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Paithan ['pəɪ.ʈʰaɳ] (pronunciationⓘ), historically Pratiṣṭhāna [pɾə'tɪʂʈʰana], is a town with municipal council in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, Maharashtra, India. Paithan is located 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of present-day Chatrapati Sambhajinagar on the banks of the Godavari River. It was the capital of the Satavahana dynasty, which ruled from the second century BCE to the second century CE. It is one of the few inland towns mentioned in the famous first-century Greek book, the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.
Paithan is associated with many spiritual leaders of all faiths since ages. To name some of them are - Changdev Maharaj, Saint Dnyaneshwar, Saint Sopandev, Saint Nivruttinath, Saint Muktabai, Saint Eknath, Saint Jaganade Maharaj, Saint Bhanudas, etc. Paithan was the home town and Samadhi sthal of the great Marathi saint Eknath; people flock yearly to his shrine during the time of the Paithan yatra, also known as the Nath Shashti. Apegaon village, the birthplace of Saint Dnyaneshwar and his three other siblings is located along the northern bank of the River Godavari, about 12 kilometers easterly to Paithan. The religious saints and philosophers enthralled the masses through their works written in simple Marathi style and popularized the bhakti cult in the wake of Islamic expansion. Therefore, Paithan eminently deserves the appellation as "Santpura". Paithan is also an important place for followers of Mahanubhava Sampradaya. Sarvajna Chakradhar Swami stayed in Paithan for a long period.
Paithan is a well known ancient Digambar Jain atishay kshetra (pilgrimage place of miracles). A beautiful black sand idol of 20th Jain Tirthankar, Bhagwan Munisuvratnath is in the temple.
Paithan is also known for its saris — the Paithani beautiful silk saris that sport intricately embroidered gold or silver borders.
Dnyaneshwar Udyan at Paithan is developed on the lines of Brindavan Gardens, Mysore.
The city is home to many noted personalities of modern times like Shankarrao Chavan, Yogiraj maharaj Gosavi (Descendant of Sant Eknath), Balasaheb Patil (Historian)
Paithan ['pəɪ.ʈʰaɳ] (pronunciation), historically Pratiṣṭhāna [pɾə'tɪʂʈʰana], is a town with municipal council in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, Maharashtra...
Paithan Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. Paithan is part...
Chairman of Renuka Devi-Sharad Sahakari Sugar Factory, At.Vihamandwa, Tq.Paithan, Dist.Aurangabad district. He is the current Minister of Employment Guarantee...
bright-eyed and lucid Zifnab, that Paithan will bring doom, death and destruction back with him upon his return. Paithan heads to the nearest human city...
cities at different times, including Kotalingala(Telangana), Pratishthana (Paithan) and Amaravati (Dharanikota). The origin of the dynasty is uncertain, but...
Brahmin family of Vishwamitra gotra to Suryanarayan and Rukmini Bai at Paithan, present-day Maharashtra and was a follower of the Ashvalayana Sutra. His...
earthen dam located on Godavari river at the site of Jayakwadi village in Paithan taluka of Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra, India. It is a multipurpose...
namely Badnapur and Bhokardan in Jalna district and Phulambri, Sillod and Paithan in the Aurangabad district. The Assembly Constituency presently comprises...
Brahmin family in Apegaon village on the banks of Godavari river near Paithan in Maharashtra during the reign of the Yadava king Ramadevarava. The kingdom...
Paithani is a variety of sari, named after the Paithan town in Aurangabad district from state of Maharashtra in India where the sari was first made by...
smart city of India under the country's flagship Smart Cities Mission. Paithan, the imperial capital of the Satavahana dynasty (1st century BCE–2nd century...
of Varkari Sampradaya. Eknath had begun writing the Eknathi Bhagwat in Paithan finishing it in Varanasi. The text contains a total of 18,798 owee (poetic...
namely Badnapur, Jalna and Bhokardan in Jalna district and Phulambri and Paithan in the Aurangabad District. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary...
Bidkin is a small city in Paithan Taluka of Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Bidkin was founded by Sufi saint Nizamuddin who came...
Rajputs of the Region derived its name from Pathankot which was known as Paithan or पैठान(प्रतिष्ठान).Pathankot was invaded by Jarnail Jai Singh Kanhaiya...
in Pune District – the basin impinges the Pune district. The river at Paithan has been impounded by the Jayakwadi Dam forming the NathSagar Reservoir...
namely Badnapur, Jalna and Bhokardan in the Jalna district and Silod and Paithan in the Aurangabad district. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary...
Muziris Now as Kodungallur Nagapattinam Nalanda Namakkal Nashik Osian Paithan Patala (modern day's Thatta, now in Pakistan) Pataliputra Pistapura Poona...
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East Atul Moreshwar Save Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Cabinet Minister 110 Paithan Sandipanrao Bhumre Shiv Sena NDA Cabinet Minister 111 Gangapur Prashant...
satrap, Chastana. The capital of Sri Pulumavi is reported to have been at Paithan. Some of the lead coins of Pulumavi depict two-masted Indian ships, a testimony...
Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh as well as Junnar (Pune) and Prathisthan (Paithan) in Maharashtra. The territory of the empire covered large parts of India...
slashed by the sword given by Feroz Shah Tughlaq to Raja Kailash Pal of Mau-Paithan from Nagarkot region. Firuz Shah Tughlaq married off his daughter with...
Narasimha Rao cabinet.[citation needed] [citation needed] Chavan was born at Paithan Village, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. Chavan completed his Bachelor...
Syed Abdul (1987). The Pathans. Ferozsons. p. 28. Grierson finds a form Paithan in use in the East Gangetic Valley to denote a Muslim Rajput. Bellew, one...
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