Parner, is a historic town in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters town for Parner Taluka. Parner was named after Rishi Parashar, whose son Maharishi Ved Vyas wrote the famous epic '' Mahabharat also in ancient time parner has called as a PRATI KASHI because in parner there are 12 Jyotirlinga and all are eastiblished by Rishi Parshar maharaj''

Geography

The town of Parner is located at coordinates 19° 0' 0" North, 74° 26' 0" East,Parner Map
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Notable residents

* Senapati Pandurang Mahadev Bapat (12 November 1880 – 28 November 1967), revolutionary and Indian freedom fighter, born in Parner

References

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