Ambajogai
| Ambajogai अंबाजोगाई |
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| State : | Maharashtra | ||
| District : | Beed | ||
| Location : | 18 ° 44 ' N , 76 ° 23' E | ||
| Height : | 470 m | ||
| Area : | 10.18 km² | ||
| Residents : | 73,975 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 7267 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Ambajogai or Ambajegai ( Marathi : अंबाजोगाई ) is a traditional city with almost 80,000 inhabitants in the Beed district in the Indian state of Maharashtra .
location
Ambajogai is located in the Marathwada region on the Dekkan Plateau on the south side of the Balaghat Range, which is a maximum of approx. 900 m high, at a height of approx. 640 m . The next larger cities are Beed (approx. 95 km to the northwest) and Latur (approx. 50 km to the southeast). The climate is subtropical and warm; Rain (approx. 820 mm / year) falls almost exclusively during the summer monsoon season .
population
Official population statistics have only been kept since 1991 and are published regularly. The population growth in recent decades is mainly due to the continued immigration of families from the surrounding area.
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 57,159 | 69,478 | 73.975 |
A good 60.5% of the population are Hindus , a good 30.5% are Muslim and a good 4.5% are Jains ; other religions such as Christians , Sikhs etc. form numerically small minorities. The male population is around 7% higher than the female.
economy
Agriculture is the livelihood of the region; Traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds have settled in the village.
history
Little is known about the medieval history of the place and the entire region; probably the Yadava or Seuna dynasty residing in Daulatabad ruled here . In the 13th century, the Sultanate of Delhi , and later the Bahmani Sultanate (until around 1490), which resided in Gulbarga and Bidar , took over power. From 1656 the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb extended his power to the Dekkan in several campaigns . In the phase of the decline of the Mughal empire, the local governor Asaf Jah I , who later received the title Nizam -ul-Mulk ( Urdu : نظامالملک = "folder of the empire"), took power and founded the princely state of Hyderabad , which also included the Marathwada Region until 1956.
Attractions
- The Yogeshwari Temple, dedicated to the locally venerated goddess Ambabai , is located on the east bank of the Jayanti River, which only carries water in the monsoon season . The actual temple seems to be of medieval origin; Its Shikhara tower, however, dates from the post-Mughal period and is decorated with brightly painted figures in various niche architectures. In the cella ( garbhagriha ) there is a strange-looking cult image of the goddess. In the large entrance gate there is an area for musicians ( naqqarkhana ).
- The names of other temples in Sakleshwar , Kholeshwar , Kashivishwanath or Amruteshwar also sound strange; however, they are mostly dedicated to an aspect of Shiva .
- A Jain temple in the middle of the village houses two medieval portraits of the meditating Tirthankaras Vimalanatha and Parshvanata .
- The Shivleni Caves , carved out of the rock, are located approx. 500 m northwest of the Yogeshwari Temple. They are attributed to the 11th century and consist of a temple cave, a Nandi shrine standing in front of it, and two elephant sculptures.
Web links
- Ambejogai, Yogeshwari Temple (English)
- Ambejogai, Jain Temple etc. - Photos + information (English)
- Ambejogai, Shivleni-Caves (Wikipedia, English)