Puntamba
Sign in to savePuntamba is a market town situated on the banks of the Godavari River in Rahata taluka, Ahmednagar District in the state of Maharashtra in India. The village contains the 14th and the final resting place of the sage Changdev. The town is known for old temples and traditional schools that specialize in study of the Hindu scriptures or the Vedas.
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- Locality
- Changdevnagar
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
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- History of name
- Town layout
- Economy and culture
- Hindu religious institutions, places of worship and pilgrimage
- Changdeo Temple
- Farmers’ strike
- Notable people
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Puntamba is a market town situated on the banks of the Godavari River in Rahata taluka, Ahmednagar District in the state of Maharashtra in India. The village contains the 14th and the final resting place of the sage Changdev. The town is known for old temples and traditional schools that specialize in study of the Hindu scriptures or the Vedas.
==History of name== The village has history going back to the Shalivahana. It is believed that the name of the village was formed by merging the two towns Punyastambha and Tambilindanapur.
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