Puntamba

Puntamba

Puntamba | पुणतांबा is an ancient village situated on the banks of the Godavari river in Rahata taluka, Ahmadnagar district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It is believed that the name of the village was formed by merging two town places 'Punyastambha' and 'Tambilindanapur'.The family name, Puntambekar comes from this town. The village is served by a rail link between Manmad & Daund. There is also a train line linking Puntamba to Shirdi. The 14th and the final resting place of the sage Changdev is located in this village . The village is surrounded by a wall ('Tatabandi') There are also a number of traditional houses called "vada" with courtyards in the village. It is village of Old Temples and also known for Vedabhyas.
Horticulture is main business of people who live in Puntamba.
C. Ramchandra aka Ramchandra N. Chitalkar, the Hindi film Music Director who composed many all time favourites of 1940s & 1950s was born in Puntamba in the year 1918.


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