Lunawa, Rajasthan

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Lunawa
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Lunawa
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Lunawa
Lunawa (India)
Coordinates: 25°08′00″N73°19′00″E / 25.1333°N 73.3167°E / 25.1333; 73.3167
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Government
  Body Gram panchayat
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total4,998
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code02938
ISO 3166 code RJ-IN
Vehicle registration RJ-22

Lunawa Purohitan is one of the largest villages in Pali Tehsil, in Pali district, Rajasthan, India. The Village is located in the Aravalli of Rajasthan.

Thakur Till Singhji Rajpurohit[ who? ] came from Wakra Bakra in Jalore Rajasthan. Lunawa has more than 30 temples to visit. The most famous temple in Lunawa is the Jaleri Mata temple which is at the Lunawa Talav. Also Kanteshwar Mahadev temple in the Aravalli hills of Lunawa is one of its famous and beautiful temples to visit.

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