Post early breakfast in the hotel depart for 3 rd Jyotirlingas visit during
your journey to explore 5 Jyotirlingas in Maharashtra. Aundha
Nagnath (Nageshwaram) is supposed to be the eighth of the twelve
jyotirlingas in India, an important place of pilgrimage. The present
temple is said to have been built by the Seuna (Yadava) dynasty and
dates to 13th century. The first temple is said to be from time of the
Mahabharata and is believed to have been constructed by Yudhishthira, eldest of the Pandavas,
when they
were expelled for 14 years from Hastinapur. It has been stated that this temple building was
of seven-storyed
before it was sacked by Aurangzeb. Upon arrival visit the this temple for pay your obeisance
to Lord Shiva.
Later depart for Aurangabad. On reaching check into hotel. Post fresh up visit Half day
sightseeing tour of
Aurangabad. The Pani Chakki is a late 17th century water mill that
displays the engineering skills of Malik Ambar, the architect of
Aurangabad City. It is surrounded by a picturesque garden-
landscape dotted with fish tanks. The Bibi-ka-maqbara was built by
Aurangzeb’s son as a tribute to his mother, Begum Rabia-ud-Durani.
It is a replica of the Taj Mahal, and stands out as the only example
of Mughal architecture on the Deccan Plateau. Also visit the
Aurangabad Caves No. 7 & 8, caves from the Mahayana school of
Buddhism and Daulatabad Fort, a labyrinthine structure that was once covered in Persian
tiles.