Panchakki - Aurangabad
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| Address : | Panchakki Rd, |
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| Postal code : | 431001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description : | Small museum in a 17th-century watermill, on a site previously occupied by medieval Sufi mystics. |
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Murali Krishna. H on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Panchakki , wheel rotating with water force. I usage of under ground water canal for grinding wheat and other grains to make flour. Make rotis for poor. It’s engineering marvel using Hydro dynamics for grinding and same water for fountain. The panchakki still running, witnessing the history of 400 years. Pranam to the great saint and the engineers who made it possible. No computers , only will power, tacit knowledge of the area, usage of water power for grinding. Salute to great people who made it possible.
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Saurabh kawthekar on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very unique system of water harvesting and water transportation during Deccan sultanate era. Water used for to move chaaki to get grain flour.
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Sunita Landge on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Panchakki is located in Aurangabad city.we visited last week.What a miracal place ! We liked.Do you know means of panchakki ? Pan= water, chakki=stone grain flourmill .It is run by water force.It is historical place during mughal era. It was make for poor people .There are dargah of baba shah musafir a sufi saint and 600 years old banyan tree, beautiful garden,kham river ect. Entree fee=10Rs pp.no parking.no clean. Thank you.
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Shadaab Khan on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Panchakki, known as the water mill. This monument is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, displays the scientific thought process put in medieval Indian architecture. It was designed to generate energy via water brought down from a spring on a mountain. The building, attached to the dargah of Baba Shah Musafir a Sufi saint is located in a garden near the Mahmud Darvaza and consist of a mosque, a madrassa, a kacheri, a minister's house, a sarai and houses for zananas.
Most of the buildings in the dargah complex (including Panchakki) were erected by Turktaz Khan, a noble on the staff of Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah in about 1695 A. D. The oblong reservoir in front of the mosque and fountains were added 20 years later by Jamil Beg Khan. Dating back to the 17th century, this ingenious water mill was designed to use the energy generated by flowing water from a nearby spring to turn the large grinding stones of the flour mill. Shah Mosafar died in Hijri 1110. This watermill was used to grind grain for the pilgrims and disciples of saints as well as for the troops of the garrison.
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Yukti Thakkar on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Its an epic place to see old engineering where water is used to rotate a fan which leads to movement of wheat grinder(Chakki). The water has been flowing since 300 years. Good place to visit
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Marathi Jodi on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Panchakki also known as water mill. It is historical place . If you are in Aurangabad do visit this place , it wont take more than 30 minutes to explore. Complex has madras,mosque, court etc. Also you will find many shops inside the area.
Entry fee is 10rs.
Big tree 600 years old is inside the complex.
Parking is not available outside.
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Highway To Hill (highway.to.hill) on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Place of historical significance but maintenance can be much better. I saw some construction going on. Small area. Few shops around. Can be covered in 30 minutes.
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Sukumar shah on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Good old place. It's wonder how our ancestors developed and used science at its best. How our this knowledge wiped out during last few hundred years. This is classic example of using gravitational force for water movement. Also how it is used in turbines for ata chakki. Impressive place. Now averagely maintained. Mosque near by is also okay for tourists.
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