Khuldabad
Khuldabad | |
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City | |
Tomb of Aurangzeb, Khuldabad, 1850s. | |
| Coordinates: 20°00′34″N 75°11′20″E / 20.009524°N 75.188799°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Aurangabad |
| Named after | Aurangzeb |
| Elevation | 857 m (2,812 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 12,794 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| • Commonly Speak | Urdu, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MH-20 |
Khuldabad, also called Rauza, is a city (municipal council) and a Taluka of Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is known as the Valley of Saints, or the Abode of Eternity, because in the 14th century, several Sufi saints chose to reside here. The Bhadra Maruti Temple and Dargah of Zar Zari Zar Baksh, Shaikh Burhan ud-din Gharib Chisti and Shaikh Zain-ud-din Shirazi, along with the tomb of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his trusted General Asif Jah I, the first Nizam of Hyderabad, are located in this town. It is a holy and spiritual city of Islamic saints.
The place has famous Bhadra Maruti Temple. People come from Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and nearby places by walk for offering puja on Hanuman Jayanti and on Saturdays in Marathi calendar month "Shravan". Nearby is the Valley of the Saints, which is purported to contain the graves of 1500 Sufi saints.