Conversion of Heritage Sites into Tourist Spots in Maharashtra

Created On: 3 March 2016 4:55 PM IST

Conversion of Heritage Sites into Tourist Spots in Maharashtra

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is responsible for protection, conservation and maintenance of monuments/sites in the country which have been declared as of National importance.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is responsible for protection, conservation and maintenance of monuments/sites in the country which have been declared as of National importance. Besides this, providing basic facilities/amenities (e.g. drinking water, toilet blocks, facilities for physically challenged, pathways, cultural notice boards/signage, vehicle parking, cloak rooms, etc.) to the tourists visiting centrally protected monuments are the regular activities which the Archaeological Survey of India undertakes, as per need and resources. Improvement/upgradation of these public amenities is a continuous process, however, there is no scheme for it.

The details of 285 monuments/sites declared under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 as of National importance under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Maharashtra is given below:-

List of Centrally Protected Monuments/Sites in Maharashtra under the Jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India

SL. No	Name of Monuments / Sites	Location	District
1.	Damri Masjid	Ahmednagar	Ahmednagar
2.	Gate near Niyamat Khan's Place	Ahmednagar	Ahmednagar
3.	Kotla of Twelve Imams	Ahmednagar	Ahmednagar
4.	Mucca Masjid	Ahmednagar	Ahmednagar
5.	Old tomb near Changiz Khan's palace	Ahmednagar	Ahmednagar
6.	Tomb of Nizam Ahmedshah	Ahmednagar	Ahmednagar
7.	Hemadpanthi Temple	Bemini	Ahmednagar
8.	Dhokeshwar Caves	Dhoke	Ahmednagar
9.	Building Known as Faria Bagh	Ghotan	Ahmednagar
10.	Jain Temple	Bhingar Cantonment	Ahmednagar
11.	Temple of Mallikarjuna	Ghotan	Ahmednagar
12.	Cave & Temple	Harishchandra Gad	Ahmednagar
13.	Jarasangh Nagari	Jorve	Ahmednagar
14.	Temple of Mallikarjuna	Karjat	Ahmednagar
15.	Temple of Shiva called Naktichedeul	Karjat	Ahmednagar
16.	Old Temple	Kokamthan	Ahmednagar
17.	Temple of Devi	Mandavagaon Katrabad	Ahmednagar
18.	Salbathan's Tomb	Mohekari	Ahmednagar
19.	Temple of Shiva on the futher side of the stream	Parner	Ahmednagar
20.	Baleshwar Temple	Pedgaon	Ahmednagar
21.	Temple of Laxmi Narayan	Pedgaon	Ahmednagar
22.	Temple of Amriteshwar	Ratanwadi	Ahmednagar
23.	Triple shrined temple of Bhavani	Tahakri	Ahmednagar
24.	Five Stone Gates	Tisgaon	Ahmednagar
25.	Temple of Devi	Toka	Ahmednagar
26.	Temple of Siddheshwar Mahadev	Toka	Ahmednagar
27.	Temple of Vishnu & Five Ghats at attached thereto.	Toka	Ahmednagar
28.	Ancient sites and remains at Daimabad	Daimabad (Ladgaon)	Ahmednagar
29.	Ancient site locally known as Ladmod	Newasa	Ahmednagar
30.	Dahihanda gate of outer city wall.	Akola	Akola
31.	Khirki gate in the outer city wall	Akola	Akola
32.	South -East bastion of the outer city wall together with 10 years of the adjacent wall on each side, variously known as panch Burj Hasrath Yab and containing a persion inscription.	Akola	Akola
33.	Balapur fort	Balapur	Akola
34.	Chhatri near Dak Banglow	Balapur	Akola
35.	Black stone temple of Bhawani	Barsi Takil	Akola
36.	Narnala Fort : i Akot Gateway, ii Ambar Mahal iii Delhi Gateway , iv Large & Two smaller Guns v Mahakali Gateway, vi Mendheao Gateway vii Shahapur Gateway, viii Sirpur Gateway ix Small Mosque, x Tank buikt to contain Oil & Ghee	Patur	Akola
37.	Patur Cave (Two Cave)	Patur	Akola
38.	Tank in front of tomb of Lalkhan	Amner	Akola
39.	Tomb of Lalkhan	Amner	Amaravati
40.	Gawilgarh Fort ( The walls & the whole area contained by them)	Chikalda	Amaravati
41.	City wall of Nawab Ismail Khan	Bllichpur (Achalpur)	Amaravati
42.	Dula Gate	Bllichpur (Achalpur)	Amaravati
43.	Haripura Gate	Bllichpur (Achalpur)	Amaravati
44.	Hauz Katora	Bllichpur (Achalpur)	Amaravati
45.	Jiwanpura Gate	Bllichpur (Achalpur)	Amaravati
46.	Temple of Anandeshwar	Lasur	Amaravati
47.	Ajanta Caves	Ajanta	Aurangabad