What is "ambajogai"

Ambajogai is a city that has municipal council, Tahsil and subdivision in Beed district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Ambajogai has a lot of heritage places and this township is known as the cultural capital of the Marathwada region.

The town named Ambajogai after goddess Ambabai - Yogeshwari is a heritage temple that is visited by peoples from all over Maharashtra, largely from the Konkan region.

There is an ancient underground cave called Shivleni Caves (Hattikhana) or Jogai Mandap declared as a heritage point (Archaeological sites in Maharashtra), where Lord Shankar, Nandi and Elephants are carved in stone.

The town has other heritage temples like [Sakleshwar] 12 khambhi, Kholeshwar, Mukundraj cave and Dasopant Swami Samadhi, Kashivishwanath, Amruteshwar.

In the 13th century Swami Mukundraj wrote first Marathi poetry 'Viveksindhu' [Meaning: The Ocean Of Wisdom'] in Ambajogai. This work is widely acclaimed for its literary quality as well as the philosophical content. It remains not only the first but among the best literary works ever produced in Marathi.