- Nagpur is world famous for its Oranges and appropriately called as the Orange City. The cultivation of orange has brought indispensable glory to the region.
- The orange is cultivated in 80000 hectares area in Vidarbha Region with a total production of nearly 5 lakh tons.
- In Nagpur District, orange is cultivated in about 0,965 hectares. There is an interesting story, how the cultivation of orange in this region started.
- It was tested for the first time a s a Kitchen garden plant during the year 1896 by Late Shri Raghujiraje Bhonsle and observed as a successful venture. Since then, the cultivation attained momentum year after year.
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| Nagpur Orange |
Tourist spots of Nagpur City :
Diksha Bhoomi :
- Diksha Bhoomi is one of the most important religious place for the Buddhists and Neo Budhists.
- It is situated in the heart of the city on a very big ground with structure of stupa built on it.
- It is at this place, Dr.B.R. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism in 1956 and converted more than five lakhs of his followers to Buddhism on Vijaya Dashami day.
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| Deeksha-Bhoomi |
Dragon Palace, Kamptee
- Dragaon Palace is a Buddhist temple situated in Kamptee, a satellite township of Nagpur District.
- It is dedicated to Lord Budha and boast of striking architecture and picturesque landscape.
- The temple was founded by Mother Noriko Ogawa Society of Japan in association with Ms.Sulekha Kumbhare.
- It comprises a magnificent Buddhist prayer center, colossal statute of Lord Budha carved out of a single block of sandalwood.
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| Dragon Palace |
Ambazari Lake :
- Ambazari is a famous lake and spread over an area of 15.4 Kms. on the western outskirts of the city.
- It is surrounded by a picturesque garden.
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| Ambazary lake side Park |
Sitabuldi Fort :
- A visit to Nagpur is not complete without a visit to this important landmark of Sitabuldi Fort, nestled on the Twin Mountains and situated in the heart of the city.
- In the year 1857, a British Officer built this fort.
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| Sitabuldi Fort |
Zero Mile Stone:
- Zero Mile Stone is said to be the exact middle point or center of India. This important place has beautiful statutes of horses.
- Because of this zero mile stone, Nagpur city has got the importance of being located in the heart of the country/centrally located place. I
- t is a matter of great proud that BSNL, Nagpur Administrative Office is situated just adjacent to this great land mark statute.
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| Zero Mile |
Seminary Hills:
- Named after the Seminary of St.Charles, this hillock is about 6 Kms. west of the old city giving a captivating panoramic view of the city.
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| Seminary Hills |
Shree Ganesh Tekdi Temple:
- Shri Ganesh Tekdi Temple is one of the most popular and famous temple in Nagpur City.
- It’s name is given as Tekdi Ganapati because it is constructed on a hill and in marathi language, a hill is called as Tekdi.
- It is believed to be approximately 250 years old.
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| Ganesh Tekdi |
Balaji Mandir at Seminary Hills:
- The most popular of Indian deities Shri Balaji is the presiding deity in this temple.
- It is situated in the serene and picturesque surroundings of Nagpur’s famed Seminary Hills.
- This temple also houses the idols of Lord Kartikeya who is believed to be commander of the army of Gods.
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| Balaji Mandir at Seminary Hills |
Sri Poddareshwar Ram Mandir:
- In the year 1923, this beautiful temple was built with marble and sandstone carving work.
- The three principle characters of the Indian epic “The Ramayana” are the presiding deities of this temple.
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| Sri Poddareshwar Ram Mandir: |
About Nagpur
- Nagpur is the largest city in central India & the winter capital of the state of Maharashtra. It is a fast-growing metropolis and the third largest city.
- According to a survey by ABP News-Ipsos, Nagpur has been identified as the best city in India by topping the liveability, greenery, public transport, and health care indices.
- Nagpur is the seat of the annual winter session of the Maharashtra state assembly, "Vidhan Sabha". Nagpur is a major commercial and political center of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
- In addition, the city derives political importance from being the headquarters for the Hindu nationalist organisation RSS and an important location for the Dalit Buddhist movement.
It is famous for the Nagpur Orange and is known as the "Orange City" for being a major trade center of oranges cultivated in the region.
History of Nagpur :
- Nagpur is a city with great capabilities to grow and prosper in the coming days. It is very important for State and Central Governments to contribute to the growth, development, prosperity of Nagpur.
- Nagpur completed 300 years of establishment in the year 2002. A big celebration was organised to mark the event.
- The present city was founded in the early 18th century by Bhakt Buland, a Gond Prince of the Kingdom of Deogad in the Chhindwara District. Seeing the advantage of civilized life in Delhi, he started to build Nagpur as his new capital. His successor Chand Sultan continued the work.
- On Chand Sultan’s death in 1739, disputes regarding succession arose and Raghuji Bhonsle, the Maratha Governor of Berar, helped to restore the elder son to the throne. As the dissentions continued, Raghuji Bhonsle again intervened in 1743 and the control of Nagpur slowly passed on from the Gonds to the Marathas. In became the capital of the Bonsles.
- With the Bhonsle dynasty came the vast class of cultivators in Vidarbha, Raghuji’s successors lost some territories to the Peshwas of Pune and the Nizam of Hyderabad. In In 1803, Bhonsles (along with their allies Scindias [Shinde] of Gwalior) at Assaye and Argaon (Argaum).
- In 1811 Pindaris attacked Nagpur. Bhonsles again lost to the British in 1817 and Nagpur came under British influence. In 1853 Raghuji III died without an heir to his kingdom. As a result, the city lapsed into British control under Lord Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse. { This policy was one of the reasons which led to the Indian War of Independence [Sepoys' Mutiny : as referred to by the British] in 1857}.
- In 1861, Nagpur became the capital of the Central Provinces. The advent of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIP) in 1867 spurred its development as a trade centre. After Indian independence, Nagpur became the capital of Madhya Bharat state (C.P. and Berar). In 1960, the marathi majority Vidarbha region was merged with the new state of Maharashtra and Nagpur was designated the second capital of Maharashtra state, alternating with Bombay as the seat of the Maharashtra state legislature.