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Sightseeing Highlights:
Ambadevi temple that is dedicated to Goddess Amba is the main attraction here and has a lot of devotees coming in each day.
The Melghat and Wan sanctuaries are popular wildlife reserves, mainly famous for the tiger, but they have several other birds and animals as well. Within Melghat, the core reserve area is known as Gugarnal National Park.
The region also has the Chikhaldara hill station, which is the only hill station in the Vidharba region.
Other nearby attractions include Gawilgarh Fort, the wall of which has undergone a fantastic restoration project by experts from Nagpur, and a few other temples.
Other Activities:
You can go for boating and picnics at Chhatri Talao, which is a reservoir on the outskirts of Amravati. Wadali Talao, which has a zoo and also boating facilities, is another popular weekend place. Located in the Tapi basin and right in the centre of the northern border of Maharashtra, Amravati
is the main town of the district of the same name. According to
legends, Amravati, or Land of the Immortals, belonged to Lord Indra,
the king of gods. This place is known for its extreme climates with hot
summers and cold winters and has many orange orchards. The city, which
is also an important centre for the cotton belt, is developing at a
rapid pace. It has also emerged as a major educational hub in recent
times, with many engineering and technical institutes. |
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