Tuljapur
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Tuljapur तुळजापूर |
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 Tuljapur
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| Coordinates: 18°00′N 76°05′E / 18.0°N 76.08°ECoordinates: 18°00′N 76°05′E / 18.0°N 76.08°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Osmanabad |
| Tahsil | Tuljapur |
| Elevation | 648 m (2,126 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 31,714 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Osmanabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Tuljapur |
| Website | tuljabhavani |
Tuljapur is a town with a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative seat of Tuljapur taluka.
Tuljapur is the location of the annual Tulja Bhavani fair during Navaratri (September–October). The town is home to the Tulja Bhavani Temple.
It has an elevation of 648 metres (2125 feet).
As of 2001[update] India census, Tuljapur had a population of 31,714. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Tuljapur had an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 76%, and female literacy was 60%. In 2001 in Tuljapur, 14% of the population was under 6 years of age., Marathi and Kannada spoken here.
The well-known temple, Tulja Bhavani Temple, is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Bhavani. The town has received much notice during past centuries, since the temple has always enjoyed a special association with the Bhonsale clan to which Chhatrapati Shivaji belonged. Goddess Bhavani was the family deity of the Bhonsale clan. As the Goddess Bhavani is the deity of many people from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, they come walking in during the Dasera Festival to worship the Goddess Bhavani. Every year after Navaratri, on the eve of Kojagiri pournima, many devotees cover long distances to reach the city. Huge crowds are drawn to the temple for worshipping the goddess Bhavani.
The temple-town of Pandharapura, the Dharashiv caves, and the fort of Naldurg all lie within easy reach.The most popular temple is shri Tuljabhawani temple and mudguleshwara temple in town sindaphal is also famous and the month of 'shravan 'very big yatra.
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