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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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