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Khandesh offers splendid options to make your holidays an experience of lifetime. Here we present the specialties of this land for travellers to explore and experience…
 
   
  • Ajanta Caves  
 
Ajanta Caves,the UNESCO World Heritage site are basically situated in Aurangabad, & Jalgaon is the nearest train station [59 kms] from the caves.
 
     
  • Pal  
 
Pal is a famous hill station of Jalgaon district surrounded by tribal villages and it’s about 35 kms from Jalgaon city. The forest around this place is full of wild life. Summer is especially cool here compared to rest of Jalgaon District and lots of people come to Pal to enjoy its coolness during summer.
 
     
  • Avchit Hanuman  
 
Avchit Hanuman Temple near Rameshwaram is a famous tourist spot as it is situated on the bank of river Tapi & is surrounded by the beautiful Satpudas It is about 15 kms from Jalgaon. Large number of devotees attend the annul festival on Hanuman Jayanti.
 
     
  • Lord Unapdev  
 
Unapdev is famous for the Hot Water Springs.  It is located at a distance of 25kms from Chopda city and 4kms from Adavad. Unapdev is listed as an ASI site.
 
     
  • Goddess Manudevi  
 
The Manudevi Temple is located on the Northern border of the district in the beautiful Satpuda hills,The temple is fully covered with Satpuda hills and turns lush green during Monsoon making it a more pleasured family tourist spot. Another attraction of the Manudevi is that it has a 400-feet high fountain having flowing water for 6-7 months in a year, a beautiful mini lake.Also the recent development allows even a vehicle to reach the temple.
 
     
  • Padmalaya  
 
Padmalaya is an ancient Lord Ganpati Temple in Erondol taluka.It’s the most visited temple amongst all the temples in Khandesh & the number of visitors increases on Sankashti Chaturthi of every month.
 
     
  • Keki Moos Art Gallery  
 
Keki Moos Art Gallery is the world's biggest one man painting/ photography collection of over is worth 13,000 arts master pieces situated near Chalisgaon City (85kms approx).
 
     
  • Shivdham  
 

Shivdham is a religious place located in Ratnapimpri village of Parola taluka and has nicely designed and maintained Lord Shiva temple and has huge number of devotees during Shivratri period. The most trusted place amongst devotees and so the number of devotees visited is huge in numbers.

 
     
  • Saint Sakharam Maharaj Temple  
 
The Saint Sakharam Maharaj Temple is one of popular religious places in the region and is named as the copy of Pandharpur (West Maharashtra). The Temple has various Deity temples inside it. The Annual Saint Sakharam Maharaj Festival is very popular throughout Maharashtra.
 
     
  • Mangal Graha (Mars) Temple  
 
India has just two Mangal (Mars) Graha Temples and Amalner's temple is one amongst those. Located on Chopda Road, this temple holds utmost religious importance and offer a peaceful surronding to do prayers.
 
     
  • Gavtala Forestry  
 
This forestry has Deity Chandika's ancient times temple.The full moonday in the month of chaitra and kartik are observed here with special celebrations.It also has Bhaskarachya Herbs centre and a fountain originating from the Titur River. Hemandpanthi Mahadev Temple, Pitalkhora Caves are in this forestry, with some of the rare wild life animals which add to the essence of the forest.
 
     
  • Girana River Dam  
 
Girana dam is the region's largest dam located at a distance of 35kms from Chalisgaon city and is built on Girana, Panjhan and Mausaum rivers. The view from the top of the Dam looks like someone is watching an ocean’s view.
 
     
  • Rishi-Pantha  
 
This natural spot is located at a distance of 12 kms from Chalisgaon and holds historic importance with Lord Rama having arrived here on banks of Girana River. It also has grand Mahadev Temple at Bahal.
 
     
  • Changdev Temple  
 
Changdev temple is located at the confluence of Tapi & Purna rivers near Muktainagar (50 kms), Changdev belongs to many special religion and caste, so this temple has vast importance from the view point of these caste followers.
 
     
  • Some other heritage places  
 

• Some other living legends of rich cultural heritage of Khandesh
Pitalkhore near Chalisgaon,
Shendurni of Sindurasur,
fort of Parola- the home place of freedom fighter Rani Lakshmibai,
Akrani Mahal of Dhadgaon,
Hemadpant style temple of Mudhaladevi at Vaghali,
Swinging tower of Farkande,
Gandhi Philosophical Temple Amalner,
Patnadevi Temple near chalisgaon,
Tarsod Ganpati Temple,
Wooden house of Bahinaabai Chaudhari at Asoda village

 
     
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