Tijara
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| Coordinates | 27°56′N 76°51′E / 27.93°N 76.85°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District(s) | Alwar |
| Population | 19,918 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 291 m (955 ft) |
Tijara is a city and a municipality in Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
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[edit] Geography
Tijara is located at 27°56′N 76°51′E / 27.93°N 76.85°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 291 metres (954 feet).
Tijara is easily reached from the Daruhera-Alwar road.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[2], Tijara had a population of 19,918. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Tijara has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 51%. In Tijara, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] History
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Tijara is one the most historic place, its a very important place from the Vedic Yug. Name of Tijara was "Trigat Nagar" at the time of RamaYug(SatYug). Shravan passed through TrigatNagar when he was on the journey of Dharshan Of CharDham with his Parents.
History bears the testimony of the fact that Dehra -Tijara was a well developed region . The discovery of the image of Shri 1008 Bhagwan Chandraprabhu has a remarkable history. In 1956 , the excavation work was taken up for widening of the roads. While digging, a small "Talghar" was found. Shri Jabharam and Mishrilal visited the site. They stated "jaap (recitation of mantras) . They had a dream about the image. Accordingly the digging was done but only three broken images were found. Later on, Late Smt. Saraswati devi w/o Late Biharilal jain started fasting. And , after three days on 'Shravan Shukla Navami' she had a dream in the midnight about the exact location of the image. She reached to the destination with lighted "deepak" & marked the place. When the marked spot was dug, the idol was discovered on Shravan Shukla Dashmi (16:08:1956) at 11:50am. (at noon). When people got the glimpse of grand idol of Shri Shri 1008 Bhagwan chandraprabhu, their happiness knew no bounds. The hearts of the masses filled with joy & satisfaction. There was an atmosphere of gay & gaiety everywhere. The whole environment was electrified with religious sentiments with shouting slogans : Bhagwan Shri Chandraprabhu ki jai, Dehre wale baba ki jai. This image bears the date "vaishakh shukla 3,1554 vikram samvat". Later on with the grace of Acharya Shri VimalSagarJi maharaj, one black idol of Bhagwan chandraprabh was discovered on 29:3:1972.
The City was largerly inhabited by the Khanzada Community before the partition in 1947.
[edit] Importance
Tijara is of particular relevance to the Jain community. A new addition to an ancient temple is underway.
Beside above you can also visit at ruins of Tijara old fort.Fort is still in good condition.It is very adventorus to vist here and see sunset over green farm land across aravali hills.Localites know these fort by name of 'Suraj Mukee ka Kila".There is one artificial water-dam in between two hills.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Tijara
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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