Parbhani

Parbhani is one of the eight districts of Marathawada region in Maharashtra state of India. It was previously known as, Prabhavatinagar. Known for its dense populations - Parbhani city is headquarter of this district. District Parbhani is also known as Land of Saints because there were several saints from this part of Maharashtra. Some of the very famous saints are Namdeo fromNarsi and Janabai from Gangakhed. Even the well known mathematician Bhaskara is from Parbhani district.