Bandhugara

Bandhugara, identified with Bhandara, stands on the Wainganga River in eastern Vidarbha. An old fort in the town is traditionally attributed to the Gaolis, while the name Bhanara appears in an inscription at Ratanpur around 1100. Brass-working became a characteristic craft of the town. The wider Wainganga country contained estates of Gond chiefs and at the end of the seventeenth century belonged to the Gond ruler of Deogarh.