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'''Jnaneshwar Udyan''' or '''Dnyaneshwar Udyan''' is a garden in [[Maharashtra]] resembling the [[Brindavan Gardens]] near [[Mysore]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Arya|first=R. P.|date=2007|title=Incredible India: Tourist & Travel Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=miVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Jnaneshwar+Udyan|publisher=Indian Map Service|page=198|isbn=978-8189875206|access-date=21 May 2015}}</ref> It was built in the 1970s by the state government,<ref>{{cite book|date=1979|title=Annual Report of the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IVO4AAAAIAAJ&q=Jnaneshwar+Udyan|publisher=[[Department of Atomic Energy]]|page=79|access-date=21 May 2015}}</ref> adjacent to Nathsagar, the reservoir formed by the [[Jayakwadi dam|Jayakwadi Dam]]. It is located in the ancient town of [[Paithan]] which is 40 km south of [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]. Out of an area of 125 hectares, orchids cover 26 hectares and 28 hectares are laid out as parks. Colourful flowerbeds, vast lawns and musical fountains are the attractions of the udyan. Ten plazas and twenty-two fountains are added features. More than a hundred thousand trees, in addition to the forty thousand fruit trees are the pride of the garden. There is a nursery selling saplings and spices. It has a children's play area, swimming pool and boat rides.

It is named after the saint [[Jnaneshwar]], whose native village was near [[Paithan]].
[[Image:Birds at Jayakwadi.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Migratory birds at Jayakwadi Dam, [[Aurangabad Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]]]

The lake of Nathsagar spread over 350 km<sup>2</sup> is a sanctuary for migratory flamingoes and other birds. Male Masjid (or [[Mosque]]) is near the garden, where the wedding ceremony between Emperor Akbar's son, Danial, and the princess of [[Bijapur, Karnataka|Bijapur]], took place.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://archive.today/20130113051049/http://santeknath.org/photo%20gallery%20paithan.html Photo gallery]

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[[Category:Gardens in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Aurangabad, Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:1970s establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in the 1970s]]


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