If you have
planned trip to any holy Indian destination then we are going to tell you about
the place that houses around 35 and more tourist spots. This Indian tourist
place is known as Sirohi a small but impressive city of Rajasthan. There are
five Administrative Divisions (Tehsils) in Sirohi region known as Abu Road, Reodar,
Sheoganj, Sirohi itself and Pindwara. The city is holding another name as Devnagari
because of 14 Jain temples chain.
Geography:
City is
located at altitude of 321 meters from the sea level.
History:
Founder of Sirohi
was Rao Sobhaji and year of foundation was 1405. However, the town was named as
Shivpuri in its ancient period. Later in 1425 the town was reunited and
redeveloped by son of Rao named as Sehastramal. According to present data the average
population of Sirohi was 851107 in 2012.
Tourist attractions
in Sirohi:
Ajari: A
place of worship is first place to visit in the city. Ajari is the village placed
at 5 km distance from Pindwara (another tourist attraction of Rajasthan). Ajari
area is mostly covered with hillocks. Here you will find small stream flowing
closer the village. People believe the stream is having honeycombs and it can
heal skin infections. Lord Mahadev temple is special place to visit in Ajari.
Shri Tiwari
Tirth: Next spot is holy as well known as Shri Tiwari Tirth. This place is dedicated
to Adinath Bhagwan of Jain community.
Shri Zadoli
Tirth: white-colored statue of Lord Adishvar is special thing of this holy
place. Administration part of temple is managed by SAJSPT (Shri Adishvar Jain
Shwetambar Pedhi Trust).
Sirohi
Tirth: famous Jain temple of Bhagwan Parshvanath is next location for
travelers. This teerth is also recognized as Godiji Parshvanath managed by SSPSJT
(Shri Sirohiya (Godiji) Parshvanath Shwetambar Jain Tirth) Trust.
Vatera
Teerth: If you believe in Teerth (holy destinations) then visit Vatera of
Sirohi. The idol of Shantinath Swami is placed in the temple. It is ancient temple
constructed in 12th century.
Mount Abu: Mount Abu hill station in Rajasthan state is positioned at distance of 180 Kms from famous city of Rajasthan “Jodhpur” and 509 kilometers from capital “Jaipur”. Mount Abu is becoming the favorite place for many people as it a famous pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Jain and nowadays countless people are reaching at this pilgrims place. Mount Abu is also renowned for its rhythmic nature exquisiteness. This hill station is also preferred as “An Oasis in the Desert”.
There are
many more destinations where you can visit like Deladar, Dhanari, Gohili, Jhadoli,
Shri Jiravala Teerth, Mandar, Nitoda, Sivera, Dilwara, Trevor's Tank, Chandravati,
Shri Nun Teerth, Shri Mundasthal Teerth, Shri Lotana Teerth, Vasant Garh, Varman,
Ambeshwar Ji Temple, Jirawal Temple, Bamanvad Ji Temple, Karodidhwaj Temple, Sharneshwar
Ji Temple, Mirpur Temple, Sarvadham Temple, Bheru Tarak Dham, Pava Puri Dham, Kalandri,
Radbar Teerth, Shri Beda Tirth and Temple Street.
How to reach
Sirohi?
If you are
coming from Ahmadabad to reach Sirohi then you have to cover the distance of 253
km, though Jaipur 396 km far, Delhi is 674 km away, Pune is 868 km distant and Bangalore 1895 km away from Sirohi.
By Train: 9
railway stations are available in Sirohi region and Sirohi railway station is
major junction among them. Trains for Sirohi are available from Chennai, Ranakpur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Mumbai, Haridwar, Ahmadabad, Bikaner, Jaipur, Mysore and
many other cities of India.
By Air: closest
big airport for Sirohi is Udaipur located at 110 km distance. Domestic flights are available for this airport from almost every corner of the nation because Udaipur is major tourist destination and people are regularly reaching here. Frequent
flights are accessible from Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Mumbai for Udaipur.
