Pali District at a Glance
General
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District: Pali
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Headquarters: Pali
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State: Rajasthan
Area in Sq Km (Census 2011)
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Total: 12387
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Rural: 11948.58
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Urban: 438.42
Population (Census 2011)
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Population: 2037573
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Rural: 1577567
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Urban: 460006
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Male: 1025422
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Female: 1012151
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Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 males): 987
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Density (Total, Persons per sq km): 164
Constituencies (ECI)
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Assembly: 6
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Lok Sabha: 1
Pali District is a district of the state of
Rajasthan in western India. The town of Pali is the district headquarters.
The Aravalli Range forms the eastern boundary
of the district; the southern boundary ends at Bamnera village in Sumerpur
Tehsil. A zone of foothills lies to the west, through which run the many
tributaries of the Luni River. The western portion of the district includes the
alluvial plain of the Luni. It is bounded by eight districts, Nagaur District
to the north, Ajmer District to the northeast, Rajsamand District to the east,
Udaipur District to the southeast, Sirohi District to the southwest, Jalore
District and Barmer District to the west, and Jodhpur District to the
northwest.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Ranakpur Temple
Ranakpur is a village located in Desuri
tehsil near Sadri town in the Pali district of Rajasthan in western India. It
is located between Jodhpur and Udaipur. It is 162 Km from Jodhpur and 91 km
from Udaipur, in a valley on the western side of the Aravalli Range. The nearest
Railway Station to reach Ranakpur is Falna. Ranakpur is one among the most famous
places to visit in Pali, Rajasthan.
The construction of the famous Jain Temple is
well documented in a 1437 CE copper-plate record, inscriptions in the temple
and a Sanskrit text Soma-Saubhagya Kavya inspired by a dream of a celestial
vehicle, Dhanna Shah, a Porwal, commenced its construction, under the patronage
of Rana Kumbha, then ruler of Mewar. The architect who oversaw the project was
named Deepaka. There is an inscription on a pillar near the main shrine stating
that in 1439 Deepaka, an architect constructed the temple at the direction of
Dharanka, a devoted Jain. When the ground floor was completed, Acharya Soma
Sundar Suri of Tapa Gachha supervised the ceremonies, which are described in
Soma-Saubhagya Kavya. The construction continued until 1458AD.
Ranakpur is widely known for its marble Jain
temple, said to be the most spectacular of the Jain temples. There is also a
small Sun temple which is managed by the Udaipur royal family trust.
Ranakpur is widely known for its marble Jain
temple, said to be the most spectacular of the Jain temples. There is also a
small Sun temple which is managed by the Udaipur royal family trust.
Golden Temple
Falna is a town in Pali District in the state of Rajasthan. It is an important railway station on Ahmedabad-Delhi railway line. Falna is 75 km from the district headquarters of Pali.
Falna is the nearest railhead to famous Ranakpur temples. The temples are 35 km from Falna. In Falna itself the Jain Golden Temple is a visitor attraction.
Falna Jain golden temple is a temple built at Falna near the famous Jain temple Ranakpur. It is a major attraction for Pilgrims. The temple belongs to Shri Shankeshwar Parshwanath Bhagwan. “Kanch ka Mandir” (Mirror temple) located below the main temple is also a place of worship, where the walls are covered with small sizes of mirrors. Though it is small, but it is worth visiting.
Apart from the place mentioned above, the other worth visiting places in the district are, the temple dedicated to Ramdeoji near village Biratiya in Raipur tehsil, the fort of Desuri, Kurki the birth place of the well-known poetess Mirabai on the border of Jaitaran tehsil, Jain temples of Narlai in Desuri tehsil, picnic spot in the Deepawas in Raipur tehsil, and Jain temples in Sadri town.
Om Temple
The
Society has its head office in village Jadan district Pali, Rajasthan. Since
1993 the Society has been active in the areas of Health, Education, promotion
of Yoga and Vedic culture, Rainwater Harvesting, and development of peace and
understanding across cultures and religions.
The central building of this large complex,
is constructed in the shape of the ancient Sanskrit symbol OM. The sound of OM
consists of three letters: A, U and M. It represents the cosmic vibration, the
original eternal sound. OM is the underlying source of creation, adi-anadi –
the reality that was, is, and will forever be. Therefore OM represents
wholeness, completion. It is the most beautiful mantra, which contains all
three fundamental aspects of God – Brahma (the Creator), Vishnu (the Sustainer)
and Shiva (the Liberator).
Situated in an area of 250 acres, this
central monument will be the largest man-made symbol of OM in the world. The
108 compartments of residential units that are to form this impressive OM
shape, attract tremendous cosmic energy. These units are symbolic of the 108
beads of the Japa Mala. A lake will represent the crescent Moon of the OM
symbol. Its point, known as bindu, will be constructed as a tower, 108 feet in
height, with 12 temples. At 90 feet, there will be a large overhead water tank
and above this, a Surya temple dedicated to the Lord of the Sun.
Ghanerao
Ghanerao
is a village in Desuri tehsil and is situated in the south-west of Desuri on
the road leading to Sadri. The place was held by a first class Jagirdar of the
erstwhile Jodhpur state prior to the independence and it was the prime duty of
this Jagirdar to defend the famous fort of Kumbhalgarh (now in Rajsamand district).
There are many, both Hindu and Jain, temples in the village and its vicinity. There are about eleven Jain temples;
some of them are quite old, in the village itself besides Hindu temples of
Laxmi Narainji, Murlidharji and Charbhujaji. On the outskirt of the village is
situated a Math known as Giriji ki Dhooni. A temple of Gajanand here is worth
seeing. A mosque is also located here, which is worth seeing.
Another Jain temple, known as Muchhala
Mahavir is also situated in the vicinity of the village. The temple is said to
be very old and whose management is with the Anandji Kalyanji Trust.
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