Pokharni

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Pokharni Narasimha
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Pokharni Narasimha
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Pokharni Narasimha
Pokharni Narasimha (India)
Coordinates: 19°07′09″N76°43′56″E / 19.1192195°N 76.7321205°E / 19.1192195; 76.7321205 Coordinates: 19°07′09″N76°43′56″E / 19.1192195°N 76.7321205°E / 19.1192195; 76.7321205
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani district
Government
 • SarpanchMadanrao S. Wagh
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,881
Demonym(s) Pokharnikar
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration MH-22

Pokharni is a village located in the Parbhani District of the Marathawada region of Maharashtra State of India. It is known for a temple dedicated to Narasimha. [1]

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It is 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Parbhani and has a railway station. [2]

Demography

Pokharni Narasimha Railway Station

ParameterDetail [4]
Station codePKNS
Zone SCR (South Central)
Division Hazur Sahib Nanded
District Parbhani
Platforms2
Halting Trains13
Elevation417m
TrackDiesel

Geography and Transport

Pokharni is in Parbhani taluka. Pokharni is located on Parbhani-Gangakhed road. Following table shows distance of Pokharni from various cities.

CityDistance(KM)
Parbhani 19
Gangakhed 21
Sonpeth 29
Manwath 31
Palam 32
Pathri 35
Purna 39
Nanded 72
Hingoli 90
Aurangabad 186
Mumbai 473

Narasimha Temple

Pokharni is known for grand old temple of Narasimha, a Hindu deity. Uniqueness about temple is, entrance of the main room where big deity of Narsimha resides is very small and one have to squat to enter in main deity room. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!". wikimapia.org.
  3. ↑ "Pokharni Village Population - Parbhani - Parbhani, Maharashtra". Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "PKNS/Pokharni Narasimha (2 PFs) Map/Atlas". India Rail Info. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Lord Narsimha Temple, Pokharni". tourmet. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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