Pilgrimage tourism in Wardha district is full of visits to the many temples located here. The nature of pilgrimage tourism here is rather secular as apart from temples, there are also places of Buddhist and Muslim worship that may be visited by the tourists. The Buddhist Stupas draw a number of tourists both from home and abroad. The district abounds in cultural heritage as there are a number of places here which try to protect and propagate the ancient Indian traditions. An example of this would be the Laxmi Narayan temple where books on the
Veda,
Upanishad etc are sold in Hindi.
The various places of pilgrimage tourism in Wardha district are discussed below. KelzerThere is a Varad Vinayak`s (
Lord Ganesha) temple at Kelzer which is also known as one of the Ganesh temples from Ashtavinayaka in the Vidarbha region. The sculpture of Lord Ganesha found here belongs to the ancient period of the Aryas.
The Laxminarayan Mandir is a landmark in the Bajaj group's social development, as it was the first temple to open its gates to the dalits (untouchables). On 17th July 1928, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and at the initiative of Jamnalalji, Acharya Vinoba Bhave led a group of dalits inside the temple. Gandhiji too sought blessings at the temple before leaving for Mumbai to begin his Quit India Movement. Read more about the history of the Laxminarayan Temple at Wardha, and the idols installed at the temple which stand unique.
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