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Ridhpur
(District Amravati)
Ridhpur
is situated in the Morshi Taluka in Amravati district on the
Chandur Bazaar - Morshi road. Ridhpur is the pilgrimage center
for the Mahanubhav cult and is also known as 'Kashi of Mahanubhav
cult followers' throughout the country. Thousands of pilgrims
visit Ridhpur on Ashadh Pournima, Chaitra Pournima and Govind
Prabhu Jayanti (August - September). Besides this, the holy
place is visited by pilgrims in great numbers daily.
Getting
There
By
Air
Nearest airport is Nagpur, 205 kms.
By
Road
Mumbai - Aurangabad - Sillod - Ajanta - Buldhana - Shegaon -
Akola - Achalpur - Ridhpur, 650 kms. Ridhpur - Amravati, 90
kms, Ridhpur - Aurangabad, 343 kms.
By
Rail
Nearest railhead is Badnera, 100 kms.
Accommodation
'A'
Type double bedded rooms (4) and 10 - bed Dormitories (3).
Checkout
Time: 12.00 noon.
Reservation:
Ridhpur
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Shegaon
(Tal. Khamgaon, District Buldhana - 404 203, telephone (07265)
52100).
Shegaon,
a municipal town in Khamgaon Tehsil is famous for the samadhi
of Shri Gajanan Maharaj - a mystic saint as popular as Saibaba
of Shirdi. You'll see a large number of Pilgrims here, some
coming from distant parts of Western Maharashtra, Vidarbha.
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 the Hindu calendar, you can also attend the fair held here
on these occasions.
Getting
There
By
Air
Nearest airport is Nagpur, 316 kms.
By
Rail
Shegaon is a station on the Mumbai - Calcutta route of Central
railway.
By
Road
Mumbai - Shegaon, 600 kms. [ Mumbai - Nashik - Dhule - Jalgaon
- Khamgaon - Shegaon], Nagpur - Shegaon, 316 kms. [Nagpur -
Amravati - Akola - Ural - Gaigaon - Shegaon], Akola - Shegaon,
45 kms. [ Akola - Ural - Gaigaon - Shegaon].
State
Transport buses ply from Mumbai, Nashik, Shivaji Nagar, Bhandara,
Nanded, Amravati, Nagpur, Akola, Chandrapur, Wardha, Yeotmal
to Shegaon.
Accommodation
Self
contained rooms 2 bed (12 blocks) & 6 bed (9 blocks).
Checkout
Time: 9.00 a.m.
Reservation:
Mumbai and Shegaon.
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Shirdi
(District Ahmednagar - 423 109, Telephone: (02423) 55194/5/6/7.
Fax: (02423) 55198).
Whos
is not familiar with renowned abode of saibaba ? Devotees belonging
to every faith throng here to pay their respects to his memory.
Thursday
is the special day, and Ramnavmi, Guru Pournima and Dussehra.
Fairs are organized on a large scale. Besides the Saibaba shrine,
there's the Dwarkamayi Mosque and Sakori Ashram.
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Getting
There
By
Air
Nearest airport is Aurangabad.
By
Rail
Nearest railhead is Kopargaon, 15 kms on the Manmad - Daund
Section of Central Railway.
By
Road
Mumbai - Shirdi, 296 kms, [ Mumbai - Nashik - Niphad - Yeola
- Shirdi] Nashik - Shirdi, 112 kms. Aurangabad - Shirdi, 126
kms. [Aurangabad - Vaijapur Yeola - Kopargaon - Shirdi], Pune
- Shirdi, 183 kms. [Pune - Kalamba - Sangamner - Talegaon -
Shirdi].
State
Transport buses ply regularly from Mumbai, NAshik, Ahmednagar,
Aurangabad, Pune, Kopargaon. MTDC runs a biweekly round trip
bus service to Shirdi from Mumbai.
Accommodation
Hotel
'The Pilgrims Inn' - Self contained rooms (50 blocks).
Checkout
Time: 12.00 noon.
Reservation:
Shirdi and Mumbai.
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Sindkhed
Raja
(District Buldana, telephone 4225).
Sindkhed
raja, a small Taluka place in Buldhana district, situated 105
kms, away from district headquarters on the state highway No.
183, is known world wide as the birth place of Rajmata Jijabai,
the mother of the great Maratha warrior and king Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj.
There
are a number of monument in this small township which owe their
existence to Rajmata Jijabai and her father Lakhuji Jadhav,
ancient temple of Neelkantheshwar and Rameshwar have great heritage
and architectural value.
Getting
There
By
Air
Nearest airport is Aurangabad, 90 kms.
By
Rail
Nearest railhead is Jalna on South Central Railway.
By
Road
Mumbai - Ahmednagar - Paithan - Jalna - Sindkhed Raja, 515 kms.
Sindkhed Raja - Ahmednagar, 239 kms. Sindkhed raja - Jalna,
30 kms.
Accommodation
Self
contained rooms 2 - bed (4 blocks) and 6 - bed (3 blocks).
Checkout
Time: 12.00 noon.
Reservation:
Sindkhed Raja.
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Tarkarli
(District Sindhudurg. Telephone (02365) 52390)
Situated
6 kms. South of Malvan and 546 kms. away from Mumbai on the
west coast of India, is Tarkarli. The major attraction here
is the long and narrow stretch of beach, with its pristine waters.
On a clear day, you can see the sea bed through a depth of 20
ft.
Then,
of course, there are the forts, Sindhudurg, one of Maharashtra's
more popular and important sea forts, built in the 17th century
and the famous Padmagarh fort.
While
in Tarkarli, make sure to visit the restaurant for the delectable
cuisine and experience something unusual - staying in MTDC's
inviting tents.
Getting
There
By
Air
Nearest airport is Mumbai.
By
Air
Nearest railhead is Kudal, 45 kms. on the Konkan railway.
By
Road
Mumbai - Tarkarli, 546 kms. Kolhapur - Tarkarli, 160 kms. Malvan
- Tarkarli, 7 kms.
State
Transport buses ply from Mumbai, Kolhapur, Pune to Malvan and
from Malvan to Tarkarli. Rickshaws are also available from Malvan.
Accommodation
Konkani
huts
Checkout
Time: 12.00 noon.
Reservation:
Kolhapur, Mumbai.
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