Tuesday, 30 June 2015

BHILWARA - A CITY OF TEXTILES

When Arjuna was going to Dwarika with all Gopis during Mahabharata period, he passed through Bhilwara region. There was a war with the Arjunai temple.
Bhilwara's culural history can be traced back to the Nagar Brahmins mentioned in the Skanda Purana.
Bhilwara is famous as "the city of textiles & looms".
The city has famous Ramdwara of Ramsnehi Sampraday. The sampraday runs Ram Snehi Multi speciality hospital. The founder Guru of the sampraday was Swami Ramcharanji Maharaj, who preached his followers here later, he moved to Shahpura, 50 km from Bhilwara, where the present headquarters of Ram Snehi Sampraday known as Ram Niwas Dham is located.


  • Badnore Fort is 70 km from Bhilwara on the Bhilwara Asind road.
  • Pur Udan Chatri is about 10 km from Bhilwara city. It is famous for Udan Chatri, Adhar Sheela Mahadev where a huge rock is resting on a small one.
  • Kyara ke Balaji has a natural image of Lord Hanuman. It is said that the image spontaneously appeared on the rock. Patola Mahadev Temple,Ghata Rani Temple, Beeda ke Mataji Temple and Neelkanth Mahadev Temple are nearby attractions situated on the beautiful hills of the Aravali mountain range.
  • The Bhilwara Municipal corporation is developing a tourist place at Gata Rani Mandir.
  • The Madhav Gou Vigyan Anusandhan Kendra (Madhav Cow Science Research Centre), Village Gaadarmala(Pur) is a very popular Gousala.
  • Mandal is around 16 km from Bhilwara city; it has the Battis Khambon ki Chhatri. As the name implies, this is a handsome chhatri made of sandstone with 32 pillars. Some of them have beautiful carving at the base and the upper portion. Within this chatri a huge Shivling is situated.
  • Harni Mahadev: Founded by the ancestors of the Darak family, a Shivling lies under the mountain, built into a Shiva temple is 8 km from the city. It got the name Harni on the name of village near it, a nice place for people from the city for outing as it has hills around. On the occasion of Shiv Ratri a three-day fair is held here. Near this Chamunda mata Mandir is a hill from where one can have a view of whole city. Dadi dham temple is also there on the way.
  • Gayatri shakti peeth near roadways bus stand.
  • Dhanop Mataji: 3 km away from sangariya village in shahpura tehsil.
  • Shri Beed ke Balaji: 3 km away from kanechhan village in shahpura tehsil.
  • Shri Charbhujanath temple: situated at kotri tehsil.
  • Bagore Sahib is Sh. Guru Govind Singh Ji stayed here when he was on journey to Punjab. This historical Gurdwara is situated at a distance of 20 km from town Mandal in Village Bagore of Tehsil Mandal, District Bhilwara, Rajasthan. This holy place has been blessed by the visit of the Tenth Sikh Guru, Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
  • Love Garden which is considered to be the best garden in the state of Rajasthan.

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