Erandol
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Erandol is a small-town (taluka) in Jalgaon district
of Maharashtra
state, India
. Erandol is a historical town situated on the banks of Anjani River.
Geographically Erandol is situated at Tapi valley of the Deccan Plateau
, between the Satpura hills and Ajanta
hills. Anjani river passes through the city.
The East-West Corridor - National Highway 6 or Asian Highway 46, which connects Mumbai and Nagpur connects the town with Dhule to the west and Jalgaon to the east. Nearest railway station is Dharangaon on Surat Line, about 12 km & Mhasawad on Mumbai Line about 14 km. Erandol shares borders with Dharangaon, Pachora, Bhadgaon, Parola talukas.
Padmalaya is one of the famous Lord Ganesha's temple 12 km from Erandol . The speciality of this temple is that it has two idols of Ganesha. About one kilometer from the temple is a place where fighting of Bhima
and a Demon Bakasura
happened and Bakasura
was killed here. The water spring near this is called as Bhim Kund.
, Erandol had a population of 30,120. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Erandol has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 57%. In Erandol, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Erandol is well famous in the region for its basic and highschool level education. R T Kabre Highschool is worth mentioning, which is located on NH6, and has been a place responsible for development of quite a few big personalities in the region. There are also good Urdu teaching schools, which are centres for learning for the surrounding rural population.
Jama Masjid is the centuries old historical, worshipping place of Muslims and has beautiful inscription of Quranic verses on its walls. It is constructed in early Muslim rule of Khandesh
around 1300 AD; partly a fort and partly a Masjid by Alauddin Khilji
.
Jama Masjid forms a large quadrangle surrounded by a wall a great part of which has a succession of windows with stone lattice work of various patterns.on either side of the mehrab(imam's praying place) are arched recesses surrounded by beautiful and varied scroll work, with the crescent and star on the tops of each.The central Masjid has a massive roof of great blocks and beams of stone still bearing traces of red and yellow colouring, the whole supported on large stone pillars ornamented with flowers.
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Shree Shketra Padmalaya:
The place "Padmalaya" is 8 km away from Erandol, situated in the hills. The Ganesh temple here is one of the rarest as it has two statue of Shree Ganesha. The Anjani Dam is 1.5 km away, constructed on river Anjani. Here is the place where Bhima
had killed the mighty devil Bakasura.
Jalgaon District
Jalgaon district is a district of Maharashtra. It was formerly known as East Khandesh district. It has an area of 11,765 km², and a population of 3,682,690 of which 71.4% were rural....
of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
state, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Erandol is a historical town situated on the banks of Anjani River.
History
Erandol was formarly known as Ek Chakra Nagari at the time of Pandavas and after that the name of the town was Arunawati. A Ganesh-temple is located on the outskirts of this town in a small village. In shashtra's Padmalaya is known as "Purna Peeth" which is one of the "Sade Teen Peeth" in India.Geography
Erandol is located at 20.92°N 75.33°E. It has an average elevation of 227 metres (744 feet).Geographically Erandol is situated at Tapi valley of the Deccan Plateau
Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up the majority of the southern part of the country. It rises a hundred meters high in the north, rising further to more than a kilometers high in the south, forming a raised triangle nested within the familiar downward-pointing triangle of...
, between the Satpura hills and Ajanta
Ajanta
The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India are 29 rock-cut cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE. The caves include paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of both Buddhist religious art as well as frescos which are reminiscent of the Sigiriya...
hills. Anjani river passes through the city.
The East-West Corridor - National Highway 6 or Asian Highway 46, which connects Mumbai and Nagpur connects the town with Dhule to the west and Jalgaon to the east. Nearest railway station is Dharangaon on Surat Line, about 12 km & Mhasawad on Mumbai Line about 14 km. Erandol shares borders with Dharangaon, Pachora, Bhadgaon, Parola talukas.
Padmalaya is one of the famous Lord Ganesha's temple 12 km from Erandol . The speciality of this temple is that it has two idols of Ganesha. About one kilometer from the temple is a place where fighting of Bhima
Bhima
In the Mahābhārata, Bhima is one of the central characters of Mahabharata and the second of the Pandava brothers...
and a Demon Bakasura
Bakasura
Bakasura a great Asura who lived near the city of Ekachakra, and forced the Raja of the place to send him daily a large quantity of provisions, which he devoured, and not only the provisions, but the men who carried them...
happened and Bakasura
Bakasura
Bakasura a great Asura who lived near the city of Ekachakra, and forced the Raja of the place to send him daily a large quantity of provisions, which he devoured, and not only the provisions, but the men who carried them...
was killed here. The water spring near this is called as Bhim Kund.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Erandol had a population of 30,120. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Erandol has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 57%. In Erandol, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Erandol is well famous in the region for its basic and highschool level education. R T Kabre Highschool is worth mentioning, which is located on NH6, and has been a place responsible for development of quite a few big personalities in the region. There are also good Urdu teaching schools, which are centres for learning for the surrounding rural population.
Places of interest
Jama Masjid:Jama Masjid is the centuries old historical, worshipping place of Muslims and has beautiful inscription of Quranic verses on its walls. It is constructed in early Muslim rule of Khandesh
Khandesh
Khandesh is a region of central India, which forms the northwestern portion of Maharashtra state.Khandesh was the terminal territorial part under the rule of Mughals. The Start of Deccan region demarcated by the boundary of Khandesh....
around 1300 AD; partly a fort and partly a Masjid by Alauddin Khilji
Alauddin Khilji
Ali Gurshap Khan better known by his titular name as Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji was the second ruler of the Turko-Afghan Khilji dynasty in India.He was a well and capable ruler. He belonged to the Afghanized Turkic tribe of the Khiljis...
.
Jama Masjid forms a large quadrangle surrounded by a wall a great part of which has a succession of windows with stone lattice work of various patterns.on either side of the mehrab(imam's praying place) are arched recesses surrounded by beautiful and varied scroll work, with the crescent and star on the tops of each.The central Masjid has a massive roof of great blocks and beams of stone still bearing traces of red and yellow colouring, the whole supported on large stone pillars ornamented with flowers.
http://wikimapia.org/8406026/Jama-Masjid
Shree Shketra Padmalaya:
The place "Padmalaya" is 8 km away from Erandol, situated in the hills. The Ganesh temple here is one of the rarest as it has two statue of Shree Ganesha. The Anjani Dam is 1.5 km away, constructed on river Anjani. Here is the place where Bhima
Bhima
In the Mahābhārata, Bhima is one of the central characters of Mahabharata and the second of the Pandava brothers...
had killed the mighty devil Bakasura.