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"The
city of Bels " Jhalraptan, has with in its ancient city walls the ruins
of the Sun Temple. Many Jain Temples lay beyond it On The main Kota highway
to Chittaurgarh and Udaipur Via Bundi lie some intresting temples.The First
is Bijolia, a culctural centre of the chauhan kings in the 10th century. At
the sites of the ancient Mahanal or great Chasm and Bijolia, there are temples
of Lord Shiva with exquisite carvings of Shiva Parvati in different posses,
dansers and musicians ,attendants and animals.65 kms from Jodhpur in a deserted valley the midst of sandy tracts of the Thar desert, stand the temples of Osian. Osian was once a sacred centre of Hinduism and Jainism, and the few Temples that remain are the last remnants of this ancient citadel of faith. In Nagaur, there is the Tarkin-Ki-Dargah which has an old mosque and it is held in reverence by many devotees. The Dargah is visited not only by Muslims but members of all communities who come here with a lot of devotion to pay homage.
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