July 27, 2024

Best Places to Visit in Gangapur City

Gangapur City

Best Places to Visit in Gangapur City, Rajasthan. Bhima-Amarja Sangam at Gangapur, is very sacred. There are Koti Theerthas there. The Aswatha Tree at Gangapur is as powerful as tha Kalpa Vriksha. Near the Aswatha Tree is Narasimha Teertha, and northwards to it are the PapaVinasini Teertha, Varanasi Teertha, Rudrapada Teertha, Chakra Teertha, Koti Teertha, manmadha Teertha etc. There is the Kalleshwara temple there. It is holy as Gokarna.”

“Sri Narasimha Saraswati lived in Gangapur continously for a period of 24 years

Travel Guide To Gangnapur

Fifty miles to the south east of Sholapur on the main line of the Mumbai – Chennai route of the Central Railways is the station Ganagapur. The Ganagapur kshetra is some fourteen miles to the south of this station. Regular buses run to the kshetra and back. The state buses are so timed as to suit passengers arriving and going back by the important trains on the route.

The Train Station at Gangapur is called as ‘Gangapur Road’.

Mumbai to Ganagapur Rail Distance – 526 Kms .

Nearest City is GULBARGA : 40 Kms.

Gangapur to Sholapur Distance: 94 km (approx.)

Places of interest

Significant places include Nirgun Math, Kalleshewar. The Nirguna Math is adorned with the Nirguna Padukas.[

Sangam Kshetra – meeting point of Bhima and Amarja rivers, Audumbar Tree, Ash Hill etc.

Transportation

Ganagapur is well connected by road and rail. There are many state-run buses from Gulbarga to Ganagapur. The town is on the railway route.[6] Travellers need to get down at the Ganagapur Road railway station, which is on Gulbarga-Mumbai route. From there to Ganagapur is 22 kilometres (14 mi) by bus or auto-rickshaw. The nearest airport is at Kalaburgi located 52 kilometres from Ganagapur.The roads have been repaired and improved by the Government of Karnataka. Pilgrims also from Maharashtra State can come via Solapur and Akkalkot. Both this places are having good connectivity to Ganagapur.