Places to visit in Aurangabad City - Trip Day1
Places to visit in Aurangabad City in Day1
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum
Timings: 10.30 AM - 6 PM on all days. Thursday closedEntry Fee: For adult entry fees is just ₹5 & for child below 12 it is ₹2 only.
Average time spent - 30mins
Photography: not allowed
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj museum is dedicated to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha ruler. Founded by the Municipal Corporation of Aurangabad. 3 Cannon is present at the gate.
The display comprises Maratha war weapons and other artifacts from the battlefield of some of the most popular wars that the Marathas fought. The main exhibits here include the 500-year-old war suit, a copy of the Aurangzeb's handwritten Quran, and a 400-year-old Paithani sari.
The entrance hall is decorated with the wooden craft which reminds us of the glorious past.
The exhibits on display tell stories of the glorious reign of the brave king, showcased in 5 exhibition halls
1. Weapons Section:
It has different types of Swords, Shield, Spears, Cannon, Cannon Balls, Daggers, Pistols, Guns, Body Armour, etc. These weapons were used by different Kings and Kingdoms. Swords like Dehali, Dhop, Rajput, Tega type of swords are available in the display.2. Coins Section:
This is one of the most interesting sections. It has coins from 250 AD to British Era India. Coins from Morya Dynasty, Kushan, Janpada Dynasty ( Pre Mogul Dynasties in India ) Khilaji, Tughlak, Bahamani to Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj era coins like Siva, Shivrai, Chatrapati, Hon (Gold Coin), etc.Other Coins include Peshva Coins and Coins introduced by other Kings and Maratha Warrior Kings.
3. Documents Section:
This section has copies of old documents from 1600 centuries. Most documents are in Urdu or Modi and other same era languages. One of the interesting documents was a copy of the Birth Chart of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. It has some paintings from 1600 centuries as well.
4. Rise of Maratha Saradar(Generals):
Information about Maratha Generals, there paintings and coins are available for study and display. This also has photographs and transparencies of forts like Torana, Lohagad, Panhalgad, Sinhagad are displayed. One can see the advanced architectural beauty of the forts.
5. Utensils Section:
Utensils, locks and different daily use artifacts of darbar are present.Lamps, Metal Body scrubbers, and many more items are present.
A visit to this museum takes visitors back into the days of Maratha valor and their love for their homeland. A compact and dedicated museum. Small but totally worth the time spent
Buddha cave and Aurangabad Cave
Ticket: 25rsThis location has a few of the caves in Aurangabad city.
The cave temples of Aurangabad cut between the 6th and the 8th century are nine kilometers from Aurangabad city center. These twelve caves are divided into three separate groups depending on their location: these are usually called the "Western Group", with Caves I to V (1 to 5), the "Eastern Group", with Caves VI to IX (6 to 9), and a "Northern Cluster", with the unfinished Caves X to XII (9 to 12).
Though its sculptures are comparable to Ajanta and Ellora, the caves are much smaller, more decrepit and less visited by tourists, but they are definitely worth a visit. Primarily because of two reasons...Cave 8 contains a dancing Amprapali sculpture along with women musicians and for a great view of Aurangabad from the top.
Soneri Mahal Aurangabad
Timing: 10:30 am to 5pm. Monday Closed.Average time spent: 30min
Note: Photography is prohibited inside the museum.
Soneri Mahal is named after the paintings in the palace that were once painted in gold.
This ancient historic monument is now transformed into a museum. It was set up in 1979 and exhibits the remnants of regional palaces, antique items, coins, ancient Indian Pottery, paintings, and many more alluring items. The museum also displays some sculptures found in the local excavations. There is a Ganesh Idol temple made of wood which is wonderfully carved.
This place is not maintained. Do not expect highly of this place as it is just a mere old building with very few artifacts. This can be skipped if you have limited time.
Bibi Ka Maqbara
Timings: 6am to 10pm.
Entry Fee: 25 rs for Indians. 100 rs for Foreigners.
Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is called the Taj of the Deccan. People also refer to it as the poor man’s Taj for obvious reasons. The monument was commissioned by Shahjehan’s son – Aurangzeb. However, it was built between 1651 and 1661 AD by Prince Azam Shah (Aurangzeb’s son). Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is a mausoleum in memory of Rabia-ul-Durrani Alias Dilras Ban Begum – Aurangzeb’s wife and Azam Shah’s mother.
Panchakki
Timings: 6am to 8:30pmEntry Fee: 10rs.
Panchakki is a structure that gets its name from a watermill that grinds flour using water power. It was built in 1624 to commemorate a Muslim saint and Aurangzeb’s spiritual teacher – Baba Shah Muzaffar. The highlight of Panchakki is its simplistic yet brilliant engineering. Its underground clay pipes go up to a distance of 11kilometers and circulate water around Aurangabad city.
Tara Paan Center, New Usmanpura:
Timing: Everyday 9am to 11pm.Tara Paan center is a world-famous paan (Beatle leaf) shop and if you want to experience the real thing while visiting Aurangabad - PAAN is worth trying here. This place is heaven for Beatle leaf lovers. There are many shops in every neighborhood and many that have taken "Tara" into their titles to attract business, but this is the only REAL spot. There are two Tara Pan Centre in New Usmanpura opposite to each other with the same name are the divided shops between two brothers. The taste of both is more or less the same because the origin is the same. In the Taara pan center you will get many varieties (almost 50 types) of paan and starting from 10 rupees to 5000 rupees. Freshly prepared Paan is Mouthwatering and delicious. You can never stop with just 1, 2 or even 3....We were eating non stop. We had paans equivalent to an entire lunch. Shop owner offered us complimentary paan which was just wow. I liked almost all that I tried. This shop is Nationally recognized and featured on many TV shows and published in newspaper articles. Delivery of Pans to other cities also available
Best paan place seen so far! What an amazing experience :)
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| New Tara Pan Centre |
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