Pauni

Pauni is a city and a municipal council in Bhandara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It belongs to Vidarbh region. It belongs to Nagpur Division. It is located 49 KM towards South from District head quarters Bhandara. Pauni is situated on the bank of river Wainganga known as South Ganga. It is a center of market and trade for the surrounding smaller villages and connects the smaller villages to cities like Nagpur, Chandrapur, Bhandara and Gondhia. In ancient times, Pauni was famous for the handloom textile industry.

Pauni has therefore been described as temple town. The important temples are The Great Goddess Bhangaram Mata Twemple, the Dattatraya temples in Vitthal Gujari, the Nilkanth temple, Panchmukhi Ganesh temple, the Chandakai temple, Murlidhar temple, the Vaijeshwar temple and Ram temple. The unique features of the temples at Pauni is that in almost all these temples, Garuda Dhwaj have been erected some of which are of. excellent quality. The entire existing town is located on remains of ancient