Lomasha ( Sanskrit : लोमश , romanized : Lomaśa ) is a sage featured in Hindu texts . He is most prominently featured in the Mahabharata , where he narrates a number of legends to the Pandavas during their period of exile in the forest.
14-607: Jalgaon ( pronunciation ) is a city in Maharashtra , India. The city is located in North Maharashtra in the subregion of Khandesh , and serves as the administrative headquarters of its namesake district, the Jalgaon district . Situated on Asian Highway 53 and 76.3 Km from ' Ajanta Caves '. The Girna river flows from the western part of the city. Jalgaon is colloquially known as the " Banana city of India " as
28-462: Is narrated by Lomasha. In the Padma Purana , the legend of Lomasha coming across five maidens of the gandharva race who had fallen in love with the son of a sage is described by Narada . The young man rejected their advances, and when they attempted to claim him by force, he turned them into pishachas , and they responded in kind. Feeling sorry for their plights, the sage had them bathe in
42-577: Is served by the Jalgaon Junction railway station . The railway connects the city to major cities like New Delhi , Mumbai , Hyderabad , Kolkata , Panvel , Chennai , Agra , and Lucknow . North Maharashtra University is located 8 km away from thecity's center. Prominent under/post-graduate colleges in thecity are Mooljee Jetha College and Nutan Maratha College. Jalgaon has two medical colleges, Government Medical College and Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College and Hospital, Jalgaon . and
56-621: The Government Ayurved College, Jalgaon providing the knowledge of Ayurveda. Jalgaon has a hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSh ) owing to the rain shadow of the Western Ghats . There are three seasons in Jalgaon: the sweltering and arid "hot" season from March to mid-June, the warm and "wet" under the monsoon from mid-June to September, and the dry "cool" season from October to February. In Jalgaon District,
70-624: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.237 via cp1104 cp1104, Varnish XID 212146988 Upstream caches: cp1104 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:58:41 GMT Lomasha In the Mahabharata , Lomasha is described to have visited Indraloka to pay his respects to Indra . He observed the Pandava Arjuna seated upon half of
84-541: The average annual rainfall is around 690 mm and the temperature can range from 10 to 48 degrees Celsius, making it a diverse climate with scorching summers of up to 45 degrees Celsius. Jalgaon has been ranked 19th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India. Gandhi Teerth is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Jalgaoncity. It is a research institution and museum based on
98-424: The deity's throne. Indra explained to the sage that Arjuna shared the throne with him due to the virtue of being his son, and described the circumstances of the prince's birth and identity. He instructed the sage to return to earth, to the forest of Kamyaka , and offer Yudhishthira reassurance that his brother would return to him after gaining celestial weapons , and ask him to bathe in pilgrimage sites along with
112-610: The example of the superiority of the devas over the asuras , the sage assured him that those who did not adhere to dharma would be destroyed. The sage regaled the tales of a number of personages to the Pandavas, such as those of Agastya , Rama , Parashurama , and Rishyashringa . He accompanied them during their visits to a number of holy sites such as the Naimisha forest, Gaya , and the river Yamuna , and explained their significance to them. The legend of Indra slaying Vritra
126-661: The existing airfield in July 2009. Pratibha Patil , then president of India, laid the foundation stone for the development and expansion of the Jalgaon airport in June 2010. Jalgaon offers flights to Mumbai , Hyderabad , Ahmedabad , Kolhapur , Nashik and Nanded operated by Trujet airlines. In March 2024, Fly91 restarted commercial operations in the airport, by starting new flights to Goa , Hyderabad , Pune and Alliance Air started new flights to Ahmedabad and Mumbai . The city
140-675: The holy waters of the Narmada river, which returned them to their original forms. Lomasha advised the young man to take the five maidens as his wives and live together by the banks of the river. In the Skanda Purana , Lomasha narrates a number of legends, such as that of the Samudra Manthana and the conflict between the asuras , led by Virochana , and the devas , led by Indra. In the Tulasi Ramayana , Lomasha
154-572: The life of Mahatma Gandhi. It was established on 25 March 2012 by the Gandhi Research Foundation. Guru Purnima festival at Maharishi Krishna Dvaipayana Vedvysa Temple in Yawal is also a popular pilgrimage destination. It is visited by pilgrims from within Jalgaon and neighboring states like Madhya Pradesh. The temple is located at the confluence of the river Hadkhai-Khadkai also known previously as River Harita and Sarita. Vyasa
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#1732780721510168-416: The other Pandavas. The deity also bade the sage to protect Yudhishthira from the rakshasas that resided in the forest. Accordingly, Lomasha visited Yudhishthira and conveyed the aforementioned message of Indra, and offered to accompany him during his pilgrimage. Hearing Yudhishthira's grievances about the success of his unrighteous foes, Lomasha preached to the prince regarding the nature of dharma . Citing
182-680: The region's (Jalgaon district) farmers grow approximately two-thirds of Maharashtra's banana production. Jalgaon's airport was built in 1973 by the Public Works Department. The Jalgaon municipal council took over its operations in April 1997 and handed it over to the Maharashtra Airport Development Company in April 2007. The Government of Maharashtra signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Airports Authority of India (AAI) to upgrade
196-530: Was invited by the sage Lomasha to perform a sacrifice for the Pandavas after their incognito exile. It is one of the main three temples of Vyasa, the others being Vyas Chatti, Badrinath and Vyas Kashi Temple. Other ancient pilgrim places and tourist destination include, As per Indian government census 2011, the population was 4,60,228 out of this 240590 were males and 219638 were females. Maharashtra Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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