Mahur, Maharashtra
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Mahur or Mahurgad is a religious place in Maharashtra, India. Mahur is said to be the birth place of Hindu Goddess Renuka, mother of Lord Parshuram. The four Shakti Peethas of Maharashtra are Tuljapur enshrining Bhavani, Kolhapur enshrining Mahalakshmi, Mahur enshrining Mahamaya Renukaand Saptshringi enshrining Jagadamba. Other Shakti temples in the state are those at Ambe Jogai and Aundh.
There are many temples in Mahur like Anusaya Temple, Kalika Temple. The most important one is temple of Renuka Devi, which has a special place in the Hindu mythology. A big fair is held here every year on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami (Dassera).
Mahur is also said to be birth place of God Dattatreya. Dattatreya was born to Goddess Anusaya. There is an ancient temple of Dattatreya. Every Year on Datta Pornima Thousands of people visit Mahur.
Geographacally Mahur is situated on the Sahyadri Ranges. All three important temples "Renuka Temple", "Dattatreya Temple" and "Anusaya Temple" are built on three mountain ranges. Mahur is surrounded by Jungles rich with Trees and wild life. You can see the teakwood trees everywhere. Peacocks, dears, black bears, panthors are very common in the jungle.
On one of the mountains is the ancient "Mahurgad Fort" constructed in the 12th century. Mahur was one of important fort in ancient Berar history. Even it becomes separate province in 1478 during Bahmani Sultanate. It was a one of the Sarkar (then district) with 20 parganas (towns) in Berar Subah(state) in Akbar's rule.
Attractions: - The main attaractions in Mahur are - Renuka Temple, Dattatreya Temple, Anusaya Temple, Devdeveshwar Temple, Parshuram Temple, Sarvatirtha, Matru-Tirtha, Pandav Leni, Mahurgad Fort, Mahakali Temple (In the fort), "Mahur Museum", Sonapir Dargah ,Shaikh Farid Water fall, Palace of Raje Udaram. (Raje Udaram Deshmukh and later his brave wife RaiBagan(Royal Tigress) were the last rulers of Mahur.)
People who visit Mahur Also Visit "Unkeshwar" (50 km from Mahur; 15 km from Kinwat), which has natural sources of hot water. This sulphur rich water is supposed to have medicinal value.
Getting there:
The nearest railhead is Kinwat, 50 km away, but Nanded, 126 km is the more convenient railhead on South Central Railway.
The nearest well-connected airport is Nagpur (about 250 km away). Takes close to 4 hours to reach Mahur from Nagpur, by road.
Mumbai-Ahmedanagr-Paithan-Jalna-Washim-Pusad-Mahur, 717 km. Mahurgad-Kinwat, 50 km.
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