Jalna Tourism, Maharashtra India
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Jalna Fast Facts
- State: Maharashtra
- District: Jalna
- Famous for/as: Historic Temples, Cotton, Pulses, Jiggery, Oil - Seeds
- Population: 1,959,046 (2011)
- Religions: Hindu, Muslim, Buddhists, Christian
- Area: 7,612 km2 (2,939 sq mi)
- Altitude: 534 m
- Language: Marathi, Hindi, English
- Best Season: October to March
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- Local Transport: Bus, Taxi, Auto Rikshaw
- Pincode: 431203
- STDCode: 02482
Jalna, India Overview
Jalna district of Maharashtra is famous for some historic temples and also for crops like cotton, pulses, jiggery and oil-seeds. Jalna is also known for the highest production of Sweet Lemon (Mosambi) in the state. There are a number of factories and the Jalna town is a big market place. The area is also known as the land of saints. Sant Ramdas was born at Jamb, a little earlier than Chatrapati Shivaji and wrote 'Dasbodh' and 'Manache Shloak'. Chakradhar Swami of Mahanubhav Panth stayed at Jalna for few years. A number of shepherds maintain huge herds of sheep and produce wool and woolen products. Some part of Jalna district is covered with forests wherein tigers, wolves, foxes and other wild animals roam about in large numbers.
Jalna is a major tourist destination in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Jalna is primarily a destination that is famous among pilgrims, and tourists flock to this town too, in order to visit the many temples and take a look at their architecture.
The region of Jalna has many ancient temples and structures of religious importance, and for this reason, the town is crowded throughout the year. The Shree Ganesh temple is a famous religious destination that is located in the town of Rajur, around twenty five kilometres away from the town of Jalna. This temple is especially crowded during the time of Ganesh Chathurthi, as a lot of devotees congregate here during this time.
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Jalna, India History
Legend dates the foundation of the town as far back as the time of Rama, the hero of Ramayana, whose consort Sita is supposed to have resided here. The locals still point out the place where Rama's palace stood. At the desire of a wealthy Muslim merchant, who is said to have been a great benefactor of the place, it was named as Jalna, from his occupation of Julaha or weaver.
During Akbar's time Jalna was held in as jagir by one of his generals, and Abul Fazl has made it his residence for a short period. Nizam ul Mulk Asaf Jah also favoured the town as being healthier than others.
The place has had frequent changes of masters. For a long time, it was held by one of the Shinde's dependents, but shortly after the battle of Udgir in 1760, a rival claimant from Pune endeavoured to seize it. It was taken possession of by Colonel Stevenson's Troops in 1803 in the famous Battle of Assaye. Assaye was a village in Jafrabad tahsil on the river of Juah located around 10 K.M east of Bhokardan. After which it finally reverted to the Nizam of Hyderabad.