Pauni temple city

PAUNI is a town of Temples.It is known as KASHI OF VIDARBHA.Here is a temple of one of the ASTAVINAYAKA of Vidarbha near the temple of Lord ShriDatta close to famous river WAINGANGA.Bridge over Wainganga river is very strong and beautiful.The very famous festival of Pauni is DASHEHARA,we called it as a Vijayadasami or Dasara.There is a temple of CHANDIKA MATA ,where the celibration of Navaratri and Dashehara is held.Pauni is well placed on the Vainganga river and gets its name the mythical king Pawan. The land was a famous Buddhist centre from prehistoric times. The town envelops an ancient fort with walls of stones, that are of a humungous size. The Murlidhara temple here holds great significance. Nagpur is 116 kms from here, the nearest railhead being Bhandara, which is at a distance of 61 kms from here. State Transport buses ply from Nagpur, Bhandara.Pauni was famous for the handloom textile industry. It is also a place of pilgrimage and boasts of many temples, schools a high school and a science college. Pauni also faces extreme weather conditions.The main language of Pauni is the regional language of the state of Maharashtra, Marathi, although Hindi is also spoken by some people.Pauni had a population of 22,583. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pauni has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 63%. In Pauni, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.Pauni is a main market taluka place.Bamhani,Mokhara,Palora,Itgao,Lonara etc. village near up to 6 km from Pauni.