Parbhani

Parbhani, formerly known as “Prabhavatinagar” is one of the 35 administrative districts of Maharashtra located in the Marathwada region. The district is bounded on the north by Hingoli district, on the east by Nanded district, on the South by Latur and on the West by Beed and Jalna districts. The state capital Mumbai is located to the west of this district. Parbhani town is well connected by road to other major towns in Maharashtra and also in the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh. Special Holidays with very attractive and discounted packages and hotel bookings.

Some of the worth visiting places in and around Parbhani are: Parbhani, Tridhara, Gunj, Mudgal, Yanoli, Nemgiri, Mirkhel, Selu, Walur and Kothe.

Parbhani, earlier also known as “Prabhavatinagar ”, is one of the Eight districts in the Marathawada region of Marashtra State. Special Holidays with very attractive and discounted packages and hotel bookings.

This entire Marathwada region, a district geographical region, was a part of the erstwhile Nizam State; later a part of Hyderabad State; after reorganization of states in 1956 it became a part of the then Bombay state; and from 1960 onwards it is part of the present Maharashtra state. Incredible India Tours with Indian Travel agent.

Parbhani district lies between 18.45 and 20.10 North Latitudes and 76.13 and 77.39 East Longitude.
The district is bounded on the north by Hingoli district. On the east by Nanded district, on the South by Latur and on the West by Beed and Jalna districts.

The state capital of Mumbai is to the west; Parbhani is well connected by road to other major towns in Maharashtra and also in the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh. Incredible India Tours with Indian Travel agent.

Famous places
The famous temple called "Pardeshwar" is situated in the city. In this temple the shivlinga is built by using mercury. In marathi language, mercury is called "para" so it's name Pardeshwar temple.

Nemagiri is Holy place for Jains. The wonderful Bhgvan Parshwanth idol is situated on 1.5 inch diameter stone. The idol is about 6 feet made in Black stone. It is wonderul place where you will find Bhagvan Neminath and Bhagvan Shantinath huge idols. Explore Incredible India with Special Holidays.

Mudgaleshwar
It is located on the bank of Godavari river. Temple is in the midst of river. Temple was built by "Ahilya Bai". Lord "Narasimha Swamy" has taken the form "Shivalinga" along with his wife "Mahalaxmi" and son "Moudgalya" and daughter-in-law "Jaanabai". During rainy season the temple will get immersed in water. To have darshan one has to swim to the temple. Explore Incredible India with Special Holidays.Best time to visit is summer season i.e from April to June. To reach the place one has to travel by train via "Parbhani" or "Parli Vaidyanath". The temple is managed by Shri Sahebrao Mudgalkar and Shri Subhashrao Mudgalkar. The Shivaratri is celebrated here every year. All type of pujas are performed here. Nagbali and Sukhshanti pujas are very famous. Now a dam is being constructed on the river. The place is very calm and peaceful. Evening sun set is very beautiful. Mr. Pravin Shridharrao Mudgalkar has planted about 4000 trees of Mango, 300 plants of fig also and has developed a big Horticulture.

How to Reach
Air: The nearest airport is at Aurangabad (198 kms), directly linked with Mumbai. Pune is another airport located close by.
Rail: Connected by rail (broad gauge), Parbhani is a major station.
Road: State highways and roads from the district headquarters at Parbhani connect all nine tehsils (subdistricts) and major towns. Pune is 379 kms and Mumbai is 516 kms away from Parbhani.
Explore Incredible India with Special Holidays.