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General Information about PALI


Pali :
Area : 12,387 sq. km.
Language : Hindi and Rajasthani.
State : Rajasthan.
Location : 78km south of Jodhpur.
STD Code : 2932.

About Pali

Pali District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. Pali is located around 78 km south of Jodhpur. Once inhabited by the Paliwal Brahmins, from whom the place gets its name, ancient Pali housed a highly evolved civilization.

The inhabitants of Pali abandoned their age-old priestly profession and took up cultivation when the then chief of Mandore (the former capital of Jodhpur district) leased the land to Paliwal's.

Being a hardworking and intelligent tribe they soon became wealthy and were noticed by the chieftain of Marwar at the time, Raja Sheoji, who imposed a war tax on the inhabitants of Pali in 1243AD.

Paliwal's refused to pay tax, which make the king furious and he threw some of their leaders into prison in retaliation. The king also passed an edict mandating punishment on every Pali resident who did not pay the tax. This harassment forced the Paliwals to flee to Jaisalmer.

HOW TO REACH THERE

By Air : The nearest airport is at Jodhpur.

By Road : The district has direct road connections with other districts of the state. All the tehsil headquarters and important towns of the district are connected with each other by metallic roads. The National Highway No.8 linking delhi and ahmedabad passes near the boundary of pali district.

By Rail : Rail trasnport is directly connected with Jodhpur and Udaipur. Marwar junction, Rani and Bali towns fall on the meter gauge Jaipur-Ahmedabad line.

MAIN ATTRACTIONS IN PALI

• Jain Temple : It is famous for its magnificent Jain temple built during the reign of Rana Kumbha of Mewar in 15th Century. Ranakpur temple complex is known for its Architectural and natural beauty. It has 24 halls containing 1440 pillers, each one is different from other and each covered with intricate, yet delicate, carvings. The Central temple dedicated to the Jain Thirthankara Adinath ji, is called Chaumukha ( four-faced).

• Nimbo Ka Nath : It is situated between between Falna - Sanderav rout. Myth goes that pandavas stayed here with mother kunti during the exil. Kunti used to worship shiva at this place. Pandvas also established Navdurga at this place.

• Jawai Dam : One of the biggest dam of western Rajasthan. It is situated in sumerpur tehsil of pali district. It has a capacity of 6000 millian qubic feet. It is the main water supply source of jodhpur and pali districts. Besides this, many villages of Jalore and Pali are irrigated through this Dam.

• Lakhotia Garden : It is situated in the heart of Pali city and surrounded by a pond, lakhotia (Also known as city tank). One beautiful temple of Lord Shiva is also situated in the middle of garden.

• Somnath Mandir : It is famous for its historical background and ShilpArt. It is situated in the middle of pali city. It was constructed by then King of Gujrat Kumarpal Solanki in the Vikram samvat 1209. It is the temple of Lord Shiva. In the premises of temple there are many small temple of other Devi Devta.

• Jadan Ashram : This Aashram was established in the year 1990 by Swami Maheswarananda to promote the ancient indian science of yoga and the invaluable spiritual treasures of vedic culture. The Central building of this large complex, is constructed in the shape of the ancient symbol OM. The sound of OM consist of three letters; A, U and M. It represents the cosmic vibraion, the original eternal sound. It is 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.

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