Location: Karanja Washim
Karanja
Karanja or Karanja Lad is a city and a municipal council in Washim district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Karanja is also known as Karanja Lad and is mainly referred to as such. The town is named after Saint Karanj. The lad is referred for the name of Jain (especially people having surname Chaware) community whose caste is Lad. Karanja is a holy place for Hindus and Jains. It is the birthplace of Shri Nrusimha Saraswati Swami Maharaj, believed to be the second incarnation of Lord Dattatreya.
Climate
This city has a tropical climate. The summers here have a good deal of rainfall, while the winters have very little. This location is classified as Aw by Köppen and Geiger. The average temperature in Karanja is 26.3 °C. The rainfall here averages 995 mm.
History
Karanja is a holy place for Hindus and Jains. It is the birthplace of Shri Nrusimha Saraswati Swami Maharaj, believed to be the second incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. There is a large lake in Karanja Lad known as “Rishi Talao”. … He has built a lot of structures around Karanja Lad.