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Shegaon |
Shegaon, a municipal town in Khamgaon Teshsil is famous for the
Samadhi of Shri Gajanan Maharaja mystic saint as popular as Saibaba of Shirdi.
You'll see a large number of pilgrims here, some coming from distant parts of
Western Maharashtra, Vidarbha. Allegorically, Shegaon can be described as the
Pandharpur of Vidarbha. Thousands of devotees pay their respects at the Samadhi
every thousands of devotees pay their respects at the Samadhi every Thursday,
which is regarded as a special day. |
See the temple of Shri Ram, also constructed in the premises of the shrine. If
you visit Shegaon on Ram Navami in Chaitra and on Rushi Panchmi in Bhadrapada
month of the Hindu Calendar, you can also attend the fairs held here on these
occasions. |
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Nearest airport is Nagpur, 316 kms. |
Shegaon is a station on the Mumbai-Calcutta route of Central Railway. |
Mumbai-Shegaon, 600 kms. (Mumbai-Nashik-Dhule-Jalgaon-Khamgaon-Shegaon)
Nagpur-Shegaon, 316 kms. (Nagpur-Amravati-Akola-Ural-Gaigaon-Shegaon).
Akola-Shegaon, 45 kms. (Akola-Ural-Gaigaon-Shegaon).
State Transport Buses ply from Mumbai, Nashik, Shivaji Nagar, Bhandara, Nanded,
Amravati, Nagpur, Akola, Chandrapur, Wardha, Yeotmal to Shegaon. |
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Self-contained rooms 2 bedded (12 blocks) & 6 bedded (9
blocks). |
Reservation : Mumbai & Shegaon. Nagpur,
Amravati. |
Check-out Time : 9.00 a.m. |
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