Loni, Ahmednagar
Loni also known as Loni-pravara is a town in Rahata taluka, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra Ahmednagar (), is a city located in the Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 114 km from Aurangabad. Ahmednagar takes its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I, who founded the town in 14 ..., India. It is known for the biggest Shivjayanti Festival in the world. There are many colleges in this town. Climate is dry and moderate. Lontek Temple This is a small temple on top of a hill and has a large idol of Shiva.Locals have reported college students of indecent activities around the temple leading to police presence lately. Nizarneshwar Temple This is a temple to Shiva at Nizarneshwar, 16 kilometers from Loni toward Sangamner. Pravara Sugar Mill This is the first cooperative sugar mill in Asia, established by Dr. Vithallrao Vikhe Patil. References {{reflist Cities and towns in Ahmednagar district ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rahata
Rahata is a city and a municipal council in Ahmadnagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te .... Demographics As of the 2001 Indian census, there were 19,024 people residing in Rahata. Males constituted 51% of the population, with the remaining 49% being females. Rahta Pimplas has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. In Rahta Pimplas, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Location Rahata city is located on the Nagar-Manmad road, just 5 km from holy place Shirdi and Bhagwatimata (3 1/2 Shaktipeth) temple at Bhagwatipur Kolhar 20 km from Shirdi. And Famous for agriculture implements one of the most Showroom famous ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Ahmednagar (), is a city located in the Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 114 km from Aurangabad. Ahmednagar takes its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I, who founded the town in 1494 on the site of a battlefield where he won a battle against superior Bahamani forces. It was close to the site of the village of Bhingar. With the breakup of the Bahmani Sultanate, Ahmad established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar, also known as Nizam Shahi dynasty. Ahmednagar has several dozen buildings and sites from the Nizam Shahi period. Ahmednagar Fort, once considered almost impregnable, was used by the British to house Jawaharlal Nehru (the first prime minister of India) and other Indian Nationalists before Indian independence. A few rooms there have been converted to a museum. During his confinement by the British at Ahmednagar Fort in 1944, Nehru wrote the famous book ''The Discovery of India''. Ahmednagar is home to the Indian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism. Shiva is known as "The Destroyer" within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity which also includes Brahma and Vishnu. In the Shaivite tradition, Shiva is the Supreme Lord who creates, protects and transforms the universe. In the goddess-oriented Shakta tradition, the Supreme Goddess ( Devi) is regarded as the energy and creative power (Shakti) and the equal complementary partner of Shiva. Shiva is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism. Shiva has many aspects, benevolent as well as fearsome. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash as well as a householder with his wife Parvati and his three children, Ganesha, Ka ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sangamner
Sangamner is a city and a municipal council located in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra state in India. It derives its name from the site of the ''sangam'' (confluence) of three rivers in the area: Pravara, Mhalungi, and Adhala. It is one of the most developed and big city in nearby area and is famous for its markets as it has a number of factories running in the city. The city has a number of industries and has become an industrial hub also in recent years. These industries include a cloth industry, sugar factory, and a tobacco factories.Its market is famous for clothes, jewellery and even electronics. The city is also a huge hub for milk-processing units and has one of the district's biggest marketplaces. Sangamner has become an educational centre with so many colleges and schools. Most of the colleges are affiliated to Pune University and has numerous libraries in the city itself. The city boasts good school education and has amazing facilities for higher education i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |