Nanded City

Travel Attractions : Gurudwara, Mahur, Masjid Of Biloli, Kandhar Fort, Malegaon,
Languages Spoken : Marathi, Hindi, English
Temperature : Summer: Max: 39oC Min: 21.5oC , Winter  : Max:  31.3oC Min: 10oC

Nanded is one of the historical places in Marathwada region of Maharashtra State. It is situated on north bank of Godavari river. It is famous for Sikh Gurudwaras. Nanded is a town of great antiquity. It is said that during the Puranic days, Pandavas travelled through Nanded district. Nandas ruled over Nanded through generations. The mention of Nanded is found in the Lilacaritra, a treatise written about 700 years ago by Mhaimbhatta. It gives the description of the idol of Narsinha in the town. Nanded was formerly known as Nanditat which is confirmed by the copper plate found at Vasim. Nanded District and the adjoining areas were ruled over by the Andhrabhrtyas or Satvahanas during the First Centrury A.D. During the fourth century A.D.Kandhar was the capital of the King Sogadev and at Nanded was ruled by the king Nanddeva of the Chalukya dynasty. That the Rashtrakutas were ruling at Kandhar is established by the inscription at Krishnadev alias Khandardev found at Khandar. Another inscription at Arahapur shows that some dynasty of the Rashtrakutas was also ruling over Degloor. Hottal, a place in Nanded District was the capital of the Chalukyas, Kakatiyas followed by the Yadavas of Devgiri were the last the Hindu dynasties to have ruled of this part. During the very first invasion by the Muhammedans this territory subjugated to them and after a few years it became a part of the fief of Malik kafur, the general of Alauddin Khilji. With the advent of the Bahamanis, the southern country or the Deccan was divided into four parts or the subhas and Nanded was included in the Subha of Telangana. The famous Vazir or the Prime Minister of the Bahamanis Mahmud Gavan divided the Kingdom into subhas with Nanded forming part of Mahur Balaghat. Resided at Nanded and Kandhar for many days and the Vazirabad part of Nanded town was established by him.

In 1708, the year following the death of Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Singh the tenth spiritual leader of the Sikhs came over to Nanded, his permanent abode. He proclaimed himself the last living Guru and established the Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal Guru of the Sikhs. This elevates the reverence of Granth to that of a living Guru. A monument has been constructed at place where he breathed his last. Maharaja Ranjit Singh 's endowment saw the construction of a beautiful Gurudwara at Nanded around 1835 AD. The Gurudwara features an imposing golden dome with intricate carvings and a breathtakingly beautiful artwork. It is known as Shri Huzur Abchalnagar Sachkhand Gurudwara.

How To Reach Nanded :-
Air : Nearest international airport to Nanded is Hyderabad (284 Kilometers). The city has a small Airport with no commercial flights. However due to the upcoming celebrations in Oct 2008 to mark 300th Anniversary of the heavenly abode of Shri Guru Gobind Singhji and consecration of Guru Granth Sahib as the last guru of Sikh community by him, Nanded has received massive investment in Infrastructure development. Roads and airport are being upgraded. It is expected that it will be connected to Mumbai by a commercial flight by 2008.

Rail : Direct passanger trains are available to Nanded from Mumbai , Aurangabad , Hyderabad and Amritsar .

Roads : Nanded is 650 kilometers east of Mumbai by road.By Road it is about 6 hours drive away from Aurangabad and 11 hours from Pune . Several passanger bus services operate out of Nanded providing easy overnight connectivity with almost every major city in Maharashtra. These buses are reasonably priced, fairly punctual. The comfort level differs greatly from operator to operator.

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