Historical Importance:
Washim district has a history of 2000 year. It was under dynasty of king wakataki name is mentioned in watsagumla mahatmya also. At present Shri balaji temple is one of the ancient relics along with padmatirth talav & mahurvesh. The city had parkota & four vesh Kativesh, Chandikavesh, Mahurvesh. Karanjas shri datt mandir is inspiration of whole datt Community. Karanja krushi utpann Bazar samiti has in its honor as the Indias first Bazar samiti. The holy hair of Mohammad Paigambar kept in Mangrulpirs shirpur jains Antariksha parshvanath Temple, Davhas vishwmandir, Risod Sant sakharam maharaj temple etc are all symbol of National integrity. In Bhaskaraacharyaas Siddhartha Shiromani manuscript Madhyamaeshwar temple is defined as center of imaginary line joining lanka & Meru Mountain. This line is considered to be the central line of earth. The place where this line passes through Washim indicated by Lord Madhyameshwars temple in ancient times. At the same place there was an observatory during wakataks reign.
Karanja: Karanjas guru mandir is famous. During 1378 Karanja was DattAvtar Nursingha Sarawatics birthplace. Sansthan celebrate 45 days festival from his Shaligaman Yatra. Rushi Talav:
The nearby rushi talav is having its importance since ancient times. Many of the saints did Tapascharya on its bank.
Malegaon: Malegaon Shirpur Jains Antariksha Parshvanath temple is Jain community's famous shrine. In the temple Parshvanath tithankars statue is buoyant in the air & hence the name. This idol is placed in underground room. The statue is in a state meditation & made of black rock (Basalt).
Pauli temple: In the western fringe of the village paulli temple is located. The probably may be the actual temple. Elichpurs king Eel has constructed this temple It is said that at the time of Mouguls attack the original idol was shifted in the constructed by panchas of the village. The bricks found at the excavation site of Pauli temple floats on water (because they are made of scoriaceous lava)
Davha: It is about 7 kms away from Malegaon - of auspicious parampujya nagnath maharaj Two-week festival; Rathsaptami is carried out for Samadhi.
Mangrulpir: Mangrulpir got its name after pir Dargah. There is high fort like buruj Dada Hayat kalander kabir dargaah sharif. There are only three & a half kaladars in the world; like the one of the Pakistan - Mast kalandar, iraqs - Rabia basari (Ladies), & Mangrulpirs dada hayaat kalander alias shah badruddin. In hijari samvat 651 dada sayam came to India. Hence his one Golden handa is on it. There are seven Gold colored minarets. Mohammad Paigambers holy hair is kept safe in the dargaah. In august month big urs is celebrated.
Risod: Sant Shri Sakharam maharaj temple is located at 25 kms distance from Risod. On Kartik & Datt Amavasya “Rathotsava”, a grand festival is celebrated.
Washim: Kata village western side, Shive Shakti temple is located. Katepurna River originates from this village. Along with this Adan, Chandrabhaga, Vatsara, Pus has their origin from this area. Along with this southern portion of Washim is included in Godavari catchments & northern portion is in Tapi catchment.
Cultural Importance: From Mund to Vakataks reign, Washim has his cultural importance. Here Hindu, Muslim, Bohra, Banjara (tribal) & other community reside cultural harmony celebrating their respective festivals.
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