Aurangabad historical places with short information

1. Historical Places in Aurangabad
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2. Bibi ka maqbara
A MAGNIFICENT SYMBOL OF LOVE
FROM THE MUGHAL ERA, BIBI KA
MAQBARA IS HANDS DOWN ONE
OF THE FINEST PLACES TO VISIT IN
AURANGABAD. MUGHAL EMPEROR
AURANGZEB CONSTRUCTED THIS
EXQUISITE MONUMENT FOR HIS
WIFE, DILRAS BANU BEGUM. THE
MARBLE STRUCTURE WITH
INTRICATE CARVINGS IS A MAGICAL
DREAM FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN
THE MUGHAL ERA’S ARCHITECTURAL
INTEGRITY.

3. Ajanta Caves
TURN AN ORDINARY DAY INTO A
FASCINATING ONE BY PLANNING A
VISIT TO ONE OF THE FAMOUS
AURANGABAD TOURIST PLACES,
AJANTA CAVES. A UNESCO WORLD
HERITAGE SITE, AJANTA CAVES ARE THE
BEST EXAMPLES OF ANCIENT
ARCHITECTURE. THIS GROUP OF 30
BUDDHIST CAVES DATE BACK TO THE
2ND CENTURY. DON’T GET
OVERWHELMED WITH THE NUMBER OF
CAVES; ALL OF THEM CAN BE VISITED
WITHIN A FEW HOURS. THE MURALS,
PAINTINGS, AND CARVINGS ON THE
WALLS OF EACH OF THESE CAVES WILL
ALLURE YOU TO THE CORE.

4. Ellora Caves
ANOTHER BRILLIANT EXAMPLE OF
INDIAN ROCK-CUT ARCHITECTURE,
ELLORA CAVES IS AN UNMISSABLE
SPOT IN AURANGABAD. THESE CAVES
REFLECT THE PREHISTORIC TIMES
AND THE HARMONY BETWEEN THREE
RELIGIONS, BUDDHISM, JAINISM,
AND HINDUISM. THE DETAILED AND
INTRICATE CARVINGS REVEAL MANY
UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT THE
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS OF THE
BYGONE ERA. YOUR AURANGABAD
SIGHTSEEING TOUR WILL REMAIN
INCOMPLETE WITHOUT VISITING THIS
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.

5. Daulatabad fort
THIS RUINED YET MAGNIFICENT HILLTOP
FORTRESS IS AMONG THE BEST
AURANGABAD ATTRACTIONS TO
EXPLORE. IT WILL NOT BE AN
EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT THE
DAULATABAD FORT WAS INDIA’S MOST
UNDEFEATABLE FORT IN THE PAST.
WITHIN THE FORT LIES SEVERAL
DIFFERENT STRUCTURES, INCLUDING
CHAND MINAR, CHINI MAHAL, AND
BARADARI. AS THE FORT HAS OLD
STAIRCASES AND A STEEP ASCENT, IT IS A
THRILLING EXPERIENCE TO REACH THE
TOP. WITH JUBILANT HISTORY AND
STUNNING ARCHITECTURE, DAULATABAD
FORT HAS TO BE ON THE LIST OF PLACES
TO VISIT NEAR AURANGABAD.

6. Grishneshwar Jyotirliga Temple
GRISIF RELIGIOUS PLACES OFTEN MAKE
THEIR WAY ON YOUR TRAVEL ITINERARY,
DON’T MISS OUT ON GRISHNESHWAR
JYOTIRLINGA TEMPLE. A HOLY
PILGRIMAGE SITE, THE TEMPLE IS THE
12TH JYOTIRLINGA ON EARTH. IT BOASTS
OF HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE WITH THE
CARVINGS OF HINDU GODS AND
GODDESSES, ADDING TO ITS BEAUTY
AND AURA. WITH A SACRED
ATMOSPHERE AND PEACEFUL
SURROUNDINGS, GRISHNESHWAR
JYOTIRLINGA TEMPLE IS AMONG THE
RENOWNED TOURIST PLACES NEAR
AURANGABAD.

7. Jayakwadi Dam
ONE OF THE LARGEST IRRIGATION
PROJECTS IN MAHARASHTRA,
JAYAKWADI DAM IS A MULTIPURPOSE
PROJECT WHICH AIMS TO IRRIGATE
DROUGHT-PRONE MARATHWADA
REGION AND ALSO TO PROVIDE WATER
FOR DRINKING AND INDUSTRIAL
USAGE. BUILT ACROSS GODAVARI
RIVER, ITS HEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY
41.30 M AND LENGTH OF 9,998 METRES
WITH A TOTAL STORAGE CAPACITY
2,909 MCM. JAYAKWADI BIRD
SANCTUARY AND DNYANESHWAR DAM
IN THE SURROUNDING AREA MAKE THE
DAM A PERFECT SITE TO ESCAPE THE
CHAOS OF CITY LIFE AND REMINISCE
THE SERENITY.

8. Soneri Mahal
AN EPITOME OF RAJPUT STYLE
ARCHITECTURE, SONERI MAHAL IS ONE
OF THE FEW PALACES IN THE LAND OF
AURANGABAD. ONCE A ROYAL PALACE,
IT IS NOW HOME TO AN INTRIGUING
MUSEUM. HISTORY BUFFS WILL BE
DELIGHTED TO WITNESS AN EXTENSIVE
COLLECTION OF ARTEFACTS,
SCULPTURES, AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD
ITEMS, REPRESENTING THE GLORIOUS
RAJPUT ERA. IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE IN
AURANGABAD IN DECEMBER, SONERI
MAHAL WILL WELCOME YOU FOR A
CULTURAL EXTRAVAGANZA. IT IS TRULY
A STAR-STUDDED AFFAIR WITH MANY
MUSICIANS, DANCERS, AND ARTISTS
FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY SHOWCASING THEIR ART.

9. Bani Begum Garden
NAMED AFTER BANI BEGUM, MUGHAL EMPEROR
AURANGZEB’S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, THIS GARDEN
OFFERS A PERFECT BLEND OF ROYALTY AND
CHARMING SURROUNDINGS. THE GARDEN IS
HOME TO HER TOMB, LOCATED AT THE HEART OF
THIS SITE. THE SWAYING TREES, CHIRPING OF
BIRDS, AND COOL BREEZE SURROUNDED BY
BRILLIANT MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE MAKE BANI
BEGUM GARDEN ONE OF THE AURANGABAD
POPULAR PLACES AND A MUST-VISIT FOR
EVERYONE. AURANGABAD TOURISM IS A QUAINT
MIX OF PRE-HISTORIC TIMES, ARCHITECTURE,
SPIRITUALITY, AND NATURAL BEAUTY. OFFER
YOURSELF A RETREAT IN THE PARADISIACAL
SETTINGS WHILE EXPLORING A MYRIAD OF
TOURIST SPOTS. AND HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR
LIFE!TO BOOK A HOTEL OF YOUR CHOICE VISIT
OUR HOTELS PLATFORM AND EARN INTERMILES
ON YOUR BOOKING! CHOOSE FROM LUXURY
HOTELS, HOMESTAYS, BNBS, BUDGET STAYS AND
MORE.

10. Bhadra Maruti temple
BHADRA MARUTI TEMPLE IS ONE OF
THOSE RAREST PLACES TO VISIT NEAR
AURANGABAD WHICH IS ENTIRELY
DEDICATED TO THE HINDU DEITY, LORD
HANUMAN. THE STATUE OF LORD
HANUMAN RESTS HERE IN A SLEEPING
POSITION AND IS COVERED ALL OVER BY
SINDOOR.AS THERE IS RELIGIOUS
SIGNIFICANCE BEHIND THIS POSTURE OF
LORD HANUMAN, LOCALS MAKE IT A
POINT TO REACH HERE WITH GREAT
DEVOTION. IF YOU ARE FORTUNATE
ENOUGH, DO TRY TO PLAN YOUR TRIP
DURING HANUMAN JAYANTI OR RAM
NAVAMI. THE BEAUTY OF THIS PLACE AND
ITS SPIRITUALITY INCREASES MULTI-FOLD
AND INDULGES YOU IN ITS SPIRITUAL
AURA.

11. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum
THE MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO
CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ, THE GREAT
MARATHA RULER. FOUNDED BY THE
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF
AURANGABAD, THE COST OF THE MUSEUM
IS AROUND 194 LAKHS. THE BUILDING HAS
A TOTAL OF 6 EXHIBITION HALLS. A VISIT TO
THIS MUSEUM TAKES VISITORS BACK INTO
THE DAYS OF MARATHA VALOR AND THEIR
LOVE FOR THEIR HOMELAND. THE FIRST
HALL IS DECORATED WITH THE WOODEN
CRAFT WHICH REMINDS US THE GLORIOUS
PAST. THE SECOND HALL IS FULL OF SWORD
SHIELDS AND ANCIENT RIFLES. IN THE NEXT
HALL PHOTOGRAPHS AND TRANSPARENCIES
OF FORTS LIKE TORANA, LOHAGAD,
PANHALGAD, SINHAGAD ARE DISPLAYED.
ONE CAN SEE THE ADVANCED
ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY OF THE FORTS. THE
FOURTH HALL CONSISTS OF VESSELS USED
BY THE PEOPLE CONTEMPORARY TO THE
GREAT KING SHIVAJI MAHARAJ.

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