BHILWARA

Places of Interest

Mandakini Temple:-

The town situated in the South East of Bhilwara. It is close to the borders of the District Bundi. The ancient name of Bijoliya was Vindhyavali. It is walled with two gates (North and South) and picturesquely situated on a plateau called the UPARMAL. Objects of historical interests are three Saivite temples , probably of the tenth century . A reservoir called the Mandakini Baori with steps, five Jain temples dedicated to Parswnath. The remains of a palace and two rock inscriptions deserve mention. The Jain temples, situated about 1.5 Km. of the south east were built by Mahajan Lala in the time of the Chauhan Raja Someshwar of Ajmer in 1170 AD. One of them is considered scared containing a complete small model of a temple inside . The rock inscriptions are both dated 1170 AD.​

Ramdwara, Shahpura:-

Capital of the erstwhile state of Shahpura ,the town houses the headuarters of the sub division, tehsil, panchayat samiti of the same name. It is about 58 Kms. from district headquarters.The rulers of the erstwhile chiefship of Shahpura belonged to the Sisodia clan of Rajputs. Shahpura is a place of pilgrimage for the followers of the Ram Snehi's sect .Founded by the hindus in 1804 .They have a shrine in the town known as Ram Dwara.The chief priest of Ram Dwara is the head of the sect. Pilgrims from all over the world visit the shrine through out the year . Ram Snehi is an Internation hindu sect. An annual fair Phool Dol Ka Mela is held here on Phagun Sukla 15( march-april) for five days. About one lac people attend the fair. It is also famous for PHAD painitings.​

MANDALGARH:- The place ,situated at a distance of 54 Kms. towards South-East of Bhilwara. It is sub division,tehsil and panchayat samiti of same name.The place is of historical importance because it was the scene of many a fierce battle during the mediaeval times,according to the muslim historians.The place was taken twice by Mahmud Khilji of Malwa in the middle of the fifteenth century , and subsequently appears to have belonged alternately to the Ranas of Mewar and the Mughal Emperors. In or about 1650 A.D. Shah Jahan granted it in Jagir to Raja Roop Singh of kishanGarh,who partially built a palace here , but Rana Raj Singh retook it in 1660.A.D. Twenty years later captured the palace and in 1700 A.D. made it over to Jhujar Singh Chief of Pisangan (now in Ajmer district ) from whom it wasrecovered by Rana Amar Singh in 1706A.D., and it since then remained in the uninterruped possession of his successors. To the North-West is a fort about half a mile in length with a low rampart wall and bastions encircling the crest of the hill on which it stands .The fort is said to have been constructed by a chief of the Balnote Clan of Rajputs ( a branch of Solankis). There is an old temple Jaleshwar by name (1619 v.s.) The fort also houses a temple dedicated to Shiva

Asind (Sawai Bhoj Temple)

This is tehsil and Panchayat samiti. The town is also known for temples situated on the left bank of the Khari, built by Sawai Bhoj. During the princely rule , it was an estate comprising seventy two villages , held by one of the first class nobles of the Mewar State, who had the title of Rawat.