Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Laling Fort Dhule Tourism, Travelling guide, Tourist places near Laling Fort Dhule


 Situated 6 miles away in south, from Dhule city is the Laling Fort. It s an old and ruined fort occupying the top of the hill. It is a place of considerable antiquity and the fort is supposed to have been built duringtheregion of Malik Raja Faruqi, which subsequently granted to his eldest son. It was in this fort that, Nasir Khan and his son Miran Adil Khan were besieged in 1437 by the Bhanrani general till they were relieved by an army advancing from Gujarat. Also, there are two temples of Hemadpanthi styles and are also in very much frayed condition.

Anerdam(Wildlife Santury) Dhule Tourism, Travelling guide, Tourist places near Anerdam(Wildlife Santury) Dhule


 Maharashtra is a galore of wildlife attractions. A large number of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries have been established in the state that make the tourism sector all the more popular. Anerdam wildlife sanctuary is one of the popular sanctuaries in the state. Its location, wide range of flora and fauna and the picturesque sceneries make it a perfect destination for a family trip or friends' get together. 

Learn more about this sanctuary which was notified as a wildlife sanctuary in the year 1986. 

Area and Location: It is located at Shirpur Tehsil in the Dhule district in Maharashtra. It is situated among the South-Western Satpura ranges. Many other sanctuaries are located in the same ranges. For example, the Anerdam sanctuary shares its border with Yawal sanctuary. It covers a total area of 82.94 sq km and lies near the Bombay-Agra National Highway in Shirpur Tehsil.

Prakashe Dhule Tourism, Travelling guide, Tourist places near Prakashe Dhule


Prakashe,a village in Shahade tehsil, situated on the bank of Tapi river has been known as center of pilgrimage since 17th century.Recent excavations by the Archaeological survey of India at this place have disclosed details of the Chalcolithic Period of the History of Maharashtra.Temples of Prakashe are well built and are considered sacred.The most important is the Kedareshwar temple which has double‘Gabhara’the first one holding a linga of Kedareshwar Mahadeo and the second one that of Kashi Vishweshwar.It is commonly believed that after making the pilgrimage of all the tirthakshetra of India.If this place is not visited,the pilgrimage remains incomplete.The next important temple known as GautameshwarMahadeo temple is built by Rani Ahilyabai Holkar situated on the banks of river Gomai.Other famous temple is Sangameshwar Mahadeo temple built in Muslim style and look as if it were a converted mosque.To the west of the village is temple of goddess Mansapuri with a 13.71meters long and width 5.49 meters mandap supported on 16 pillars all bearing some remarkable carving . The Kashi Vishweshwar temolebuilt by one Dwrkadas is the most neatly and cleanly maintained temple in Prakashe .Its door frame is beautifully decorated by lovely patterns and designs.

Toranmal Dhule Tourism, Travelling guide, Tourist places near Toranmal Dhule


Toranmal is a popular hill station located in the municipal council of the Nandubar district in Maharashtra. The seven ranges of the Satpura hills surround the region. Thick cover of forests surrounds this hill station, which has different varieties of flora and fauna.

The hill station is 55 km from the city of Shahada and is around 305 km from Nashik and around 200 km from the city of Surat. It is famous for the Gorakhnath Temple, which is a popular Yatra site for Hindu devotees during Mahashivratri. 

Considered the second coolest hill station of the state, Toranmal was earlier a tribal area and derived its name from the tribal goddess Torana, whose temple is located in the hilly regions of the plateau. In ancient times, Toranmal used to be the centre of control of the Mandu rulers from Madhya Pradesh.

Dhule Tourism, Travelling guide, Tourist places near Dhule

Dhule is a city in northwestern state Maharashtra of India. It is the administrative headquarters of DhuleDistrict. It is situated along banks of Panzara river.Dhule city was designed by Sir Vishveshwarraya. Population of Dhulecity as per 2001 census is nearly 333,980.Dhule city is famous for its quality education institutes. Recently new sports stadium is constructed in Dhule city.People in Dhule city goes to Worship at Ekvira mandir, Swaminarayan mandir, Gurudwara, Church and Masjids.The nearest international airport is Mumbai and Pune.Dhule has its own domestic airport at Gondur. Three major highways passes through Dhule city.Rail link between Dhule and Chalisgaon junction connects Dhuleto Central Railway of India. Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation's (MIDC) Industries are situated at outskirts ofDhule city.

Dhule district is bounded on the west by Gujarat State, on the north by Madhya Pradesh, and on the east and south by Jalgaon and Nasik district of Maharashtra respectively. Educational institutes are affiliated to North Maharashtra University Jalgaon, Maharashtra.