Junnar
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Junnar is a city with thousands of years of history in the Pune district
of the India
n state
of Maharashtra
. It is a taluka headquarter. Situated at the base of the Sahyadri mountains, it is around 100 km east of Mumbai
and 94 km north of Pune
. Also located near this city are Shivneri Fort
, birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje, the famous Maratha
king, Lenyadri
(girijatmak) and Ozar (vighnaher) both are from Ashtavinayak
as. The land surrounding Junnar is very fertile and the main crops harvested are rice, wheat, and sugarcane. The town also holds a weekly market for fruit and vegetables on Sundays. Junnar is also famous for its Ganesh decorations during the Ganesh festival, being sometimes compared with the decorations in Pune and Mumbai during the festival. Junnar taluka in Maharashtra has the largest density of leopard
population within a 500 km² area. It also holds the record for the largest number of leopards trapped within that range ever. Junnar is also surrounded by much greenery and dams, such as Vadaj and Manikdoh, common picnicking locations. Also present are the ancient Naneghat
caves.
Junnar has attained prominence as early as 90 B.C when king Vedishri son of the Satavahana king Satakarni, the "Lord of Dakshinapatha, wielder of the unchecked wheel of Sovereignty" made Junnar the capital of his kingdom.
State Transport buses run between Pune and Junnar from Shivajinagar ST stand. from 0630 every hour.
Nature lovers and the trekkers love to come to junnar every year. The have many option for trekking in junnar as it has places like Harishchandra gad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harishchandragad), Shivneri a birth place of Chhatrapati Shivaji (1630), Hadsar Fort, Chavand Fort, Nane Ghat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naneghat, and many more places. Nature lovers also visit these forts for their natural beauty the rare species of flowers, trees ect. Malshej Ghat is the place to visit in rainy season it has awesome water falls. Nowadays most of the Bollywood film directors prefer shooting their films here because of its natural beuty.
films like RAVAN, TEES MAR KHAN, and many south Indian films are also attracted to this location.
Junnar also has many temples major two ASHTAVINAYAK temples of lord ( GANESHA ) out of eight are situated in junnar 1:- OZER (VIGHNAHARTA) 2:- LENYADRI (GIRIJATMAKA)
OZER has the state of the art accommodation facility for tourists. celebrity like ABHISHEK BACCHAN, ASHWARYA RAI, GOVINDA, AKSHYA KUMAR, KATRINA KAIF, and many more stayed there for months while shooting for there films.
flows to the north.
, Junnar had a population of 24,740. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Junnar has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Junnar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Considering the need of the huge population of about 55 thousand, need was felt to start a school for the Hearing and Speech Impaired. In 1985 due to the combined efforts of J.E.S., Rotary Club
of Junnar, and Surud Mandal (Pune) an effort was made and the school for the hearing and speech impaired children was started.
Shiv Chhatrapati College (श्रि शिव छञपति महाविधालय) and Jaihind technical college provide facilities for further studies in non-technical and technical areas respectively.
Shankararao Butte Patil Vidyalaya (शंकरराव बुटे पाटिल विधालय) previously known as New School Junnar.Annasaheb Awate vidhyalay, Krushnarao munde Vidhyala,Anjuman Urdu highschool
This is a well known school, which has students got placed in merit list of state board merit list. And has active alumni named Back2School to guide new students for their career.
Junnar has a Urdu Medium School And Junior college (Anjuman High School ) which established in 1960 also more than 100 year old primary school.
Caves to the north from Junnar. Other groups of ancient temples are Tuljalena, Manmodi and Sivaneri.
Junnar has Hindu and Muslim mix population. along with various femouse temple theire are various Dargha of Sufi saint. Promenently Shahensha-e-Junnar , Harrat Ishaqe sha Qadri raPeerPahadi Baba, Ahele quresh, Khaja bande Nawaz and various other Sufi's Mazar in JUnnar City.
Belheshwar Temple a temple of Lord Shiva was give name for this location, Belhe is popular for TAMASHA RASIK, [People Having interest for looking Marathi Traditional Dramatic Comedy Show]. In shravan there are many festivals are held,
Pir Shah Dawal Malik Baba Dargah & Baleshwar Temple located in Bangarwadi North West Side of Belhe. Hindu & Muslim community always prays BABA. Yatra of Dawal Malik Baba is held Last Thursday of Shravan [Hindu Month] .
Vitthal Temple another famous place, it is Temple of Lord Vishnu [Vitthal] , Located In Bangarwadi .This Temple divided in two Part one is cave & another is Hemadpanti temple , This cave is found in 1200 AD & Temple is renewed in last Decade , Larges size of stone are used for reconstructing this temple ,
Malabai this temple is located at North side of Belhe in Gulunchwadi, Goddess Durga's Temple available here, This is nature born temple on Nagar - Kalyan highway,
Weekly Market is specialty of Belhe , large Number of bulls are sold in every week here, Not only bull but also Goat, Buffalo, Horse, Hen & Vegetable & Grain Trade done here.
Major Crops - Bajara, Jwari, Wheat, Sugar Cane, Mango, Grapes, Banana, Sitaphal.
Academic Contribution: Rayat Shikshan Sanstha's Shri Belheshwar Vidyamandir , Malshej Niketan's English Medium School, Supriaya Collage of Eduacation.
"Muktabai" this temple is located at East side of Belhe in Pimpalzap, boundary of the Pune & A. Nagar Dist. Goddess Durga's Temple available here, This temple is stationed on Belhe - Kalas - Pimpalgaon Rotha road.
Pune District
Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state of India. Pune city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 7,232,555, making it the fourth most populous district in India . Urban population comprises 58.08% of the total population...
of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. It is a taluka headquarter. Situated at the base of the Sahyadri mountains, it is around 100 km east of Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
and 94 km north of Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
. Also located near this city are Shivneri Fort
Shivneri Fort
Shivneri Fort is a historic military fortification located near Junnar. It is the birthplace of Shivaji.Shahaji, Shivaji's father, was a general in the army of the Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur. He was concerned for the safety of his wife Jijabai during her pregnancy as there was constant warfare...
, birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje, the famous Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
king, Lenyadri
Lenyadri
Lenyadri represents a series of about 30 rock-cut Buddhist caves, located near Junnar in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Cave 7 is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to the god Ganesha. It is one of the Ashtavinayak shrines, a set of the eight prominent Ganesha shrines in...
(girijatmak) and Ozar (vighnaher) both are from Ashtavinayak
Ashtavinayak
Ashtavinayaka literally means "eight Ganeshas" in Sanskrit. Ganesha is the Hindu deity of prosperity and learning. The term refers to eight Ganeshas...
as. The land surrounding Junnar is very fertile and the main crops harvested are rice, wheat, and sugarcane. The town also holds a weekly market for fruit and vegetables on Sundays. Junnar is also famous for its Ganesh decorations during the Ganesh festival, being sometimes compared with the decorations in Pune and Mumbai during the festival. Junnar taluka in Maharashtra has the largest density of leopard
Leopard
The leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...
population within a 500 km² area. It also holds the record for the largest number of leopards trapped within that range ever. Junnar is also surrounded by much greenery and dams, such as Vadaj and Manikdoh, common picnicking locations. Also present are the ancient Naneghat
Naneghat
Naneghat is a mountain pass in the Western Ghats range near Junnar in Pune district of Maharashtra, India. During the reign of the Satavahana , the pass was extensively used as a trade route between Kalyan and Junnar. Literally, the name nane means "coin" and ghat means "pass"...
caves.
Junnar has attained prominence as early as 90 B.C when king Vedishri son of the Satavahana king Satakarni, the "Lord of Dakshinapatha, wielder of the unchecked wheel of Sovereignty" made Junnar the capital of his kingdom.
State Transport buses run between Pune and Junnar from Shivajinagar ST stand. from 0630 every hour.
TOURISM
Junnar is the place to visit it has kept its beauty intact.Nature lovers and the trekkers love to come to junnar every year. The have many option for trekking in junnar as it has places like Harishchandra gad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harishchandragad), Shivneri a birth place of Chhatrapati Shivaji (1630), Hadsar Fort, Chavand Fort, Nane Ghat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naneghat, and many more places. Nature lovers also visit these forts for their natural beauty the rare species of flowers, trees ect. Malshej Ghat is the place to visit in rainy season it has awesome water falls. Nowadays most of the Bollywood film directors prefer shooting their films here because of its natural beuty.
films like RAVAN, TEES MAR KHAN, and many south Indian films are also attracted to this location.
Junnar also has many temples major two ASHTAVINAYAK temples of lord ( GANESHA ) out of eight are situated in junnar 1:- OZER (VIGHNAHARTA) 2:- LENYADRI (GIRIJATMAKA)
OZER has the state of the art accommodation facility for tourists. celebrity like ABHISHEK BACCHAN, ASHWARYA RAI, GOVINDA, AKSHYA KUMAR, KATRINA KAIF, and many more stayed there for months while shooting for there films.
Geography
Junnar is located at 19.2°N 73.88°E. It has an average elevation of 689 metres (2260 feet).State Transport buses run between Pune and Junnar from Shivajinagar ST stand. The Kukadi RiverKukadi River
Kukadi River is a river of Maharashtra, India, a tributary of the Ghod River. Several notable temples lie on its banks including the Vigneshwara Temple, Ozar and Malanga Devi temple. The Yedgaon Dam dams the river, creating an artificial lake...
flows to the north.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Junnar had a population of 24,740. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Junnar has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Junnar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Schools and colleges
Junnar has excellent schools with top class facilities for studies as well as extra curricular activities.Considering the need of the huge population of about 55 thousand, need was felt to start a school for the Hearing and Speech Impaired. In 1985 due to the combined efforts of J.E.S., Rotary Club
Rotary International
Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...
of Junnar, and Surud Mandal (Pune) an effort was made and the school for the hearing and speech impaired children was started.
Shiv Chhatrapati College (श्रि शिव छञपति महाविधालय) and Jaihind technical college provide facilities for further studies in non-technical and technical areas respectively.
Shankararao Butte Patil Vidyalaya (शंकरराव बुटे पाटिल विधालय) previously known as New School Junnar.Annasaheb Awate vidhyalay, Krushnarao munde Vidhyala,Anjuman Urdu highschool
This is a well known school, which has students got placed in merit list of state board merit list. And has active alumni named Back2School to guide new students for their career.
Junnar has a Urdu Medium School And Junior college (Anjuman High School ) which established in 1960 also more than 100 year old primary school.
Ganesh Co-operative Milk Dairy
This is a milk collecting center located at village Rajuri. For contributing to large extent to the progress of the village, this dairy was named "Shakarita Gaurav Puraskat" by the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh.Cave temples
Surroundings of Junnar are very rich with ancient cave temples. In total there are more than 200 individual rock-cut caves located in four hills around Junnar. The largest and best known group is 30 - 40 LenyadriLenyadri
Lenyadri represents a series of about 30 rock-cut Buddhist caves, located near Junnar in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Cave 7 is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to the god Ganesha. It is one of the Ashtavinayak shrines, a set of the eight prominent Ganesha shrines in...
Caves to the north from Junnar. Other groups of ancient temples are Tuljalena, Manmodi and Sivaneri.
Junnar has Hindu and Muslim mix population. along with various femouse temple theire are various Dargha of Sufi saint. Promenently Shahensha-e-Junnar , Harrat Ishaqe sha Qadri raPeerPahadi Baba, Ahele quresh, Khaja bande Nawaz and various other Sufi's Mazar in JUnnar City.
Belhe
This place known as "Belhe Market". This market is famous in all over Junnar, Sangamner, Parner, Shirur,Murbad and Khed for Ox and Goat merketing. Belhe is situated at North East side of Junnar Tahsil of Pune on Nagar - Kalyan Highway NH 222, is a large village with in 1881 a population of 12816 and a weekly market on Mondays. Belhe belongs to a Moghal family who held a high position in Junnar in the seventeenth century and who still enjoy the title of Nawabs of Belhe. They have married with the Nawabs of Surat and the present proprietor is the son-in-law of Jafar Ali the late Nawab of Surat. They have a large mansion in Junnar town which is entered by a fine gateway. To the south-east of Belhe, near the Belheshwar Temple, is a Hemadpanti well. The well is about twenty yards square and is entered by two opposite flights of ten steps each. The walls have eighteen canopied niches four each on the sides with steps and five each on the other two sides. The niches (3' x 1' 6" x 1) are square headed with carved side pillars and a finial consisting of a canopy knobbed at the top. The south wall has a worn-out inscription.Belheshwar Temple a temple of Lord Shiva was give name for this location, Belhe is popular for TAMASHA RASIK, [People Having interest for looking Marathi Traditional Dramatic Comedy Show]. In shravan there are many festivals are held,
Pir Shah Dawal Malik Baba Dargah & Baleshwar Temple located in Bangarwadi North West Side of Belhe. Hindu & Muslim community always prays BABA. Yatra of Dawal Malik Baba is held Last Thursday of Shravan [Hindu Month] .
Vitthal Temple another famous place, it is Temple of Lord Vishnu [Vitthal] , Located In Bangarwadi .This Temple divided in two Part one is cave & another is Hemadpanti temple , This cave is found in 1200 AD & Temple is renewed in last Decade , Larges size of stone are used for reconstructing this temple ,
Malabai this temple is located at North side of Belhe in Gulunchwadi, Goddess Durga's Temple available here, This is nature born temple on Nagar - Kalyan highway,
Weekly Market is specialty of Belhe , large Number of bulls are sold in every week here, Not only bull but also Goat, Buffalo, Horse, Hen & Vegetable & Grain Trade done here.
Major Crops - Bajara, Jwari, Wheat, Sugar Cane, Mango, Grapes, Banana, Sitaphal.
Academic Contribution: Rayat Shikshan Sanstha's Shri Belheshwar Vidyamandir , Malshej Niketan's English Medium School, Supriaya Collage of Eduacation.
"Muktabai" this temple is located at East side of Belhe in Pimpalzap, boundary of the Pune & A. Nagar Dist. Goddess Durga's Temple available here, This temple is stationed on Belhe - Kalas - Pimpalgaon Rotha road.
External links
http://www.facebook.com/junnarcity- http://www.punediary.com/html/Junnar.html