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Tehsil Karanja, District Washim, Maharashtra.

Famous for Datta Mandir (birthplace of narasimha saraswati).
Karanja (or Karanja Lad) is a city with a Municipal Council in Washim district of Maharashtra. Karanja is also known as Karanja (Lad) or Karanja Lad and mainly referred as the latter most of the times. Karanja is a holy place for Hindus, Muslims and Jains. It is the birth place of Shri Nrusimha Saraswati Swami Maharaj, supposed as the 2nd incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. The town is named after Saint Karanj. There is also a large lake known as "Rishi Talao".

TEMPLE KARANJA or KARANJA LAD is famous for its temple of Nrusimha Saraswati Swami Maharaj. Devotees come from all around the maharashtra it has yet to become a famous place. Every year many of devotees come and do their child or their own MAUNJ. KARANJA'S temple is having its own borewell, well and a committee and own trusteeship.

CLIMATE KARANJA is usually a hot place.But its well is having water all around the year. Karanja receives rainfall during monsoons.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karanja_Lad
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Coordinates:   20°29'20"N   77°29'12"E

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  • Avinash Jogdand (guest)
    Karanja is famous for chaudhari wada. whitch is constructed before six hundred years. at that time some businessmans come to sell Kasturi on camel. the owener ask to businessman that what is on the camel. they said you dont buy it its a very costely thing. the owener said whatever it is just put that in this mud whitch is using for construction. naw also you will get the smell of Kasturi. its also my birthplace.
  • ankitkumar singhai (guest)
    it must be added that it is also famous for jain mandirs. These mandirs lead the city as called JAINAS KASHI.
  • dgajbhiye
    A must visit city in Vidarbha, historic, famous for Gurumandir and other temples in and around the city, the Rishi Talao, the four historic gates to the city and the very old beautifully constructed wadas(houses). Plan a day's trip and make it memorable, call Mahesh for cab/taxi service: +919850695123
  • Shri Gurumandir Trust (guest)
    We invite everybody to Gurumandir, Karanja, to seek the blessings of Shri Nrusimha Saraswati Swami Maharaj. Click below for more details of Gurumandir. http://www.gurumandir.org/
  • Ketan (guest)
    Karanja the heritage town is also mentioned in the novel of shivaji maharaj (RAJE SHIVAJI) as "Sampattiche karanje". They mentioned that this town was very much rich at that time and the king used to collect the tax thrice a year. It is also invaded sometimes by Shivaji maharaj to collect money for his purpose. The person claims that the invader used to fall short of conveyance to take off the money from this town.
  • Parag Gahankari (guest)
    The Karanja (lad) is known as Jain's Kashi. There are three Very Old Temple of Digambar Jain relagion. One of The Temple is known as Deviche Mandir. In this Temple the very good work of Wood created in ancient time.
  • sudarshan jain (guest)
    There are three Very Old Temple of Digambar Jain relagion. One of The Temple is known as CHANDRANATHSWAMI BALATKAR DIGAMBAR JAIN MANDIR. In this Temple the THOUSENDS OF BOOKS (JINWANI)written by hand in 1200 to 1500 year old on TADAPATRA AND paper also. All types of books like JAIN VIDANAYAN, JAIN GANIT, JAIN BHUGOL,JAIN CHITRA,JAIN NATHYA AND VIRY IMPORTANTAN JAIN AAYURVED
  • Sudarshan gandhak (guest)
    lot of peapal and jain MUNI visit karanja`s jain cultulre and art and KARANJA also known for HASTALIKHIT TAADPATRA GRANTHA written in PRAKRUT BHASHA so it was not easy to read.But many other books are in PRACHIN MARATHI & SANSKRIT ALSO Thr r 1054 books which r very important for medical seience and The deep geographycal study for more inform. u Wll mail me taruna_sad91@rediffmail.com
  • manojbhoyar (guest)
    It is historic place..Shivaji Maharaj's Army chief named "Prataprao Gujar" looted Karanja thrice...
  • avin_1jain (guest)
    this is my village and my area and this is my house SARWARTH AVIN ATUL ANUP ARUN ANJALI SHUBHDA ANUJA NIRMALA ANKIT RUPAL SWARALI ABHINAV DIPAL SARWARTH
  • NAVNITBHAI JIVABHAI PATEL (guest)
    KARANJA IS MY BIRTHPLACE & I LIVE 25YEARS IN KARANJA FOR TOBACCO SHOP ON SARAFLANE& RIGHT NOW I & MY FAMILLY SETTLE IN U.S.A.REALY KARANJA IS VERY NICE & PEACEFUL TOWN.AFTER 17 Years I VISITED KARANJA FOR GURUMANDIR & BILKHEDA HANUMANJI MANDIR DARSHAN.NAMASKAR FROM NAVNITBHAI JIVABHAI PATEL.
  • mohini (guest)
    My Brother is having his munja done at Karanja. It is a place that should be honored because a very, very great saint was born here.
  • Avinash Gowardhan (guest)
    Darshan at Gurumandir in 2006.
  • sharad karhe (guest)
    karnja is my birth place i m the chief of shivsena of karanja(lad) my mobile no is 9325403154
  • MANISH BANG (guest)
    Karanja is famous because of Gurumandir and also for Good Edjucation.
  • kulthe ashok (guest)
    My Childhood Days in Karanja Childhood the most exciting period of our life makes a come back in our memory lane as we watch the pranks of our own children. In those days, my mother used to call me a living specter as I would never keep my feet at rest in the home. Kite flying was one such an activity I would desperately like that I would forget everything before it. No sooner did I return from the school, I would throw away the school bag and run with a kite and a khiradi (a device on which the thread is wound) to my uncle’s house. My mother feeling scared of my practice, would usually follow me to see what untoward things I was doing. Because the uncle’s house was roofed with iron sheets, climbing it was a risky shot. As I would take a ladder, which was usually placed beside an open bathroom, my mother would scream, “Foolish, you’ll break your legs one day.” I would climb the ladder never caring any risk . I think, that’s what childhood is! As of now when I see the loose ladder and the dilapidated condition of my uncle’s house, I can understand as why mother was feeling so scared of my kite flying activity. Come diwali, and we were ready with a box full of crackers to blow away. I would usually buy Laxi Atom Bombs. A tin box ,we would place on the cracker and burn it. As it exploded the tin box would fly away creating a rare kind of sound rocking the people around with the unusual sound. Of course, it was impossible to act uncontrollably when father was at home. “You idiots, don’t move”, he would shout at us and we would become Mickey mouse in the house to never fly away. And we turn ourselves into diehard book readers till our father was away. Hardly had the exams are over we would sell out our books in an old books store and relieve ourselves. We would tear the blank pages of our notebooks and bundle them together. A nearest printing press owner would bind them for us in few rupees. That notebook we would use in the next schooling year. An economical utilization of resources, we learnt by that way. We played with mud, stone and wood. Our playing things were inexpensive. We were extremely happy with the few things we had. Cards,gulli dannda,gotties,wooden top were our precious possessions for sports. Where has all the pleasure of childhood gone in the age of Chinese toys, fastfood and digital entertainment? Kulthe Ashok V
  • Trupti thakare (guest)
    I invite the people for see evergreen history of karanja(lad),it has some history related to vectory shivaji maharaj.
  • Avinash jogdand pune (guest)
    Karanja is a very good place for educational. Recentelly one priprimery english convent school started by geetai human kind development trust pune. Name of school is vedanta acadamy yashvant colony.
  • vishnu ambure nagpure (guest)
    Thish is my birthplace karanja is histreecal city l so like live in karanjA
  • Priya mahajan (guest)
    this is my birth plce and my shivaji place so like city
  • Ujwal Jagtap (guest)
    Please visit the holy temple '' SHREE GURU MANDIR '' for the blessings of Shree Gurumaharaj. This is one of the holiest places!
  • chanda pragane (guest)
    i like this
  • Rushikesh upadhye (guest)
    Karanja is famous for jains kashi and karanja is famous for good education j.c.chaware and j.d.chaware are famous school in karanja
  • Vinay upadhye (guest)
    Karanja is my favourte town
  • Vishnu pawar (guest)
    Karanja is one of the most papular city in washim
  • Susneh Rathod (guest)
    Proud of my native place.....Karanja. I like ''Gurumandir''.everyone should visit here atleast once. Come once n u will find ur heart forcing to come here again n again.
  • Ataullah Sheikh (guest)
    Karanja lad having population over one lac with multiciplity of languages, castes and religions is a miniature copy of colourful wonderful and beautiful India
  • sarthak kasturiwale (guest)
    Karanja city is one of the best city in Maharashtra.Actully it is Gods city and I request to all tourists for visiting this beautiful city.....
  • dhiraj wawge patil (guest)
    My proper place is AKOLA but I am proud of karanja.
  • ananya deshmukh[wawge] (guest)
    when you r proud of karanja. it meance you r proud of chhatrapati shivaji maharaj.......
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