Ambajogai | |
|---|---|
Municipal council | |
 Yogeshwari (Amba) Temple Top at Ambajogai | |
| Nickname: Ambanagari[1] | |
  Ambajogai Location in Maharashtra, India  Ambajogai Ambajogai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°44′N 76°23′E / 18.73°N 76.38°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Region | Marathwada |
| Division | Aurangabad |
| District | Beed |
| Named for | Ambabai |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 74,844 |
| Demonym | Ambajogaikar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN Code | 431517 |
| Telephone code | 02446 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-44 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Beed (current MP Bajrang Manohar Sonwane) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kaij (current MLA Mrs. Namita Mundada) |
Ambajogai is a municipal council, Tehsil and subdivision in Beed district in the state of Maharashtra, India.[2] It is known as cultural capital of the Marathwada. The town has tourist destinations like Shivleni Caves, Monuments of Marathi poet Mukundraj, and Dasopant, temples of Yogeshwari temple, Kholeshwar temple, Barakhambi temple.[3]
The town was renamed Nizami name Mominabad to Ambajogai after goddess Yogeshwari (also known as Jogai) whose heritage temple is located here and are visited by people all over from Maharashtra, largely from the Konkan region.[4][5] The town has many heritage places and this township is known as the cultural capital of the Marathwada region.[3][6] The town has other heritage Hindu temples such as Sakleshwar, 12 Khambhi Mandir (lit. '12 pillar temple'), Kholeshwar Mandir, Mukundraj Smadhi and Dasopant Swami Samadhi, Kashivishwanath, Amruteshwar.[7] There is an ancient cave called Shivleni Caves (Hattikhana) also known as Jogai Mandap declared as the Protected Monuments in Maharashtra (Archaeological sites in Maharashtra), where Lord Shankar, Nandi and Elephants are carved in stone, Bramha and Vishnu are also carved.[7]
- ^ "Ambajogai city history". www.beed.gov.in. Beed Government.
- ^ "Census of India 2011, Tahsil Profile" (PDF). 3 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ a b "About Ambajogai, Geography of Ambajogai, Tourist Places in Ambajogai". Maharashtra Online. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Yogeshwari Devasthan, Ambajogai | Official Website of Yogeshwari Devi, Ambajogai". Yogeshwari Devasthan. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "श्री अंबेजोगाई भक्त निवास न्यास, पुणे". Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Beed – District". Beed District Collectorate. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Ambajogai - DOT-Maharashtra Tourism - Maharashtra Tourism". DOT-Maharashtra Tourism. Retrieved 19 August 2023.