Land of Saints
Parbhani has been described as the land of saints, as several saints have been associated with Parbhani including like saint Namdeo from Narsi, Janabai from Gangakhed. The famous mathematician Bhaskarbhatt was from Bori in Parbhani district.
Near Parbhani is the town Selu, where Guru of shri Sai Baba "Shri Babasaheb Maharaj" was living. Sai stayed with him for 12 years during which time he acquired knowledge from his Guru. Shri Sai Baba's birthplace is near Selu, it is Pathari. After some tragedy, Sai Baba came to selu & met Shri Babasaheb Maharaj.
The river Godavari flows through this district. There are so many good temples on the bank of Godavari river and one of them is the Mudgaleshwar Temple at Mudgal, near Parbhani village Dastapur, where great Shri Maroti Maharaj resided who was known as "kirtankar".
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