Parner, is a historic town in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters town for Parner Taluka. Parner was named after Rishi Parashar, whose son Maharishi Ved Vyas wrote the famous epic Mahabharat also in ancient time parner has called as a PRATI KASHI because in parner there are 12 Jyotirlinga and all are eastiblished by Rishi Parshar maharaj