Parbhani district is one of the eight districts in the Marathawada region of Maharashtra state of India. Parbhani city is the headquarters of this district. Parbhani district is well known for the Marathwada rebellion and religious tourism of Hinduism, Jainism.
Memorial to freedom fighters from Marathwada in Parbhani city
Marathwada is a proposed state and geographical region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was formed during the Nizam's rule and was part of the then Hyderabad State. The region coincides with the Aurangabad division of Maharashtra. It borders the states of Karnataka and Telangana, and it lies to the west of the Vidarbha and east of Uttar Maharashtra regions of Maharashtra. The largest city of Marathwada is Aurangabad. Its people speak Marathi and Deccani Urdu.
Image: Aurangabad, Bibi Ka Maqbara (9842174586)
Image: Ajanta, cave 26, chaitya griha, Buddha (9841424296)
Image: Aundha Nagnath Shiva Temple Jyotirlinga Maharashtra India
Image: Hazur Sahib, Nanded, Maharashtra, September 2012