Shri.Sant Gajanan Maharaj,Shegaon |

Shri. Sant Gajanan Maharaj

Shri. Sant Gajanan Maharaj

Temple View |
Shegaon, is famous for the Samadhi of Shri Gajanan Maharaj - a mystic saint as popular as Saibaba of Shirdi.Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj made his divine appearance on 23-2-1878 and enlightened millions. He attained samadhi on Bhadrapad Shukla Panchmi 08-09-1910.
The Samadhi Sthan (Temple) is visited by millions of devotees from far and near. You'll see a large number of pilgrims here, some coming from various parts of Maharashtra,and across the India. Allegorically, Shegaon can be described as the Pandharpur of Vidarbha.Thousands of devotees pay their respects at the Samadhi every Thursday, which is regarded as a special day |
See the temple of Shri Ram, also constructed in the premises of the shrine. If you visit Shegaon on Ram Navami in Chaitra and on Rushi Panchami in Bhadrapada month of the Hindu calendar, you can also attend the fairs held here on these days. |
Getting there :
By RAILWAY: The town Shegaon is connected by Central Rly. on Mumbai-Howrah mainline Alight at
Bhusawal & change if coming from Delhi, Gwalior, Lucknow, Allahabad, Bhopal, Bangalore and Goa. Those coming from Madras, or Vijaywada should change at Wardha. Those coming from Secunderabad, Jiapur, Indore should change at Akola. All Express & Mail trains except Gitanjali & Navjivan Exp. Stop at Shegaon
By ROAD: One can approach by Road/Bus from Khamgaon a distance of 17 Kms connected with National High Way No.6. Direct Buses of state transport available from major cities of Maharashtra and from Indore, Ujjain, Dewas and Baroda from Shegaon.
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Lonar Crater

Lonar View

Daityasudan Temple

Hanuman Temple |
Here's a chance to see India's magnificent hyper-velocity meteorite-impact crater. Lonar ranks amongst the world's five largest craters and the third largest salt water lake in the world.
Lonar Crater is a huge bowl (roughly 7 kms in circumference and 1.6 kms in diameter) carved out Investigations reveal it to be around 50,000 years old. Within the depression lies a saline lake.
It was first discovered in 1823 by British officer, C J E Alexander. Lonar Crater also finds mention in ancient scripts like the Skanda Puran, Padma Puran & Aaina-e-Akbari. During the days of emperor Akbar, Lonar also housed a salt factory. |
The small Vishnu temple and most others in the vicinity are constructed in the Hemadpanthi style i.e. without use of cementing agents. While most temples are now permanent abodes of bats and mice, only ones that attract pilgrims have some resemblance to their original selves. Gomukh Temple, along the rim of the crater with a perennial stream is another interesting site. A fascinating sight is the presence of hundreds of peafowl's which live inside the crater. The crater has potential as a bird sanctuary and also one can sight langoors, snakes, monitor lizards, mongoose, fox and deers. To promote tourism in this area, M.T.D.C. has constructed Crater View Tourist Complex. |
Getting There -
By Air: Nearest Airport is Aurangabad(M.S.), 122 kms.
By Rail : Nearest Railhead is Malkapur on the Mumbai-Bhusawal line, or Jalna 90 km away.
By Road: Mumbai-Aurangabad-Jalna-Lonar, 600 kms. Lonar-Buldhana, 95 kms. Lonar-Mehakar, 23 kms. Lonar-Aurangabad, 145 kms,Lonar is well connected by regular bus service from Malkapur, Khamgaon, Aurangabad,
Ajanta,Buldhana,Jalgaon & Mumbai |
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