Ghanerao
Ghanerao | ||
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village | ||
Vidhan Sabha constituency Pali | | |
| Civic agency | Gram Panchayat | |
| Avg. annual temperature | 30 °C (86 °F) | |
| Avg. summer temperature | 44 °C (111 °F) | |
| Avg. winter temperature | 05 °C (41 °F) | |
Ghanerao is a village in Desuri tehsil of Pali district of Rajasthan.
The village is located on the
State Highway 16. Due to its proximity to Kumbhalgarh fort, Ranakpur Jain temple and Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, it is an important place in tourism with history. Towards southeast of Ghanerao, there are ruins of an old fort on top of a hill, which were built by Kishan Singh Mertiya, son of Gopal Singh, the founder of Ghanerao.[1]
History
Ghanerao was a princely
Udaipur State
.
Ghanerao was granted first class judicial powers by Jodhpur State. Ghanerao Jagir consisted of around 38 villages, with annual revenue of 37600 rupees, out of which 3098 rupees were paid as annual tribute to Jodhpur State.[3]
Temples
There are many Hindu and Jain temples in and around Ghanerao. In the village, there are many Hindu temples such as Laxmi Narayanji, Murlidhar and Charbhujaji. On the outskirts of the village is situated a ‘mahanth’ (
Shrimali Brahmins}. There are about 14 Jain temples, some of them are quite old, Muchhal Mahavir Temple being the most notable one and among the five Jain tirths of Godwar.[4]
The Bratwesher mahadev ji temple was pronounced 'Britwesar Mahadev' by the British, resulting in a name change to Britwaiser Mahadev Temple.
Ghanerao Fort
The village has a fort which is now a heritage hotel.[5]
Demographics
The population of Ghanerao is 7,650 according to a 2001 census,[citation needed] where male population is 3,732 and female population is 3,918.
Notable places
- Ghanerao Castle
- Mahavira Jain temple, constructed around 1020 CE[6]
- Ghanerao Jungle Lodge (Bagha Ka Bagh)
- Sri Shrimali Brahmins Mahalaxmi Tempal Ghanerao
- Sri Britwaser Mahadev (Lord Shive Ji)Temple {Sri Bohra Shrimali Brahmins}
References
- Paliwal, Dr. Devilal (1980). Ghanerao ke Mertiya Rathore (1 ed.). Udaipur: Shri Geeta Printing Press.
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