VISION TOURISM 2020 - Aurangabad District
VISION TOURISM 2020 - Aurangabad District
VISION TOURISM 2020 - Aurangabad District
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2a. Ghrishneshwar<br />
PLACES IN AND AROUND ELLORA<br />
Temple :- About half a<br />
kilometre from Ellora is the<br />
Ghrishneshwar Temple,<br />
which was built in the 18th<br />
century. It is one of the twelve<br />
Jyotirlingas in India and a<br />
place that one must visit in<br />
order to make the pilgrimage<br />
to the Jyotirlingas complete.<br />
This beautiful temple has 24<br />
exquisitely carved stone<br />
columns, which support the<br />
main hall.<br />
2b. Shahji Raje Bhosle Smarak - This is the site of the ancestral home of King<br />
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's father and grandfather at Ellora. This is under<br />
the State Archaeology Department.<br />
2c. Lakshyavinayak Mandir - This is the site of the 21 most revered Ganapati<br />
temples of Maharashtra at Ellora.<br />
2d. Shivalaya Tirth (Ahilyabai Holkar Kund) -<br />
2e. Shavadal Baba Darga<br />
2f. Parsavanath Jain Mandir - Located on the back side hill of Ellora caves is<br />
now a cave converted into a regular worship place for jains. Originally a part<br />
of the Ellora group of caves.<br />
2g. Vishwakarma Mandir -<br />
2h. Takaswami Datta Mandir<br />
2i. Shri Jagatguru Janardhan Swami ( Maungiri Maharaj) Mandir<br />
2j Chagoba Mand<br />
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