BEED — Jyotirlinga Temples, Forts & the Sugarcane Migration | Indian Districts

Beed sits dead in the centre of Maharashtra, in the Marathwada region — a drought-hardened land of ancient stone temples and one of India's largest seasonal migrations. From the Parli Vaijnath Jyotirlinga and the "floating" Kankaleshwar temple to the koyta sugarcane-cutters who leave by the lakh each year, here is everything you should know about Beed district. In this video: • Where Beed is — Marathwada, the Godavari basin and the Balaghat rain shadow • Area 10,693 km² · population ~25.85 lakh (Census 2011) • How it left the Nizam's Hyderabad in 1948 and joined Maharashtra in 1960 • The Yadavas, the Kankaleshwar temple and the story behind the name "Beed" • Cotton, jowar and the sugarcane-cutter migration of 5 lakh+ people • Ambajogai, the goddess Yogeshwari, and the poet Mukundraj • Parli Vaijnath, Dharur Fort, Kapildhar Falls, Khazana Bavadi & Shahenshah Wali Dargah CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:39 Where in India — orientation 1:27 Administration & talukas 2:20 History 3:24 Economy & the sugarcane migration 4:16 Culture, faith & food 5:08 Famous people 5:39 Places to visit 6:28 Closing Which district should we cover next? Tell us in the comments and subscribe to Indian Districts for one district at a time. #Beed #Maharashtra #Marathwada #IndianDistricts #ParliVaijnath #Ambajogai #IncredibleIndia #IndianGeography #KnowYourDistrict