Osmanabad is one of the major religious spots of India, which renders a catchy and memorable experience to both religious as well as meddlesome tourists.
Osmanabad is one of the major administrative districts of Maharashtra. This district is situated in the southern part of the state and covers an area of 7,512 square kilometres. This district is hastily spread across the Deccan plateau and is located at an altitude of 600 metre above the mean sea level. This region is situated between 17.35 to 18.40 degrees north latitude and 75.16 to 76.40 degrees east longitude. This dominion is fondled with two major estuaries: Terna and Manjara. This region, which belongs to the Marathwada region is bounded by Solapur in its south-western part and Ahmednagar is situated in its north-western part. While Beed is bounded in its northern frontier, this administrative domain is bounded by Latur in its eastern part. This district is also the bordering region of the state, as it faces Bidar and Gulbarga districts of Karnataka in its southern part. This landscape is comprised of 8 Tehsils which include the region itself, Tuljapur, Omerga, Lohara, Kallamb, Bhoom, Paranda and Vashi. This region is further comprised of single Lok Sabha Constituency, which includes the headquarter itself. The administrative division of this region is Aurangabad and this landscape is comprised of around 14,86,586 of population. The population density of this region is 197.9 per square kilometre.
A major portion of the zone is dominated by the hilly terrains, as most of the places are safeguarded by small hilly ranges, which are known as Balaghat. Kalamb, Bhoom, Washi, Tuljapur and Osmanabad lie in this hilly terrain. These places are drained by Godavari and Bhima rivers, which lend maximum fertility to this region. The remaining part which includes Omerga and Paranda blocks, is situated in the plain areas. The climate of this region is usually dry and most of the places of this region are prone to drought. However, the rainy season prevails from mid June till the end of the September. The average rainfall of this region extends upto 730 mm. While dry and cool weather prevails from November to January, humidity prevails from October till November and climate is generally dry and hot during the period between February till June. However, temperature does not rise as high as compared to other places. The temperature rises upto 42 degrees during summer and drops upto 8 degree centigrade during winter.
Osmanabad along-with four other districts were earlier embraced into the princely state of the Nizam monarchy. After India got independence, these regions were established as separate independent districts. In 1956, the Marathwada region was included in the Bombay state. In 1960, this region was established as a separate district. This region is also known as Dharashiv. This region can be considered to be a major hangout for religious tourists as well as for curious travellers. Tuljapur town, which falls under this zone is a prominent spot, because of the Tulja Bhavani temple. This holy shrine was built by the Marathas. The goddess was also the ancestral deity of the Bhonsle clan. History foretells that Chhatrapati Shivaji had immense faith in Her and it is believed that the Goddess had even presented him the famous Bhavani sword. This place was earlier known as Chinchpur, due to the abundance of tamarind trees in this area. After the edifice of this temple, the city then came to be known as the Tuljapur. Saint Goroba Kaka temple is another major tourist destination, which is the memorial place of Saint Goroba. Saint was born in 1267 in Ter and thus, this region is known by his name. One of the major spot is the Dharashiv caves, which are 7 in number. These caves depict historical as well as religious aspects of India.
