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Tourist Spot Attractions In Jodhpur District

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Jodhpur District is a district in the State of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. As of the 2011 census, it is the second highest populated district of Rajasthan , after Jaipur district.Jodhpur is the historic center of the Marwar region. The district contains Mandore, the ancient capital of the Pratihara Rajput kings , and the Pratiharas' temple city of Osiyan. Jodhpur was founded in the 15th century by Rao Jodha, and served as the capital of the kingdom of Marwar under the Rathore dynasty until after Indian Independence in 1947.
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Tourist Spot Attractions In Jodhpur District

  • 1. Mehrangarh Fort Jodhpur
    Mehrangarh or Mehran Fort, located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is one of the largest forts in India. Built in around 1460 by Rao Jodha, the fort is situated 410 feet above the city and is enclosed by imposing thick walls. Inside its boundaries there are several palaces known for their intricate carvings and expansive courtyards. A winding road leads to and from the city below. The imprints of the impact of cannonballs fired by attacking armies of Jaipur can still be seen on the second gate. To the left of the fort is the chhatri of Kirat Singh Soda, a soldier who fell on the spot defending the Mehrangarh fort. There are seven gates, which include Jayapol , built by Maharaja Man Singh to commemorate his victories over Jaipur and Bikaner armies. Fattehpol (also meaning 'victory' which includes th...
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  • 2. Sachiya Mata Temple Osian
    The Sachchiya Mata Temple is located in Osian, near Jodhpur city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The mother goddess Sachiya is worshipped there by Maid Kshatriya Swarnakar , Marwadi, Oswal, Agarwal, Maheshwari, and Mahecha . Panwar Rajputs/Parmar Rajputs, Lakhesars Kumawat , Oswal, Charans, Jains, Pareeks Brahmins, and many other castes living in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and North India. The temple was built by the Parmar King Upendre for his Kuldevi in the 9th to 10th century CE. Maa Jagat Bhawani Shri Sachchiyay Mataji was historically called Shri Osiya Mataji. An archaeological team found many samples, statues, and paintings there. Depictions included the ancient deity of Harihar , Vasudeva with baby Krishna on his head, Krishna fighting with a horse, the killing of Putna, Kalidaman...
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  • 3. Clock Tower - Ghanta Ghar Jodhpur
    This is a list of clock towers by location. It includes clock towers based on the following definition: A clock tower is a tower specifically built with one or more clock faces. Clock towers can be either freestanding or part of a church or municipal building such as a town hall. The mechanism inside the tower is known as a turret clock. It often marks the hour by sounding large bells or chimes, sometimes playing simple musical phrases or tunes.
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  • 7. Sachiya Mata Temple Jodhpur
    The Sachchiya Mata Temple is located in Osian, near Jodhpur city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The mother goddess Sachiya is worshipped there by Maid Kshatriya Swarnakar , Marwadi, Oswal, Agarwal, Maheshwari, and Mahecha . Panwar Rajputs/Parmar Rajputs, Lakhesars Kumawat , Oswal, Charans, Jains, Pareeks Brahmins, and many other castes living in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and North India. The temple was built by the Parmar King Upendre for his Kuldevi in the 9th to 10th century CE. Maa Jagat Bhawani Shri Sachchiyay Mataji was historically called Shri Osiya Mataji. An archaeological team found many samples, statues, and paintings there. Depictions included the ancient deity of Harihar , Vasudeva with baby Krishna on his head, Krishna fighting with a horse, the killing of Putna, Kalidaman...
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  • 8. Jain Mahavira Temple Jodhpur
    Mahavira , also known as Vardhamāna, was the twenty-fourth Tirthankara of Jainism. In the Jain tradition, it is believed that Mahavira was born in the early part of the 6th century BC into a royal kshatriya family in what is now Bihar, India. At the age of 30 he abandoned all worldly possessions and left home in pursuit of spiritual awakening, eventually becoming an ascetic. For the next 12 years, Mahavira practiced intense meditation and severe austerities, after which he is believed to have attained Kevala Jnana . He preached for 30 years and is believed by Jains to have died in the 6th century BC, though the year varies by the Jain sect. Scholars such as Karl Potter consider his biographical details as uncertain, with some suggesting he lived in the 5th century BC contemporaneously wit...
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  • 9. Chamunda Mata Temple Jodhpur
    Chamunda also known as Chamundi, Chamundeshwari, Charchika and Rakta Kali is a fearsome aspect of Devi, the Hindu Divine Mother and one of the seven Matrikas . She is also one of the chief Yoginis, a group of sixty-four or eighty-one Tantric goddesses, who are attendants of the warrior goddess Durga. The name is a combination of Chanda and Munda, two monsters whom Chamunda killed. She is closely associated with Kali, another fierce aspect of Devi. She is sometimes identified with goddesses Parvati, Chandi or Durga as well. The goddess is often portrayed as haunting cremation grounds or fig trees. The goddess is worshipped by ritual animal sacrifices along with offerings of wine and in the ancient times, human sacrifices were offered too. Originally a tribal goddess, Chamunda was assimilate...
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  • 12. Shri Ganesh Temple Jodhpur
    Shri Shri 1008 Siya-Ram Bhakt Mahavir Balaji Mandir is a noted Hindu temple, mandir in Banka district of Bihar, dedicated to the Hindu God Hanuman. The name Shri Shri 1008 Sitaram Bhakt Mahavir Balaji is applied to Shri Hanuman in several parts of India because the childhood form of the Lord is especially celebrated there. The temple is dedicated to Shri Shri 1008 Sitaram bhakt Mahavir Balaji . Unlike similar religious sites it is located in a village rather than the townside. Its reputation for ritualistic healing and exorcism of evil spirits attracts many pilgrims from Banka, Bhagalpur & Munger District and elsewhere. The old village Karharia is located near by the west side of the Small Hill of Fullidumar is about 8 km away and It is located approximately 500 m east of the mini block of...
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  • 13. Santoshi Mata Mandir Jodhpur
    Jai Santoshi Maa is a 1975 low-budget Hindi film that became one of the top blockbusters of all time. Santoshī Mā is the goddess of satisfaction. Usha Mangeshkar, sister of Lata Mangeshkar, sang the devotional songs for the film along with Mahendra Kapoor and the famous poet Kavi Pradeep, who wrote the lyrics of the songs.
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  • 15. Baba Ramdev Temple Jodhpur
    Baba Ramdev is a Hindu folk deity of Rajasthan, India. He was a fourteenth-century ruler, said to have miraculous powers, who devoted his life to the upliftment of the downtrodden and poor people of society. He is worshiped today by many social groups of India as Ishta-deva.
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