PARBHANI

city, east-central Maharashtra state, western India, on the Manmad-Hyderabad railway, about 10 miles (16 km) south of the Dudna River. Its name refers to the Prabhavati Temple, which was forcibly converted to a mosque during the Mughal period. Now a commercial centre, the city has little industry. The economy of the surrounding region is almost wholly agricultural; the chief crops are jowar (sorghum), bajra (pearl millet), and cotton. Pop. (1991 prelim.) 190,235.