In ancient times, Parbhani was known as Prabhavati nagari Marathi  on account of the existence of a massive temple of Goddess Prabhavati
परभणी शहराला प्रभावतीनगरी हे नाव प्रभावती देवीच्या प्राचीन मंदिराच्या अस्तित्वामुळे देण्यात आले होते.