Ahore
Ahore
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Ahor or Ahore (in Hindi आहोर) is a village in Jalore District of Rajasthan state in India. It is situated 17 km east of the Jalore on Jalore-Sanderao road(SH-16). It is the headquarters of the tehsil by the same name.
Geography
Ahor is located at 25°22′N 72°47′E / 25.37°N 72.78°E[1]. It has an average elevation of Template:M to ft. Strategically well located on the intersection of road to Jalore ( District Head Quarter) and Jodhpur(a major city)
Demographics
Population of Ahore is 14,623 according to census 2001. Where male population is 7,451 while female population is 7,172.
As a Tehsil
The Ahore tehsil has 41 Gram Panchayats. Name of the Gram Panchayats are: Agawari, Ahore, Aipura, Ajeetpura, Bala, Bankli, Badanwari,Bavadi, Bhadrajun, Bhanwarani, Bhanswara, Bhooti, Bhorda, Bithuda, Chandra, Charali, Chavarcha, Chunda, Dayalpura, Dodiyali, Ghana, Guda Balotan, Harji, Kamba, Kanwla, Kavarada, Nimbla, Norva, Nosra, Padarali, Panchota, Paota, Raithal, Rama, Rodla, Sedriya Balotan, Shankhwali, Sugalia Jodha, Thanwala, Umedpur, Valadara and Vediya.[2]
Bhata Gair=
Ahore was Very famous for His Bhata Gair. It was a ceremony which used (till 2006) to take place during the festival of Holi. In this ritual people are divided in two team- one who consume alcohol and other who don't and they are separated with a fence in between. The Aim is to cross the fence and the team which crosses the fence first wins it. While some people try to come to the other side, other throw stones on the people trying to invade into their portion. It is the said rule that the participants should be of the Ahore village only.
It is stopped by the administration due to injuries and death of some people in the ceremony.DEVENDRA SUTHAR