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नमस्कार Rotaractors! We, the team ‘Mahabloggers’ from Rotaract district 3131, Pune, India, welcome you aboard on this virtual tour, ‘ महाराष्ट्राची चंदेरी दुनिया’ around our glorious and magnificent state of Maharastra with 36 spectacular and eminent districts, each rich with its distinct culture, heritage, and history, yet rooted to the illustrious spirit of valor of this state, which is the जन्मभूमी of innumerous brave and historically significant personalities. So, fasten your seat belts as we take you around the resplendent districts of Maharashtra. Our next destination for this tour is Wardha.

Introduction of Wardha:-

Named after the Wardha river flowers at the north, west, and south boundaries of the district, Wardha was founded in 1866 and is now an important center for the cotton trade. Wardha was one of the pre-planned cities of the British and so along with its adjacent city, Sevagram and both were major centers for the Indian Independence Movement, especially as the location for an annual meeting of the Indian National Congress in 1934, and Mahatma Gandhi’s Ashram.

Wardha has a hot and dry climate. December is the coldest month, with a minimum average temperature of 9 °C and a maximum average temperature of 23.2 °C. May is the hottest month with a mean maximum temperature of 43 °C and a mean minimum temperature of 28.2 °C.

Wardha is becoming the second industrial hub of the Vidarbha area. This is due to its geographical location and good rail and road connectivity. A decade ago, it was industrially backward. But in the last decade, many companies and industrial plants were established there.

Marathi is spoken by the majority of the people here. People can also speak Hindi and English, but a sizeable number of the residents are also found to be versatile in the north and west Indian languages like Gujarati, Punjabi, Marwari, and Sindhi.

Cultural and traditions of Wardha:-

One of the many reasons which have endeared Wardha to a vast number of tourists, from all parts of India as well as the world, is its cultural variety. Thus, besides bearing a heterogeneous tinge in religions and languages, the city of Wardha is also well known for the large number of religious places flourishing within its periphery, which cater to the religious needs and appeals of various residents and tourists alike.

The city has seen a variety of religions being practiced within and hence has places of worship for each belief in different areas

Tourism of Wardha:-

When it comes to tourist attractions, Wardha does not disappoint. The city has different kinds of attractions and offers a little something to everybody who comes to visit the glorious land.

  1. Pauner-Paramdham Ashram: Established by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in the year 1934 on the bank of river Dham in Paunar village five miles away from Wardha with a spiritual purpose. Acharya Vinod also established the Brahma Vidya Mandir ashram within it. He started the Bhoodan Movement. It was also the starting point of Bharat Chhodo Andolan.


2. Magain Sangrahalaya: A museum curated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1938, has the purpose of spreading awareness about the research and development of rural industries, agriculture, dairy, various types of charkhas, khadi, handicrafts by rural artisans, methods to promote the Swadeshi movement, magandeep khadi bhandar, to name a few.

3. Gitai Mandir: This temple is in Gopuri near Vishwa Shanti Stupan and is a unique temple in India as it has no deity or roof. It has only walls made of granite slabs on which 18 chapters of Gitai (Shrimad-bhagwad-gita in Marathi) are inscribed. The walls enclose a beautiful little park. The temple was inaugurated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1980. Beside it are two exhibitions about the lives of Acharya Vinoba Bhave and Jamnalal Bajaj.


Food of Wardha:-

The most important components of a typical diet in this city, as well as the state, are wheat, rice, fruits, vegetables, lentils, bajri and jowar. Some of the most popular dishes in this genre of food are batata wada, modak and puran poli.

This was all about the beautiful district of Wardha from our side. If you hail from Wardha and found this blog great, then please do let us know in our comment section below and share this with your other Wardhakars. Also let us know if we have missed out on any amazing spot from Wardha. Like, share and do comment on our blogs so that they reach maximum rotaractors who wish to travel and know more about our Maharashtra.

Follow our amazing district’s ERYLA page for regular updates of ERYLA and do participate in our 3 days long ERYLA for 2020, full of enthralling and engaging activities with a great and insightful speaker line-up to make it like never before. Stay tuned to this space to take a virtual trip to the next amazing district of Maharshtra.


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