Osmanabad
Osmanabad is 238 km from Aurangabad. Osmanabad is renowned for its ancient monuments and archaological finds. The Chambhar and Dharashiv caves belonging to the 6th century are located 6 km from town. Indian Travel Agent offers Visit India and explore India.
Osmanabad district is an administrative district of the state of Maharashtra. The district headquarters are located in Osmanabad city. The district occupies an area of 7512.4 square kilometres, of which 241.4 sq. km is urban area and has a population of 1,286, 586 of which 15.69% are urban (as of 2001). (wikipedia encyclopedia).
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SAINT GOROBA KAKA TEMPLE
Saint Goroba was born in Ter(Dhoki) in the year 1267. Hence the village is popular & known as "Goroba Ter". The temple of Saint Goroba is also one of the attraction for Tourist & pilgrimage visiting to Osmanabad dist. The temple was built in 13th century after the death of Saint Goroba in 1317.This square shaped temple is constructed fully with stone & is one of the best model in architecture. They have also constructed one "Sabha Mandap" to perform religious & cultural activities. Mostly the pilgrimage those are from rural area & are offenly visiting to Pandharpur and Tuljapur visit here on their return journey. Indian travel agent gives special discounted hotel from budget hotels to Deluxe hotels in India.
DHARASHIV CAVES
 The dharashiv caves are situated 8 Kms away from Osmanabad city in Balaghat Mountains. The caves were taken note of by Archaeological Department and mentioned in the book "Archaeological survey of India" by James Verges. There are total 7 caves in the Balaghat Mountain lane. The first cave is without any statue with small open space .The second cave consists of a statue with Artistic work on right side of statue. Indian travel agent gives special discounted hotel from budget hotels to Deluxe hotels in India. The art work is of gandharva era. The fourth cave is with open space without any statue inside. The statue in the sixth cave is damaged while the seventh cave has no statue.
That this is an ancient place is shown by the caves excavated in the hill at a distance of about eight miles. These caves were originally Buddhist, but were later converted into monuments of the Jain religion and fresh caves were also excavated nearby. Of this we shall speak later. Indian travel agent gives special discounted hotel from budget hotels to Deluxe hotels in India.
There are some more Buddhist caves excavated in the hills, about 8 miles from Dharashiva. The earlier of them are referred by Burgess to the middle of the 7th century A. D. Cave No. II is modeled on the plan of the Vakataka caves at Ajanta. It has a central hall measuring 80 feet by 80 feet, with 14 cells for the residence of the Bhiksus and garbhagraha with a colossal image of the Buddha in Pamasana. From the hoods of a serpent spread over its head, it is supposed by some to be the image of the Jaina Tirthankara Paravanatha, but the figures of deer with a dharmacakra between them on the pedestal indicate that it is that of Gautama Buddha. Another cave (No. III) has a hall of 59’ by 59’, closely resembling Cave No. I. Special Holidays with very attractive and discounted packages and hotel bookings.
Later some Jain caves (No. V and VI) were excavated on the same hill. They are described in the Prakrt work Karakandacariu as excavated by the king Karakanda, who came to know about the earlier caves from the prince Siva of Terapura (Tagara). The Karakandacariu is a work of the 11th century A. D. so these later caves were probably excavated in the 9th or 10th century A. D. during the age of Rastrakutas.
As per the historical survey of caves they were built in 5th century B.C. There is severe differences between historical researchers & archaeological intelligence regarding religion i.e. whether the caves belongs to Buddha or Jain. Special Holidays with very attractive and discounted packages and hotel bookings.There is also strong differences regarding the era of when the caves where built. Recently in 1996 with help of World Bank few parts of cave have been repaired.
NALDURG FORT
Naldurg which was formerly a district headquarter is situated about 50 Kms. south-east of Osmanabad. The fort which is an interesting place has enclosed a surface of a knoll or plantain of basalt rock which is jutted out into the valley or raving of the small river Bori. Along the rest of the cliff on three sides ran fortifications. bastion firmly built out have deseed basalt and are large enough to carry heavy guns. Special Holidays with very attractive and discounted packages and hotel bookings. The entire circumference is about a mile and a half. The interior portion is covered with ruined walls and a half, the interior portion is covered with ruined walls and a vide road running up to the centre. The fort has many bastions amongst which are upli Buruj, which is the height point in the fort paranda Buruj , nagar Buruj, Sangam Burug, Sangram Buruj, Bands Buruj, poone Buruj, etc.
Inside the fort there are remains of the walls and some of the building such a Barood kotha, Baradari, Ambarkhana, Rangaan mahal, Jali etc. Though the buildings are in ruins the remains give a impression that there night have been at one time the specious buildings, There are two tanks in the fort known as machali guns amongst which important are the “hathi toph” and magar Toph”, The hathi Darwaza and the hurmukh and the hurmukh darwaza are the main gates of the fort. Special Holidays with very attractive and discounted packages and hotel bookings.
The most interesting building which connects the fort and the Ranmandala is the dam constructed across the bori river, the dam and the” pani mahal, which is built underaatch and in the middle of the dam were, constructed. During the reign of Ibrahim Adil shah II. Special Holidays with very attractive and discounted packages and hotel bookings.The fort is said to have been originally built by a Hindu Raja who was a vassal of the Chalukya kings of kalyani. It was latter included in the dominions of the Bahamanis and was subsequently taken over by the Adil shahi kings of bijapur, from whom it passed in the hands of mughalain the year 1686.A.D.
PARANDA FORT
 Paranda is a Tahsil place in the Osmanabad District and is situated about 80 Kms. from the district headquarter. The fort is one of the many forts erected by the Bahamani kings and is a fine spicemen of military Architecture and engineering. The gates defended by traversals and redoubts and the Ramparts. These are of the out and dressed stones with round bastions fitted for the heavy guns of the period. Special Holidays with very attractive and discounted packages and hotel bookings.Around the fort there is a moat, which was always kept filled with water. The fort can be reached by only one passage. Inside the fort there are 26 bastions amongst which the note-worthy are” MAHAKAL BURUJ” “BURUJ MAHAKAL,” BULAND BURUJ,” CHANCHAL BURUJ,” and shah mathkal ,” and NASSA YEED- KA3/4 BURUJ” on the some of the bastions there are old guns the most important of which are” Malike maiden”, and Azda Paikar” The great bronze gund viz. Malika Maiden” now at Bijapur, is side to have been original mounted here. At present inside the fort there are the mosque, Narsimaha Mandir” and wall called “ RAMTIRTH” but there are also remains of the building like BARADARI, TAIKHANA? ZANANA MAKAN act. The remains of the walls and the dilapidated remains give an impression that at one time there might have been spacious and exquisites constructions.
KUNTHALGIRI (JAIN HOLY PLACE)
Kuntalgiri is one of the holy place of Digambar jain sidhakshetra of south india. It is the land of Kulbhushan & Deshbhushan saints who place his soul on this holy land. During the period of twentieth Tirthakar Munisuvratnath , two brother Kulbhushan & Deshbhushan had offer continous prayer(Tapashcharya) for transformation of soul towards the almighty & made this holy place.
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