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Mahur | |
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town | |
 Idol of Renuka goddess in Mahur | |
| Nickname: Mahurgarh | |
  Mahur Location in Maharashtra | |
| Coordinates: 19°50′52″N 77°55′26″E / 19.84778°N 77.92389°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Nanded |
| Founded by | Atri Rishi |
| Named for | Mahurgarh |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • President | Shital Jadhav |
| Demonym | Mahurkar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MH-26 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hingoli |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kinwat |
| Civic Agency | Mahurgad Nagar Panchayat |
Mahur or Mahurgad is a town and religious place in Nanded district of Maharashtra, India.[1] Mahur is the birthplace of Hindu God Dattatreya.[2] Dattatreya parents Atri Rishi and Sati Anasuya Mata lived here. Brahmadev, Vishnudev and Lord Shiva once got a news about Anusaya Mata that there is no one more pious and pure as her. To test her piousness they arrived under the garb of asking Alm (bhiksha). Near Mahur, There is a Pious confluence of River Penganga and River Pus at Hiwara Sangam village, Tal. Mahagaon Vidarbha, from where the river flows northward. Penganga river forms a border between Vidarbha and Marathwada. Mahur falls just about 3kms inside Marathwada due to river banks.
There are three mountains in Mahur. The first one is having Renuka Mahar devi mata Temple, who is mother of the god Parshuram. Other two are called Datta Shikhar and Atri Anasuya Shikar Temples. Datta Shikhar is highest of all. Mahur has a sacred temple to Renuka Mata, which is considered one of the three and half Shakta pithas (temples) in the state. A big fair is held here every year on the occasion of Vijayadashami.[citation needed]
Sahasrarjun attacked Renuka Mahar Devi while somewhere in today's Telangana, for he wanted to grab the sacred Kamdhenu cow — this cow has the divine power to fulfill wishes. When Renuka Mahar Devi refused to him that saying asking gift of your own choice by the guest visitor is uncalled. He attacked her & injured her. She dies in this & when Lord Parshuram knew about it, he went berserk. Then the elderly people pacified him & asked him to do the last rites in Mahur under Dattatreya's guidance. Then he was told by him that Mahar devi Renuka Mata will appear on first mountain for you to worship. This became the famous Mahar Devi Renuka Mata temple. The "Matru Tirth" (means sacred place for Mother's worship) Place on this Mountain is the one which is where today stands a lake, is "Antyeshti Sthan" (Means place where last rites were performed).[citation needed]
There are many other temples in Mahur like Rishi Jamdagni Mahar Temple, Lord Parshuram Mahar Temple, Kalika Mata Temple, Devdevshwar Temple, and also the Caves called Pandav Leni.[citation needed]
There is a Fort in Mahur.
This was built Khandkya Ballal Shah by Gond kingdom of Chandrapur. This fort is quite large, but very few visitors travel inside.