Dhanora (Mahasiddha)

Dhanora
—  village  —
Dhanora Location of Dhanora in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates	21°02′33″N 76°27′51″E / 21.0426°N 76.4641°E / 21.0426; 76.4641Coordinates: 21°02′33″N 76°27′51″E / 21.0426°N 76.4641°E / 21.0426; 76.4641
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Buldana
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Vehicle • MH-28

Dhanora, (Marathi: धानोरा), is a village in Jalgaon Jamod tehsil of Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India. It is famous for its fair of Mahasiddha Maharaj.^[1] It is also known locally as Dhanora (Mahasiddha) to distinguish it from several other villages named Dhanora.

Dhanora is situated 6 km north-west from Asalgaon on Maharashtra State Highway 194. It is connected to Asalgaon with metalled road.

The yearly fair at Dhanora is one of the significant fairs in Buldhana district. The district gazetteer originally printed in 1910 notes it as the second largest annual fair in the district second only to the fair at Deulgaon Raja. This fair was then too attended by people from distant places like Nashik and Pune.^[2]

Notes and references

1. ^ Bhatt, SC; Bhargava, Gopal K. (2006). Land and people of Indian states and union territories. 16. Gyan Publishing House. p. 570. ISBN 9788178353722. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=IleHyBDWbzEC&lpg=PA570&dq=dhanora&pg=PA570#v=onepage&q=dhanora&f=false. Retrieved March 30, 2010. 
2. ^ "Dhanora at The Gazetteers Department - Buldhana". http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/BULDHANA/places_Dhanora.html. Retrieved March 30, 2010.