Devmali

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Devmali
Deomali
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Devmali
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Devmali
Devmali (India)
Coordinates: 26°03′00″N74°29′53″E / 26.05°N 74.498°E / 26.05; 74.498
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
District Beawar
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
305623

Devmali (also pronounced as Deomali) is a village in Beawar district, Rajasthan, India. It is popular for its belief that all houses in the village are made of medieval times style. [1] [2] [3] People of this village are predominantly Gurjars and worship their clan deity Devnarayan. [4]

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References

  1. Kshitiz Gaur (28 May 2016). "Any concrete house in this Beawar village will invite doom, so they believe!". The Times of India . Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. "Lord Narayana directed people of Devmali not to build Pucca Houses, know why". The New Indian Express. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. "Ajmer: 'Pucca' houses might invite doom, believe residents of Devmali!". sify news. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. 29 May 2016 (1 June 2016). "Ajmer: 'Pucca' houses might invite doom, believe residents of Devmali!". india.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)