Mhaismal
This is a small but and very pretty Hill Station situated about 40 kms from Aurangabad on the way to Ellora caves. The hill station becomes more popular during monsoons when it becomes totally green. Famous for the "Balaji Temple" which is situated on the top of the hill station from where you can get a nice panaromic view of the surrounding valleys. It is worth visiting once with the family.
Paithan
Paithan is forty eight Kilometers south of Aurangabad, visited by the greek traders from 400 to 200 BC. Today is the centre of the ancient industry of gold and silver threaded embroidery for which the motifs are derived from the Ajanta caves. The other points of interest are : Jain Temple, Temple of Sant Eknath, on the banks of Godavari river, Samadhi of Sant Eknath, and of Navnath.
Situated at the bank of a river is a very huge dam "Jaykwadi", which provides water to Aurangabad City and Surrounding Places.
Recently built is a famous "Sant Eknath Garden" spread over huge 97 acres of land. This is a replica of the Vrindavan Gardens of Mysore, and is used to shoot various scenes for the Hindi and Marathi Movies.
Lonar Crater
170 Kms from Aurangabad, is a village of Lonar. Over 300,000 years ago, a falling meteorite struck the area creating the world's largest impact crater in basaltic rock. Botanists have recently discovered vegetation life forms, not found anywhere else on this planet, in the lake of the crater. There are small temples along the shore.
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