Wandering Destination: Anand sagar, Shegaon

Anand sagar, Shegaon

Entrance gate at Anand Sagar

Shegaon is a small town located in Maharashtra on central rail line from Mumbai to Nagpur. It is sacred place for the people who believed in the powers of Gajanan Maharaj, one of the saints from modern era. Apart from his Samadhi, Shegaon hosts few interesting places to visit; foremost among them is Anand Sagar. Anand Sagar is an artificial garden with a large lake centered in it. The main attraction here is the imitation of Vivekanand smarak situated at the center of the man-made lake. It congregates aquarium, play grounds, wide spread lawns, and cafeterias. There is also a colossal open air theater where beautiful fountain shows are arranged in the evening.  



Accommodation

This place is a good weekend trip and can be completed in 2 days comfortably (If you live in Maharashtra). A proper mixture of family trip and pilgrimage. Bhakt-niwas, lodges for pilgrims constructed by trust are of all kinds: economic to  luxurious. 

Vivekanand Dhyan Gumfa (Meditation Center)

How to reach:

Shegaon is well connected by train from Mumbai, Nagpur and Kolkatta.  It is located on NH-6 and thus  well connected with major Mahrashtrian cities by road as well. From railway station to temple to Anand Sagar free bus service is available.
Open air theater

Photographs:


I visited this place long back in 2005 during one workshop I attended at Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering. Here are few photographs I clicked with my Sony 3.2 mega pixel camera. Video recording was then not allowed. There is small entry fee and camera fee is levied separately

Well maintained gardens lush green lawns




Cafeterias



Few more photographs:

Entrance gate and the gardens








Decorated pathways 







Vivekanand Dhyan Gumfa (Meditation center)




The lake

 
 
 






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24 comments:

  1. Wow this place is simply Amazing Paresh...Thanks for sharing with the info.. :)

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  2. lovely images... esp from the evening looks very serene...

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    1. Yes it was indeed. I still remember the calm time I spent there !

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  3. Nice ambiance in the shots! I wish to visit some day.

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  4. Nice and detailed photos.... Mala mazi trip athavali, me Shegaon ani Anandsagar la 2004 madhe gele hote ..... khoopach chaan Garden aahe te. Bridge varun khoop chaan view disto... ani meditation center madhli shantata mala ajunahi athavate, ek veglach experience hota to.

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    1. Deepa, he photo suddha junech aahet. Aata tithe kashi condition aahe kaay mahit :-) Hopefully changalich asel !

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  5. Beautiful pictures. The place looks awesome.

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    1. Yes indeed the place is awesome. Thanks Dr. Kiran :-)

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  6. Wow, absolutely wonderful photos. What a beautiful place Shegaon is. Wonder why I never heard of this town before.

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    1. Thanks Ragini. Shegaon is not that famous bcos it is largely considered as a holy place that to visted mainly by Gajanan Maharaj followers.

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  7. Beautiful place ,very well maintained ...

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    1. Thanks Harsha. As the place is well maintained, number of spectators are increasing day by day! Its all bcos of the management by the trust!

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  8. The construction and beautification work is still going on and day by day the place is becoming a diamond in jewel

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    1. Thank you sir for providing latest on the place. It seems that my prediction about improvement will be correct.

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  9. Glad I found this post. It’s really awesome. Thanks for sharing your experience at Shegaon.Shegaon is a small town located in Maharashtra on central rail line from Mumbai to Nagpur .Lavasa is also a beautiful hill station in Maharashtra. There are many places to see in lavasa

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    1. Thnx Pratiksha for visitng the blog. Glad that info was useful to you ! I am sure u have a great visit at Anand Sagar. Keep following this blog for more.

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  10. What a beautiful place...thankyou for sharing your images..

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  11. dear sir can i ask u that how much acer this aanandsagar is established?
    and how much money you are spending in this construction.

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