Toranmal

 

Toranmal is a hill Station in the municipal council of the Nandurbar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a hill station located in the Satpura range. Its Gorakhnath temple is the site of a Yatra attended by thousands of devotees on Mahashivratri.

Toranmal is a small plateau with an approximate area of 41.43 sq. kilometers. The plateau has a soccer like shape from which a stream flows across the plateau from south to north. In the southern part of the plateau, stream is bounded and forms the Yashavant Lake which spans about 1.59 km2 and has a maximum depth of 27 meters. Further towards the north on the same stream is the Lotus lake which derives its name from the fact that it is always covered with lotus flowers. The same stream jumps down the cliff in Sita Khai, into the gorge forming an enthralling waterfall in rainy season. Sita Khai is a place located nearly 1.5 km from Toranmal. It comprises of a mesmerizing valley which got its name from Seedha Khai.

Enriched with variety of flora and fauna, the area is flanked by seven ranges of the Satpura hills a cover of dense forest surrounds it. Toranmal, other than being packed with bounty of nature is also a box gleaming with several holy shrines revealing its intriguing culture and traditions. The place had once been a tribal area and is known to derive its name from Torana, a tribal Goddess who is a presiding deity of a temple located in the hilly regions of the plateau.

Torna Devi temple is considered to be as old as 600 years when according to  folklore, the deity of the temple was enshrined. The idol of the Goddess is made of black stone representing Torna Devi.

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