Sri Padmalaya - tourmet

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Padmalaya is situated at 4.8 km. From Erandol in Jalgaon District in North Maharashtra. Edit

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Sri Padmalaya is among the two and a half Shree Ganapati Peeths in India, this is regarded as the half Peeth. It is called as Padmalaya Kshetra. This temple is located at the top of a hill. There are small temples on all sides of the main temple. The padukas of Shree Govind Maharaj are located in front of the temple. There is a huge bell next to the padukas. There are two self existent (Swayambhu) Ganesh idols in the sanctum. One idol has its trunk curving to the right and the other to the left. Padmalaya also known, as “Prabhakshetra” is a religious place located in Erandol Taluka about 4.8-km from Erandol. It is famous for the temples of Lord Ganapati and Hanuman.

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This is a very very beautiful temple of Lord Ganesha. This temple was renovated by Sadguru Govind Maharaj in 1912 (Shake 1834). This temple has very beautifully carved exterior and interior. Around the temple there is a very beautiful pond with so many Lotus. The name Padmalaya implies “Lotus” itself. The word padmalaya has specific meaning. Padma stands for Lotus and Alaya stands for Home. In this way the meaning of padmalaya is Home of Lotus.

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December and February.

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Minimum 30 minutes.

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Taxi : Private Taxies or Vehicles are reach here.

Bus : ST Buses are available at 7 am, 9am & 3pm from Jalgaon & 7.30am, 9am & 11.30am from Earandol. Jalgaon is connected through Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) and some private travel services. Jalgaon is 56 Kms from Amalner, 91 Kms from Dhule, 140 Kms from Malegaon, 158 Kms from Aurangabad, 167 Kms from Khandwa, 247 Kms from Nashik, 273 Kms from Indore, 355 Kms from Surat, 410 Kms from Pune, 412 Kms from Mumbai, 437 Kms from Bhopal, 430 Kms from Nagpur. For Local transport A new bus service called “JMTU” was started by the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation on 15 August 2009.

Train : Jalgaon has its own Railway Station named as Jalgaon Railway Junction which is connected to the major cities of Maharashtra. It is linked with the cities like New Delhi, Bangalore, Mysore, Lucknow, Chennai, Kanyakumari, Puri, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Patna through Lokmanya Tilak Express, Navjeevan Express and Karnataka Express. After getting down the Railway station you take the Local transport buses to reach the sights.

Air : The nearest Domestic Airport is Chikkalthana Airport, Aurangabad, roughly three hour drive from Jalgaon. The airport is well connected to many major cities like Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi etc. The second nearest International Airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, roughly 412 Kms from Jalgaon. Frequent Flights to various national and international destinations take off from here. After getting down the Airport you take the Local transport buses or Private taxies to reach the sights.

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