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Asind:
This is tehsil and Panchayat samiti. The town is also known for
temples situated on the left bank of the Khari, built by Sawai Bhoj.
During the princely rule , it was an estate comprising seventy two
villages , held by one of the first class nobles of the Mewar State,
who had the title of Rawat.
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Gangapur:
Headquarter of the Sahara tehsil, this town is situated at a distance
of about 46 Km. in the South-West of the district headquarters .It was
part of the erstwhile princely state of Gwalior (now in M.P.) prior to
independence. It is municipal town.
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Mandal Garh:
The place ,situated at a distance of 54 Kms. towards South-East of
Bhilwara. It is sub division,tehsil and panchayat samiti of same
name.The place is of historical importance because it was the scene of
many a fierce battle during the mediaeval times,according to the
muslim historians.
The place was taken twice by Mahmud Khilji of Malwa in the middle of
the fifteenth century , and subsequently appears to have belonged
alternately to the Ranas of Mewar and the Mughal Emperors. In or about
1650 A.D. Shah Jahan granted it in Jagir to Raja Roop Singh of
kishanGarh, who partially built a palace here , but Rana Raj Singh
retook it in 1660.A.D. . Twenty years later captured the palace and in
1700 A.D. made it over to Jhujar Singh Chief of Pisangan (now in Ajmer
district ) from whom it was recovered by Rana Amar Singh in 1706A.D.,
and it since then remained in the uninterruped possession of his
successors.
To the North-West is a fort about half a mile in length with a low
rampart wall and bastions encircling the crest of the hill on which it
stands .The fort is said to have been constructed by a chief of the
Balnote Clan of Rajputs ( a branch of Solankis). There is an old
temple Jaleshwar by name (1619 v.s.) The fort also houses a temple
dedicated to Shiva.
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Pur:
Is situated at about 10 Km. from bhilwara city. It is famouls for it
Udan Chatri, Adhar Shila , and Patola mahadev. The Bhilwara Municpal
corporation is developing a tourist place at Gata Rani Mandir.
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Shahpura:
Capital of the erstwhile state of SHAHPURA , the town houses the
headuarters of the sub division, tehsil, panchayat samiti of the same
name. It is about 58 Kms. from district headquarters.The rulers of the
erstwhile chiefship of SHAHPURA belonged to the SISODIA CLAN of
RAJPUTS . Shahpura is a place of pilgrimage for the followers of the '
RAM SANEHIS' Sect .Founded by the hindus in 1804 .They have a shrine
in the town as 'RAM DWARA' .The chief priest of RAM DWARA is the head
of the sect. Pilgrims from all over the world visit the shrine through
out the year . Ram Snehi is an Internation hindu sect. An annual fair
,which is called 'PHOOL DOL KA MELA' is held here on PHALGUN SHUKLA
'15( march-april) for five days. About one lac people attend the fair.
It is also famous for PHAD painitings.
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Bijoliya:
The town situated in the South East of Bhilwara. It is close to the
borders of the District Bundi. The ancient name of Bijoliya was 'VINDHYAVALI'.
It is walled with two gates (North and South) and picturesquely
situated on a plateau called the UPARMAL. Objects of historical
interests are three Saivite temples , probably of the tenth century .
A reservoir called the Mandakini Baori with steps, five Jain temples
dedicated to PARASWNATH .The remains of a palace and two rock
inscriptions deserve mention. The Jain temples, situated about 1.5 Km.
of the south east were built by Mahajan Lala in the time of the
Chauhan Raja Someshwar of Ajmer in 1170 AD. One of them is considered
scared containing a complete small model of a temple inside . The rock
inscriptions are both dated 1170 AD.
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