Bir

Bir, also known as Beed, lies in the Deccan country south of the Godavari. Its Kankaleshwar temple stands within a tank, with carved stone shrines associated with the Yadava period. The town also became home to Muslim religious buildings and the tomb of the Chishti saint Shahinshah Wali. According to the local history Tarikh-i Bir, Muhammad bin Tughluq fortified the town and built wells here. In the early eighteenth century an Eidgah and a new settlement on the eastern heights added to the town’s fabric.