An Aurangabad tour takes you to the city known for its medieval monuments and rich cultural heritage. The city of Aurangabad was the seat of the Mughal Empire for a short period. The main places of visit at Aurangabad are Bibi-ka-Makbara, a tomb that has some resemblance to the Taj Mahal. On Aurangabad tours you can visit the well known world heritage sites of Ajanta and Ellora. These sites have Buddhist, Jain and Hindu temples. The Ellora caves consist of temples and monasteries hewn from rock by Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monks and craftsmen. The Ajanta and Ellora caves tell the story of the evolution of these Religions.With tour packages for India you can visit the city of Aurangabad.

In the year 1610, the city of Aurangabad was set up on the site of a village, Khirki by Malik Ambar, the Prime Minister of Murtaza Nizam Shah II. In 1626 when Fateh Khan, Malik Ambar's son turned successor, the city was given the name of 'Fatehpur'. Later in 1653, when Prince Aurangzeb became Viceroy of the Deccan, he made the city his capital and called it Aurangabad. Aurangzeb added the walls that enclose the central part of the city in 1686 in order to withstand attacks from the Marathas. There are four principle gateways to the city - the Delhi Darwaza, the Jalna Darwaza, the Paithan Darwaza and the Mecca Darwaza. Nine secondary gateways also formed a part of the defensive system of this city. Aurangabad district has always been a prominent region on the Deccan plateau. The city of Aurangabad has a long artistic and cultural history,to which several dynasties have made major contributions over the years. Aurangabad history tells us about the Maurya rule which marked the arrival of Buddhism in Maharashtra.

There are 24 stone carved caves at Ellora, Carved between 7th & 11th century AD. These cave temples represent 3 religious faiths Buddhism, Jainism & Hinduism. The most remarkable of the carved shrines at Ellora is the Kailasa Temple. It is 50 meters in length, 33 meters wide & 30 meters high. The fantastic structure has been chiseled out by hand from single rock.

The thirty rock-carved caves at Ajanta are cut into a cliff forming Chapels & Monasteries. On the walls are paintings, many still glowing with their original colours. The outer walls are covered with brilliantly executed sculpture.

Rising dramatically over 600 ft above the Deccan plain is the arresting sight of Daulatabad. Once known as Devgiri, this fort served as the head quarters of the powerful Yadava rulers. In the 13th century, Mohammed bin Tughlak, the Sultan of Delhi, made it his capital and renamed it Daulatabad, or City of Fortune. One of the world's best preserved forts of medieval times, surviving virtually unaltered, Daulatabad still displays many of the internal contrivances that made it invincible. A series of secret, quizzical subterranean passages lie amidst the fort. Its defense systems comprised fortifications of double and even triple rows of massive walls. A fortress conquered only by treachery! The most notable structures at Daulatabad are the Chand Minar, Jami Masjid and royal palaces. The tapering 30-metre high tower of the Chand Minar is divided into four storeys, and was faced with glazed tiles and carved motifs. The Minar probably served as a prayer hall or a victory monument in its time. The Jami Masjid was a mosque built by the Khilji ruler of Delhi, Qutubuddin Mubarak. The Royal palaces consist of spacious halls, pavilions and courtyards. The fort is open till 6 pm. The original fortress in Daultabad was constructed in the 12th century AD by the Hindu rulers of the Deccan, but in 1308 it fell into the hands of the Muslims. It must have caught the eye of the conquerors because Mohammed bin Tughlak, the Sultan of Delhi, decided to move his capital from Delhi to Daultabad

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