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Khuldabad
Khuldabad is located at distance of about 15 kms from Aurangabad and 3 km from Ellora.
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History

It is also known as 'Valley of Saints', Khuldabad is located at distance of about 3 km from Ellora. A large scale Sufi had been migrated to Khuldabad in 14th century, as several Sufi saints of the Chishti ordered to reside Khuldabad (Abode of Eternity). There is the Dargah, or tomb of Moinuddin Chishti, the spiritual guide of the Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb, within this sacred complex. Aurangazeb's tomb is also there near the tomb.

This simple tomb remains as an eloquent evidence to the staunch faith and Spartan lifestyle of this pious Muslim ruler. The tomb was constructed only with the few rupees he had earned by stitching cloth caps.
"No marble sheets should shield me from the sky as I lie there one with the earth" is the line, which is inscribed on his gravestone elegantly in Persian calligraphy. Nearest airport is at Aurangabad and Jalgoan. There are regular buses between Aurangabad and Ellora.

Khuldabad (Hindi: also Kuldabad or Khultabad) is a city and a municipal council in Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Initially it was known as Rauza meaning garden of paradise. It is known as the Valley of Saints, or the Abode of Eternity, because in the 14th century, several Sufi saints of the Chishti order, chose to reside here. The dargah of Shaikh Burhan ud-din Gharib Chisti along with the tomb of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his trusted general Qamar-ud-din Khan, Asaf Jah I are located in this town.


It is famous devotee place. It has "BHADRA MARUTI" Temple. People come from Aurangabad and nearby places by walk for offering puja on Hanuman Jayanti and on Saturdays in Marathi calendar month "SHRAVAN". It has a famous mosque that contains two of Prophet Muhammad's whiskers. It is also the site of the open-air tomb of the last great Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb. Nearby is the Valley of the Saints, which is purported to contain the graves of 1500 Sufi saints.

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