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| Aurangabad Caves (Aurangabad) |
Aurangabad has a clustre of caves, carved out of the hillside around the 6th or 7th century A.D. The 10 caves are all Buddhist; caves 1 to 5 are in the western group and caves 6 to 10 are 1 km away in the eastern group.
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| Bibi - Ka - Maqbara (Aurangabad) |
A replica of the Taj Mahal, Bibi-Ka-Maqbara was built in 1679 by Aurangzeb's son as a tribute to his mother Begum Rabia Durani. It is the only specimen of the Mughal architecture of it's kind, in the Deccan plateau.
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| Panchakki (Aurangabad) |
Built by Malik Amber in 1695, this watermill takes it's name from the mill which used to grind grain for the pilgrims, designed to generate energy by water, brought down from a spring on a mountain. The gardens and fish tanks here are memorial of Sufi-saint who was buried here in 1624.
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| Purwar Museum (Aurangabad) |
This ia a small two-room museum which contains the fascinating personal collection of a retired doctor. Among the exhibits are a 500 years old chain mail suit, a copy of the Koran handwritten by Aurangzeb and an 800 years old Paithani sari.
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| Daulatabad (Around Aurangabad) |
Situated between Aurangabad and the Ellora caves lies the amazing hilltop fortress of Daulatabad.
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| Khuldabad (Around Aurangabad) |
Situated at a distance of 3 km from Ellora is this heavenly abode. A walled town, considered as the holy shrine of Deccan Muslims. A number of historical figures are burried here, including Aurangzeb -- the last great Mughal emperor.
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| Grishneshwar (Around Aurangabad) |
The 18th century Grishneshwar temple in Verul has one of the 12 jyotirlinga in India. It is an important place of pilgrimage for Hindus.
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| Paithan (Around Aurangabad) |
56 km south of Aurangabad, it is famous for it's Paithani silk saris. Apart from the Paithani weaving centre, the main attraction here is the Gyaneshwar gardens -- the largest garden in Maharashtra.
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