Visits to Deogiri Fort, Ellora, Khultabad and Aurangabad City

Visited Deogiri Fort, Ellora, Khultabad, Mhaismal and Bibi-ka-Makbara many times since my college days with relatives, friends and once on bicycle.  All these places are of historical and regional importance. A good day out from Aurangabad and my all time favorite tours.

Grishneshwar Temple

Deogiri Fort also known as Daulatabad Fort is a historical fortified citadel near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It was the capital of the Yadava dynasty (9th century–14th century CE), for a brief time the capital of the Delhi Sultanate (1327–1334), and later a secondary capital of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate (1499–1636). In 1308, the fort was annexed by Sultan Alauddin Khalji of the Delhi Sultanate, which ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent. 

The 210-feet tall The 210-feet tall Chand Minar (Tower) 

Bharatmata Temple in the premises of Deogiri Fort

Ellora Caves,  a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the largest rock-cut monastery-temple cave complexes in the world, featuring Hindu, Buddhist and Jain monuments, and artwork, dating from the 600–1000 CE period.

With colleagues Prakash, Bharat, Dilip, Ravi, Suhas & Jayant in Kailas Temple

In front of Pillar  Bapukaka, Sudha kaku, Sheelavahaini and Sadhana

Tourists including foreigners in Kailash Temple

Grishneshwar Temple

Mhaismal is a hill station located in the Aurangabad District of Maharashtra.

With Relatives and Friend in front of Balaji Temple, Mhaismal

Bibi-ka-Makbara, Aurangabad is a tomb located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It was built in 1660 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the memory of his first and chief wife Dilras Banu Begum.