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AROUND
GONDIA |
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| Gondia |
This is the district
headquarters and an important junction on the Mumbai-Calcutta railway
line. Bidis, articles from lac and horn are made here. Gondia is famous
for Rice-mill and Saw-mills. Trading in grains and forest produce is
carried out on a large scale in this place. There is a television
transmission centre here. There is a very big lake near Gondia at
Khalbanda. The lake and its scenic beauty make the place worth
visiting.
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| Tirora |
This is the taluka
headquarters. It has many rice mills. It has a market place for rice.
Bidis are rolled on a large scale from Tirora. This railway stations is
located on the Mumbai-Calcutta railway line. The Bodalkasa lake is near
Tirora. Water is supplied from here for agriculture.
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| Dakaram Sukli (Sukdi) |
This is a famous place of
pilgrimage of the Mahanubhav sect. A big fair is held here in the month
of Chaitra.
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| Amgaon |
This is the taluka
headquarters and is situated on the Mumbai-Calcutta railway line. There
are rice-mills here. Nearby is a memorial to the famous Sanskrit
playwright Bhavabhuti.
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| Salekasa |
This is the taluka
headquarters and is situated on the Mumbai-Nagpur-Calcutta railway line.
The Gadhmata temple located here is wellknown.
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| Darekasa |
The Kachargadh caves in
the hills at this place situated in Salekasa taluka are worth visiting.
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| Goregaon |
This is the taluka
headquarters. It has rice mills.
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| Sadak Arjuni |
Sadak Arjuni is the
taluka headquarters. Various kinds of bamboo articles are made here.
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| Devri |
This taluka
headquarters is on the Mumbai-Calcutta national highway.
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| Arjuni Morgaon |
This is the taluka
headquarters. It has a railway station which is situated on the
Gondia-Chandrapur railway line. Gothangaon nearby has a settlement of
people who have come from Tibet.
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| Pratapgad |
This is situate in the
Arjuni Morgaon taluka. In the nearby hilly region is the old fort of
Pratapgad. There is a Mahadev temple here. At the time of Mahashivaratri,
a big fair is held at this place.
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| Itiyadoh |
This place is in Arjuni Morgaon taluka. The dam
here is worth a visit.
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| Navegaon Bandh |
The national park here is
a tourist attraction. Many birds and animals are found here in large
numbers.
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| Nagzira |
This is a thickly
forested sanctuary on the Sadak Arjuni - Gondia road. It is a tourist
place of great scenic beauty.
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