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[[File:Dhyan Mandir at Anand Sagar Shegaon.JPG|300px|thumb|Anand Sagar and surrounding lake]]
'''Anand Sagar''' is a building complex, lake, and tourist attraction in [[Shegaon]], [[Maharashtra]]. The site was constructed by the Shri Gajanan Maharaj Mandir Trust to solve local water resource issues, and has since become a tourist attraction and pilgrimage site.

== Description ==
The complex at Anand Sagar was constructed by the Shri Gajanan Maharaj Mandir Trust as a means to create jobs in Shegaon, bring in tourist revenue, and provide reliable access to water.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Anand Sagar, Shegaon {{!}} District Buldhana, Government of Maharashtra {{!}} India|url=https://buldhana.nic.in/en/tourist-place/anand-sagarshegaon/|access-date=2020-08-12|language=en-US}}</ref> The project had an initial budget of {{INR|300}} crore.<ref>http://www.gajananmaharaj.org/anandsagarenglish</ref>

The site consists of an artificial lake and a number of buildings. Buildings present include gardens, entertainment buildings, an amphitheater, and temples.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Day Outstation taxi cabs from Pune & Mumbai to Anand Sagar Shegaon|url=http://www.ucab.in/destinations/pune-to-anand-sagar-shegaon-taxi.htm|access-date=2020-08-12|website=www.ucab.in|language=en}}</ref> The lake was made by drawing water from a nearby river and allows Shegaon to better manage water resources.<ref name=":0" />

Anand Sagar was used as a model by several other complexes in India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=author/lokmat-news-network|date=2018-11-21|title=शेगावच्या आनंदसागरच्या धर्तीवर होणारा नागपुरातील अंबाझरीचा विकास बारगळला|url=https://www.lokmat.com/nagpur/development-ambazari-lines-anand-sagar-shegaon-has-resumed/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=Lokmat|language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mar 2|first=Anjaya Anparthi / TNN /|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=06:52|title=MTDC plans to redevelop Ambazari garden at Rs 100 crore {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/mtdc-plans-to-redevelop-ambazari-garden-at-rs-100-crore/articleshow/68225506.cms|access-date=2020-08-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Pilgrimage sites]]

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