Avhane

Avhane
village
Avhane
Coordinates: 19°17′42″N 75°08′32″E / 19.294881°N 75.142300°E / 19.294881; 75.142300Coordinates: 19°17′42″N 75°08′32″E / 19.294881°N 75.142300°E / 19.294881; 75.142300
Country India
State Maharashtra
District Ahmednagar
Taluka Shevgaon

Avhane is a village of Shevgaon taluka of Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Ahmednagar and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Aurangabad. This village is split in two parts as Avahne Khurda and Avhane Budruk. Avhane Budruk is famous for the temple of "Nidrista Ganapati", the Ganapati in the sleeping pose.[1] There are only two Nidrista Ganapati: one in Chinchwad (Morya Gosavi), near Pune, and another one in the Avahne.

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