Ahor

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Ahore
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Ahore
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Ahore
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Ahore
Ahore (India)
Coordinates: 25°22′01″N72°46′59″E / 25.367°N 72.783°E / 25.367; 72.783 Coordinates: 25°22′01″N72°46′59″E / 25.367°N 72.783°E / 25.367; 72.783 [1]
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Founded byThakur Veridas
Named for Avri (आवरी)
Area
 • Total2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total16,863 [2]
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Marwari
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
307029
Telephone code+912978
ISO 3166 code RJ-IN
Vehicle registration RJ-16
Sex ratio 963 ♂/ 947♀

Ahore or Ahore is a city in the Jalore District of the Indian state of Rajasthan.

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Geography

It is located 18 km east of Jalore on NH 325 between Jalore and Sanderao. It is the headquarters of the tehsil of the same name.

This town can be found at the intersection that connects Jalore, the District Headquarters, and Jodhpur, a major city.

The Ahor tehsil has 41 Gram Panchayats. The Gram Panchayats are: Agawari, Ahore, Aipura, Ajeetpura, Bala, Ahore, Bankli, Badanwari, Bavadi, Bhadrajun, Bhawrani, Bhanswara, Bhooti, Bhorda, Bithuda, Chandra, Charali, Chavarcha, Chunda, Dayalpura, Dodiyali, Ghana, Guda Balotan, Harji, Kamdba, Kanwla, Kavarada, Nimbla, Norwa, Nosra, Padarali, Panchota, Paota, Raithal, Rama, Rodla, Sankarna, Sedria, Shankhwali, Sugalia Jodha, Thanwala, Umedpur, Valadara and Vediya. [3]

Demographics

The population of Ahor is 16,873 according to a census in 2011. The male population is 8,602, while the female population is 8,272.

Culture

Jainism

The city is the birthplace of Indian Jain scholar Muni Jayanandvijay. The centre of Jain books and literature, known as Gyan-Bhandar, was established there by Jain Acharya Rajendrasuri. The town has eight Jain temples, one of which was Godi Parshvanath Jain Mandir, which had its pratishtha done under the guidance of Shri Acharya Rajendrasuri Maharaaj.

The temple of Shree Vimal Nath Swami is in the center of Ahor. Shree Kalyan Vijajji Mahajsaheb created the pratishtha of this temple. A temple of Srimad Rajchandra of Agasashram is there. One of grand temple of Lord Paras Nath called Parshwdi. Vimal Nath Ji is one of the historical temples in Ahor and recently the pratishtha of a beautiful marble statue of Sri Kalyan Vijayji Maharaj, a Jain saint was built in this temple. Shantinathji is the oldest temple in Ahor and one of its kind in India. it is considered one of the tirth for the Jain community.

Bhata Gair

Ahor was famous for Bhata Gair, a ceremony which, until 2004, took place during the festival of Holi. As a rule, only those born in Ahor were allowed to participate. In this ritual, people were divided into two teams, one that consumed alcohol and the other that did not, and they were separated with a fence in between. The aim was to cross the fence, and the team who crossed the fence wins. When one player attempted to cross the fence, the members of the other team would throw stones and attack the player who the player which was crossing the fence with bamboo sticks. The ceremony was ended by the administration due to its dangerous nature.

Chamunda Mata Mandir

Locals believe that a statue of Chamunda Mata (Hindu Goddess) appeared from an old pond called Daki nada (Evil Pond) when a potter was digging for clay in the pond. That Chunda / Chamunda Mata statue was put in the mandir now known as Chamunda Mata Mandir.

Sureshawar Mandir

The famous Sureshawar Mandir (Lord Shiva Temple) can be found on Aesrana Hill. The temple is about 10 km away from Ahor and is near Pandgara Village.

Karni Mata Temple

The famous temple of Karni Mata at Sanwara is 2 km from Ahor.

Momoji Mandir

The famous temple of Momoji mandir at sutharo ki gali

Economy

Ahor is known for Suthar's steel handicraft and grill, railing and steel gate designs dedicated to temples. An estimated 35 steel handicraft workshops operate in Ahor. Their steel handicrafts can be seen across India. Ahor is also famous for its beautiful Mojari (a type of footwear) made of leather. [4]

Ahor Thikana

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References

  1. ↑ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Ahore". Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  2. ↑ Provisional Population Statistics 2011. jalore.nic.in
  3. ↑ Village Panchayats of AHORE, JALORE, RAJASTHAN [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ Mojari is a type of traditional footwear which is made of leather.
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