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India / Maharashtra /Osmanabad /Mankeshwar

Mankeshwar is a Panchayat village in Bhoom Tehsil, Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, India. Edit

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Mankeshwar is famous for its Shiv temple and Goddess Satwai Devi temple. Shiv temple is among one of the famous category of temples called “Hemandpanti mandirs”. This shiv mandir is built in one black rock which has nice beautiful art in it. There is a Shiv Ling in temple which below the ground level and you have to get down by stairs for darshan. There is a river flowing around the temple which make a curve around temple. In monsoon this is a beautiful scene where you see greenery, blue river water and peaceful temple. Goddess Satwai devi temple is beside Shiv mandir. People around this village follows a tradition called “Jawal”. This is a ritual in which a baby boy upto the age of 2-3 years is brought here. Hairs of the baby boy are cut and ‘bali’ of a male goat is given in devotion to the Satwai devi. Meal from the same male goat is prepared here and first served as a naivydya to Goddess and to all the invitees. People have holistic faith on Goddess.

Mahadev Temple, Mankeshwar

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October to March.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

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Minimun 30 Minute.

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Taxi : Taxis and Auto rickshaws are easily available for moving about in the city.

BUS : State owned transport buses ply between Osmanabad and the nearest cities.

Train : Osmanabad has its own Railway Station named as Osmanabad Railway Station which is connected to the major cities of Maharashtra. It is linked with the cities like Mumbai, Pune, Miraj Kolhapur, Latur, Parali Vaijnath, Pandharpur, Parbhani, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Akola, Bidar and Nizamabad through Nizamabad-Pandharpur Passenger, Mumbai CST-Latur Express, Nagpur-Kolhapur Express, and Hyderabad-Pune Express.

Air : Osmanabad has its own Domestic Airport named as Osmanabad Airport. The nearest International Airport is Pune International Airport, roughly 261 Kms from Osmanabad. Pune International Airport is well connected to major cities. Flights from Pune to Ahmedabad ,Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Nagpur are available through Air India, Air India Express, Indigo, Jet Airways and Spicejet airlines.

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