPUR is there are no door frames

window frames and locks on the houses for the

safety purpose But in fact it is not required here

All the people residing here are believe that it is

only the BLESSINGS of the God Shaneshwar Due

to blessings of god no law-breaking things are

happened in this village till date Its really

AMAZING

The people of the village thus returned

disappointed The devotee on the next day

again dreamt in which he was told ldquoThe

persons who are related should take me

carrying on two black bullocks who are also

related as mama bhacha so that I shall

come with pleasure My establishment also

should be performed by mama bhacha

onlyrdquo Therefore with two Black-bullocks

every- body by anybody went along with mama bhacha The idol which was not

lifted earlier by mama bhacha as per dream was easily lifted and brought

Mohta Devi

There is a holy place called Shri Kshetra

Mohata Devi God to the 9 kms east away from

Pathardi DistAhmednagar The Goddess Shri

Kulswamani Jagadambadevi Mohata Devi amp

Called Mother at the Whole World According

to this Shloka how much we praise Her

greatness is limit lees After all She is the

Mother always it is Her greatness A Mother is

a still Mother

The holiest thing alive Shri

Bhagwan Vrudheshwar (Mhatardeo) was

main disciple of Bhagwan Machindra His

(Machhindra) revival self immolation is in

Savargao Shri Bhagwan Kaniphnath`s

revival-self immolation is in Madhi (Shri

Kshetra Kaniphnathgad) Long long ago in

this holy statare (Place) Shri Bhagwan

Navnath did an oblation (Yandnga) for the

divine illumination of Sabari vidya

They worshiped Mahashakti Shri Jagadamba Devi They invited many holy

sages for this purpose all the gods and goddesses delighted by this at the same

time the tamine spread all over

Sant Dnyneshwar Newasa

Sant DnyaneshwarSant PuyaneshwarSant

Jnaneshwar (1275-1296) ( in Marathi) (also

known as Jnanadeva- ) was a 13th century

saint-poet born in Ahmednagar district of

Maharashtra state West India He was a yogi born

in a socially outcast high-caste family He was the

first noteworthy proponent of Bhagawat dharma a

sect of bhakti (devotional worship) tradition in

Hinduism Dnyaneshwar composed Bhavartha

deepika or Dnyaneshwari ( ) to explain

sacred knowledge of the holy book

Bhagavad Gita to the masses Sant Dnyaneshwar wrote Dnyaneshwari in

Newasa town of Ahmednagar district He took sanjeevan Samadhi a yogic path

to salvation by giving up life at the young age of 21

Sant Dnyaneshwar was born in

Deshastha Brahmin family to Vitthal Pant

Kulkarni and Rukmini Bai at Apegaon in the

Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra India

His elder brother was Nivruttinath and

younger brother was Sopandev and his

sister was Muktabai Pasaydaan is

considered to be the prayer without any

reference to any religion for entire mankind

and entire world It is possibly one of the

greatest prayers in Indian heritage

Sant Dnyaneshwar Pillar Temple at Newase

This is the place where Shri Sant Dnyaneshwar wroteDnyaneshwari

BHANDARDARA DAM

A big dam is constructed across the river Pravara at Bhandardara Near by are

Randha falls Bhandardara is hill station It is in Taluka Akole Near about 170 km

from Ahmednagar

To reach - From Ahmednagar you have to go to

Sangamner which is 110 Km and then from Sangamner

to Akole which is near about 40 Km and from Akole

towards Rajur which is near about 20 km Bhandardara

is well known for the Wilson Dam which was built in

1910 on the Pravara River and is almost 492 ft above

sea level The Umbrella Falls are also in the vicinity

Besides being a scenic spot and offering some

breathtaking views this water body is also used for

hydro-electric power generation

This place being in the interiors of Maharashtra

experiences extreme variations in the pattern of the climate The summers are

considerably hot here and the winters are quite cold During the summer season

the temperature goes almost as high as 40rsquoC while during the winters the height

of Bhandardara makes the temperature fall almost as low to 10rsquoC The rainy

season is quite enjoyable and exciting in Bhandardara The rains fill the lake

which in turn propagates the falls The falls come into the full bloom and the whole

scene becomes quite stunning The rainy season increases the beauty of the

Bhandardara town and the rainy season is quite favorable to come to

Bhandardara

Umbrella Fall

There is beautiful Umbrella Fall near the dam It is formed by the water of the Pravara

River

MULA DAM

The biggest Dam in Ahmednagar city It is named as Dnyaneshwarsagar Dam

Dam is constructed on the river Mula The storage Capacity of Dam is 26 TMC

Drinking Water to Ahmednagar City

comes through this Dam The Command

area of this dam is Rahuri Newasa

Shevgaon amp Pathardi taluka of Ahmednagar

DistrictIt is very near to Mahatma Phule

Krishi Vidhyapeeth Near the Dam there is a

beautiful rest House Many tourist visit Dam

site during the period of rainy season

dream where in he heard Shani Maharaj saying The place where you saw the

miracle of my physical manifestation is where you take me and establish me He

reported his dream to others in the village There after everybody went to the site

in their bullock carts and tried to lit the idol but in vain The idol refused to move

from its place

The interesting feature of the village

SHINGANAPUR is there are no door frames

window frames and locks on the houses for the

safety purpose But in fact it is not required here

All the people residing here are believe that it is

only the BLESSINGS of the God Shaneshwar Due

to blessings of god no law-breaking things are

happened in this village till date Its really

AMAZING

The people of the village thus returned

disappointed The devotee on the next day

again dreamt in which he was told ldquoThe

persons who are related should take me

carrying on two black bullocks who are also

related as mama bhacha so that I shall

come with pleasure My establishment also

should be performed by mama bhacha

onlyrdquo Therefore with two Black-bullocks

every- body by anybody went along with mama bhacha The idol which was not

lifted earlier by mama bhacha as per dream was easily lifted and brought

Mohta Devi

There is a holy place called Shri Kshetra

Mohata Devi God to the 9 kms east away from

Pathardi DistAhmednagar The Goddess Shri

Kulswamani Jagadambadevi Mohata Devi amp

Called Mother at the Whole World According

to this Shloka how much we praise Her

greatness is limit lees After all She is the

Mother always it is Her greatness A Mother is

a still Mother

The holiest thing alive Shri

Bhagwan Vrudheshwar (Mhatardeo) was

main disciple of Bhagwan Machindra His

(Machhindra) revival self immolation is in

Savargao Shri Bhagwan Kaniphnath`s

revival-self immolation is in Madhi (Shri

Kshetra Kaniphnathgad) Long long ago in

this holy statare (Place) Shri Bhagwan

Navnath did an oblation (Yandnga) for the

divine illumination of Sabari vidya

They worshiped Mahashakti Shri Jagadamba Devi They invited many holy

sages for this purpose all the gods and goddesses delighted by this at the same

time the tamine spread all over

Sant Dnyneshwar Newasa

Sant DnyaneshwarSant PuyaneshwarSant

Jnaneshwar (1275-1296) ( in Marathi) (also

known as Jnanadeva- ) was a 13th century

saint-poet born in Ahmednagar district of

Maharashtra state West India He was a yogi born

in a socially outcast high-caste family He was the

first noteworthy proponent of Bhagawat dharma a

sect of bhakti (devotional worship) tradition in

Hinduism Dnyaneshwar composed Bhavartha

deepika or Dnyaneshwari ( ) to explain

sacred knowledge of the holy book

Bhagavad Gita to the masses Sant Dnyaneshwar wrote Dnyaneshwari in

Newasa town of Ahmednagar district He took sanjeevan Samadhi a yogic path

to salvation by giving up life at the young age of 21

Sant Dnyaneshwar was born in

Deshastha Brahmin family to Vitthal Pant

Kulkarni and Rukmini Bai at Apegaon in the

Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra India

His elder brother was Nivruttinath and

younger brother was Sopandev and his

sister was Muktabai Pasaydaan is

considered to be the prayer without any

reference to any religion for entire mankind

and entire world It is possibly one of the

greatest prayers in Indian heritage

Sant Dnyaneshwar Pillar Temple at Newase

This is the place where Shri Sant Dnyaneshwar wroteDnyaneshwari

BHANDARDARA DAM

A big dam is constructed across the river Pravara at Bhandardara Near by are

Randha falls Bhandardara is hill station It is in Taluka Akole Near about 170 km

from Ahmednagar

To reach - From Ahmednagar you have to go to

Sangamner which is 110 Km and then from Sangamner

to Akole which is near about 40 Km and from Akole

towards Rajur which is near about 20 km Bhandardara

is well known for the Wilson Dam which was built in

1910 on the Pravara River and is almost 492 ft above

sea level The Umbrella Falls are also in the vicinity

Besides being a scenic spot and offering some

breathtaking views this water body is also used for

hydro-electric power generation

This place being in the interiors of Maharashtra

experiences extreme variations in the pattern of the climate The summers are

considerably hot here and the winters are quite cold During the summer season

the temperature goes almost as high as 40rsquoC while during the winters the height

of Bhandardara makes the temperature fall almost as low to 10rsquoC The rainy

season is quite enjoyable and exciting in Bhandardara The rains fill the lake

which in turn propagates the falls The falls come into the full bloom and the whole

scene becomes quite stunning The rainy season increases the beauty of the

Bhandardara town and the rainy season is quite favorable to come to

Bhandardara

Umbrella Fall

There is beautiful Umbrella Fall near the dam It is formed by the water of the Pravara

River

MULA DAM

The biggest Dam in Ahmednagar city It is named as Dnyaneshwarsagar Dam

Dam is constructed on the river Mula The storage Capacity of Dam is 26 TMC

Drinking Water to Ahmednagar City

comes through this Dam The Command

area of this dam is Rahuri Newasa

Shevgaon amp Pathardi taluka of Ahmednagar

DistrictIt is very near to Mahatma Phule

Krishi Vidhyapeeth Near the Dam there is a

beautiful rest House Many tourist visit Dam

site during the period of rainy season

Mohta Devi

There is a holy place called Shri Kshetra

Mohata Devi God to the 9 kms east away from

Pathardi DistAhmednagar The Goddess Shri

Kulswamani Jagadambadevi Mohata Devi amp

Called Mother at the Whole World According

to this Shloka how much we praise Her

greatness is limit lees After all She is the

Mother always it is Her greatness A Mother is

a still Mother

The holiest thing alive Shri

Bhagwan Vrudheshwar (Mhatardeo) was

main disciple of Bhagwan Machindra His

(Machhindra) revival self immolation is in

Savargao Shri Bhagwan Kaniphnath`s

revival-self immolation is in Madhi (Shri

Kshetra Kaniphnathgad) Long long ago in

this holy statare (Place) Shri Bhagwan

Navnath did an oblation (Yandnga) for the

divine illumination of Sabari vidya

They worshiped Mahashakti Shri Jagadamba Devi They invited many holy

sages for this purpose all the gods and goddesses delighted by this at the same

time the tamine spread all over

Sant Dnyneshwar Newasa

Sant DnyaneshwarSant PuyaneshwarSant

Jnaneshwar (1275-1296) ( in Marathi) (also

known as Jnanadeva- ) was a 13th century

saint-poet born in Ahmednagar district of

Maharashtra state West India He was a yogi born

in a socially outcast high-caste family He was the

first noteworthy proponent of Bhagawat dharma a

sect of bhakti (devotional worship) tradition in

Hinduism Dnyaneshwar composed Bhavartha

deepika or Dnyaneshwari ( ) to explain

sacred knowledge of the holy book

Bhagavad Gita to the masses Sant Dnyaneshwar wrote Dnyaneshwari in

Newasa town of Ahmednagar district He took sanjeevan Samadhi a yogic path

to salvation by giving up life at the young age of 21

Sant Dnyaneshwar was born in

Deshastha Brahmin family to Vitthal Pant

Kulkarni and Rukmini Bai at Apegaon in the

Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra India

His elder brother was Nivruttinath and

younger brother was Sopandev and his

sister was Muktabai Pasaydaan is

considered to be the prayer without any

reference to any religion for entire mankind

and entire world It is possibly one of the

greatest prayers in Indian heritage

Sant Dnyaneshwar Pillar Temple at Newase

This is the place where Shri Sant Dnyaneshwar wroteDnyaneshwari

BHANDARDARA DAM

A big dam is constructed across the river Pravara at Bhandardara Near by are

Randha falls Bhandardara is hill station It is in Taluka Akole Near about 170 km

from Ahmednagar

To reach - From Ahmednagar you have to go to

Sangamner which is 110 Km and then from Sangamner

to Akole which is near about 40 Km and from Akole

towards Rajur which is near about 20 km Bhandardara

is well known for the Wilson Dam which was built in

1910 on the Pravara River and is almost 492 ft above

sea level The Umbrella Falls are also in the vicinity

Besides being a scenic spot and offering some

breathtaking views this water body is also used for

hydro-electric power generation

This place being in the interiors of Maharashtra

experiences extreme variations in the pattern of the climate The summers are

considerably hot here and the winters are quite cold During the summer season

the temperature goes almost as high as 40rsquoC while during the winters the height

of Bhandardara makes the temperature fall almost as low to 10rsquoC The rainy

season is quite enjoyable and exciting in Bhandardara The rains fill the lake

which in turn propagates the falls The falls come into the full bloom and the whole

scene becomes quite stunning The rainy season increases the beauty of the

Bhandardara town and the rainy season is quite favorable to come to

Bhandardara

Umbrella Fall

There is beautiful Umbrella Fall near the dam It is formed by the water of the Pravara

River

MULA DAM

The biggest Dam in Ahmednagar city It is named as Dnyaneshwarsagar Dam

Dam is constructed on the river Mula The storage Capacity of Dam is 26 TMC

Drinking Water to Ahmednagar City

comes through this Dam The Command

area of this dam is Rahuri Newasa

Shevgaon amp Pathardi taluka of Ahmednagar

DistrictIt is very near to Mahatma Phule

Krishi Vidhyapeeth Near the Dam there is a

beautiful rest House Many tourist visit Dam

site during the period of rainy season

Sant Dnyneshwar Newasa

Sant DnyaneshwarSant PuyaneshwarSant

Jnaneshwar (1275-1296) ( in Marathi) (also

known as Jnanadeva- ) was a 13th century

saint-poet born in Ahmednagar district of

Maharashtra state West India He was a yogi born

in a socially outcast high-caste family He was the

first noteworthy proponent of Bhagawat dharma a

sect of bhakti (devotional worship) tradition in

Hinduism Dnyaneshwar composed Bhavartha

deepika or Dnyaneshwari ( ) to explain

sacred knowledge of the holy book

Bhagavad Gita to the masses Sant Dnyaneshwar wrote Dnyaneshwari in

Newasa town of Ahmednagar district He took sanjeevan Samadhi a yogic path

to salvation by giving up life at the young age of 21

Sant Dnyaneshwar was born in

Deshastha Brahmin family to Vitthal Pant

Kulkarni and Rukmini Bai at Apegaon in the

Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra India

His elder brother was Nivruttinath and

younger brother was Sopandev and his

sister was Muktabai Pasaydaan is

considered to be the prayer without any

reference to any religion for entire mankind

and entire world It is possibly one of the

greatest prayers in Indian heritage

Sant Dnyaneshwar Pillar Temple at Newase

This is the place where Shri Sant Dnyaneshwar wroteDnyaneshwari

BHANDARDARA DAM

A big dam is constructed across the river Pravara at Bhandardara Near by are

Randha falls Bhandardara is hill station It is in Taluka Akole Near about 170 km

from Ahmednagar

To reach - From Ahmednagar you have to go to

Sangamner which is 110 Km and then from Sangamner

to Akole which is near about 40 Km and from Akole

towards Rajur which is near about 20 km Bhandardara

is well known for the Wilson Dam which was built in

1910 on the Pravara River and is almost 492 ft above

sea level The Umbrella Falls are also in the vicinity

Besides being a scenic spot and offering some

breathtaking views this water body is also used for

hydro-electric power generation

This place being in the interiors of Maharashtra

experiences extreme variations in the pattern of the climate The summers are

considerably hot here and the winters are quite cold During the summer season

the temperature goes almost as high as 40rsquoC while during the winters the height

of Bhandardara makes the temperature fall almost as low to 10rsquoC The rainy

season is quite enjoyable and exciting in Bhandardara The rains fill the lake

which in turn propagates the falls The falls come into the full bloom and the whole

scene becomes quite stunning The rainy season increases the beauty of the

Bhandardara town and the rainy season is quite favorable to come to

Bhandardara

Umbrella Fall

There is beautiful Umbrella Fall near the dam It is formed by the water of the Pravara

River

MULA DAM

The biggest Dam in Ahmednagar city It is named as Dnyaneshwarsagar Dam

Dam is constructed on the river Mula The storage Capacity of Dam is 26 TMC

Drinking Water to Ahmednagar City

comes through this Dam The Command

area of this dam is Rahuri Newasa

Shevgaon amp Pathardi taluka of Ahmednagar

DistrictIt is very near to Mahatma Phule

Krishi Vidhyapeeth Near the Dam there is a

beautiful rest House Many tourist visit Dam

site during the period of rainy season

BHANDARDARA DAM

A big dam is constructed across the river Pravara at Bhandardara Near by are

Randha falls Bhandardara is hill station It is in Taluka Akole Near about 170 km

from Ahmednagar

To reach - From Ahmednagar you have to go to

Sangamner which is 110 Km and then from Sangamner

to Akole which is near about 40 Km and from Akole

towards Rajur which is near about 20 km Bhandardara

is well known for the Wilson Dam which was built in

1910 on the Pravara River and is almost 492 ft above

sea level The Umbrella Falls are also in the vicinity

Besides being a scenic spot and offering some

breathtaking views this water body is also used for

hydro-electric power generation

This place being in the interiors of Maharashtra

experiences extreme variations in the pattern of the climate The summers are

considerably hot here and the winters are quite cold During the summer season

the temperature goes almost as high as 40rsquoC while during the winters the height

of Bhandardara makes the temperature fall almost as low to 10rsquoC The rainy

season is quite enjoyable and exciting in Bhandardara The rains fill the lake

which in turn propagates the falls The falls come into the full bloom and the whole

scene becomes quite stunning The rainy season increases the beauty of the

Bhandardara town and the rainy season is quite favorable to come to

Bhandardara

Umbrella Fall

There is beautiful Umbrella Fall near the dam It is formed by the water of the Pravara

River

MULA DAM

The biggest Dam in Ahmednagar city It is named as Dnyaneshwarsagar Dam

Dam is constructed on the river Mula The storage Capacity of Dam is 26 TMC

Drinking Water to Ahmednagar City

comes through this Dam The Command

area of this dam is Rahuri Newasa

Shevgaon amp Pathardi taluka of Ahmednagar

DistrictIt is very near to Mahatma Phule

Krishi Vidhyapeeth Near the Dam there is a

beautiful rest House Many tourist visit Dam

site during the period of rainy season

considerably hot here and the winters are quite cold During the summer season

the temperature goes almost as high as 40rsquoC while during the winters the height

of Bhandardara makes the temperature fall almost as low to 10rsquoC The rainy

season is quite enjoyable and exciting in Bhandardara The rains fill the lake

which in turn propagates the falls The falls come into the full bloom and the whole

scene becomes quite stunning The rainy season increases the beauty of the

Bhandardara town and the rainy season is quite favorable to come to

Bhandardara

Umbrella Fall

There is beautiful Umbrella Fall near the dam It is formed by the water of the Pravara

River

MULA DAM

The biggest Dam in Ahmednagar city It is named as Dnyaneshwarsagar Dam

Dam is constructed on the river Mula The storage Capacity of Dam is 26 TMC

Drinking Water to Ahmednagar City

comes through this Dam The Command

area of this dam is Rahuri Newasa

Shevgaon amp Pathardi taluka of Ahmednagar

DistrictIt is very near to Mahatma Phule

Krishi Vidhyapeeth Near the Dam there is a

beautiful rest House Many tourist visit Dam

site during the period of rainy season

MULA DAM

The biggest Dam in Ahmednagar city It is named as Dnyaneshwarsagar Dam

Dam is constructed on the river Mula The storage Capacity of Dam is 26 TMC

Drinking Water to Ahmednagar City

comes through this Dam The Command

area of this dam is Rahuri Newasa

Shevgaon amp Pathardi taluka of Ahmednagar

DistrictIt is very near to Mahatma Phule

Krishi Vidhyapeeth Near the Dam there is a

beautiful rest House Many tourist visit Dam

site during the period of rainy season