Barmer Travel
Guide
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General
Information:-
Area : 15 sq Km.
Climate : Mean Max. Mean Min
Summer : 43` C 27` C
Winter : 26` C 10`C
Rainfall : 28 cms.
Clothing : Summer Light Tropical
Winter Woolen
Best Season : August to March
Languages : Rajasthani, Hindi, English.
The
town is situated at above 25 deg. 45 North latitude and 71
deg. 23 east longitude on the Luni Munabao section of the
Northern Rly. It is at a distance of 208 Kilometre from
Jodhpur city by Train and 224 Km. by road. It is located
on the side of a rocky hill which has the remains of an
old fort (Garh) ruins on its summit. There is a temple
dedicated to Balark (The Sun). To the Northwest of the
town are the ruins of Juna or Juna Barmer and to
the south are the remains of three Jain temples. There is
an inscription of 1,295 AD and one of the pillars of the
hall of the largest temple mentioning a Maharajakula Sri
Samanta Sinha Deva ruling at 'Bahadmera'.
One of
the merger of Jodhpur state in the united States of Great
Rajasthan in the year 1949, a separate district of Barmer
was formed which included the former paraganas of Mailani
(Now called Barmer), Sheo, Pachpadra and Siwana. The
Chohatan area (transferred from Sanchore tehsil of Jalore
district) of the fifth paragana of Sanchore.
The
district Barmer derives its name from the head quarter
town, which is said to have been founded in the 13th
century by Bahada Rao (Also called Bar Rao) and named
after him 'Bahada-mer' or Barmer i.e. the
hill fort of 'Bar'.
Prime Sites
Barmer
Perched on a rocky hill, the town has ruins of
an old fort.Of interest are a temple dedicated to Balark
(the Sun) and the ancient ruins of Juna Barmer.The three
Jain temples, an inscription of 1295 A.D. and a massive
pillar in the hall of the largest temple of Maharaja Kula
Sri Samanta Sinha Deva, a ruler of Bahadmera (now, Barmer)
are also worth a visit.
Kiradu
Situated at the foot of a hill near
village Hathma in Barmer tehsil is Kiradu the inscription
dating back to 1161 A.D. reveals that the place was called
Kiratkoop and had once been the capital of Punwars.The
ruins of five ancient temples – one dedicated to Lord
Vishnu and other four dedicated to Lord Shiva are of
interest to archaeologists and art lovers, alike.The
biggest of these temples is the Someshwar Temple.
Khed
Rao Siha, the founder of the Rathore clan along
with his son (Asthanji) conquered Khed from the Guhil
Rajputs and planted the standard of the Rathores.
An old
Vishnu temple of Ranchherji is surrounded by a crumbling
wall and an image of Garuda (the eagle) at the gate guards
the complex.
Other
temples nearby include temples of Brahma, Bhairav, Mahadev
and a Jain temple.
Jasol
Once a principal state of Mallani, this ancient
village has got its name from the descendants of a Rathore
sub-clan.A Jain temple and a Hindu temple are worth
visiting.The Hindu temple is ornamented with fine
sculptures which were brought from a Jain temple of Lord
Mahavir.
Meva Nagar
Once called Viranipur, this 12th
century village lies on the slope of a hill called Nagar -
ki - Bhakarian, 9 km away from Baletra. The village has
three Jain temples. The biggest of these is the one
dedicated to Nakoda Parsvanath. A Vishnu temple is also
worth visiting.
