Jhajhar is situated in the erstwhile province of Shekhawati

Shekhawati

Shekhawati is a semi-arid historical region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India got its name from Shekhawat Rajputs....

 of Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is located in the district of Jhunjhunu

Jhunjhunu

Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...

, approximately 7 km from Nawalgarh

Nawalgarh

Nawalgarh may refer to:*Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India*Nawalgarh, Himachal Pradesh, India...

. Formally it was the part of Pentalisa

Pentalisa

Pentalisa was a territory which was located in the region of Shekhawati, India. The group of 45 villages under Udaipurwati was known as Pentalisa...

 of Bhojyana.

History

The Jagir of Jhajhar with other villages was granted to the Kunwar Shri Purshottamdas Ji Saheb(Purshottam Singh), elder son of Thakur Todar Mal, ruler of Udaipurwati

Udaipurwati

Udaipurwati is a city in Shekhawati and a municipality in Jhunjhunun district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.- History :His Highness King Bhojraj Singh Ji was the ruler of Udaipurwati. He was a Good & Brave King and the ancestor of Bhojraj Ji Ka Shekhawats...

. Kunwar Purshottamdas married three wives (amongst others), 3rd, Thukrani Phool Kanwar Mertani Ji Sahiba of Kuchaman. He was succeeded by his son Thakur Prithvi Singh Ji Saheb as the Thakur Saheb of Jhajhar, he married 1st, Thukrani Biki Ji Sahiba, married 2ndly, Thukrani Biki Ji Sahiba, married 3rdly, Thukrani Udawat Ji Sahiba. He died valiantly fighting in the battle of Devli and Heerapura, north of Sambhar. He had four sons, after his death Jhajhar was divided into Chaar Panas (four parts), among four sons of Thakur Prithvi Singh Ji. Due to the influence of the Shekhawats, no incident of theft or robbery happened under their rule in Jhajhar. The Shekhawat

Shekhawat

Shekhawat is a sub-clan of Kachwaha Rajputs found mainly in Rajasthan, India. The Shekhawat clan claims descent from the great rajput warrior Maharao Shekha Ji. The Shekhawats were the most prominent among all sub clans of Kachwahas of Jaipur. Shekhawats were the rulers of Shekhawati.-History:The...

 Sirdars of Jhajhar were the Bhomias (Landlords). Thakurs of Jhajhar paid allegiance to their overlords, the Maharajas of Jaipur, which was collected from Udaipurwati.

The Thakurs of Jhajhar belongs to Shekhawat

Shekhawat

Shekhawat is a sub-clan of Kachwaha Rajputs found mainly in Rajasthan, India. The Shekhawat clan claims descent from the great rajput warrior Maharao Shekha Ji. The Shekhawats were the most prominent among all sub clans of Kachwahas of Jaipur. Shekhawats were the rulers of Shekhawati.-History:The...

 sub clan (Bhojraj Ji Ka

Bhojraj Ji Ka

Bhojraj Ji Ka is Subsub Clan or branch of Shekhawat Clan of Kachawa Dynasty. The descendants of King Bhojraj of Udaipurwati are known as "Bhojraj Ji Ka" Shekhawats. Bhojraj Ji Ka Shekhawats ruled over two territories one was Pentalisa and another was Panchpana.....

) of Kachwaha

Kachwaha

Kachwaha are a Suryavanshi Kshatriya clan who ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states in India such as Alwar, Maihar, Talcher, while the largest kingdom was Jaipur which was founded by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727...

 Dynasty of Jaipur

Group of 45 villages of Udaipurwati was popularly known as Pentalisa

Pentalisa

Pentalisa was a territory which was located in the region of Shekhawati, India. The group of 45 villages under Udaipurwati was known as Pentalisa...

. Jhajhar was one of them.

Chaar Pana of Jhajhar

• Fateh Singh Ji Ka Pana, named after Thakur Fateh Singh Ji.
• Pana Malam Singh Sabhasinghot, named after Thakur Malum Singh Ji.Shabha singhji expired in early age and hence his son Thakur Malum Singh ji occupied his place.
• Karan Singh Ji Ka Pana, named after Thakur Karan Singh Ji.
  • Bhairubas
• Padam Singh Ji Ka Pana, named after Thakur Padam Singh Ji.

Bhairubas

Bhairubas is in Karan Singh Ji Ka Pana of Jhajhar, located 1 km from Jhajhar. Bhairubas named after Thakur Bhairu Singh Ji of Jhajhar.

Temples of Jhajhar

• Jamwai Mata Mandir, Jamway Mata is a Kuldevi of Kachwaha
  Kachwaha
  Kachwaha are a Suryavanshi Kshatriya clan who ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states in India such as Alwar, Maihar, Talcher, while the largest kingdom was Jaipur which was founded by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727...
  
   or Kachawa Dynasty.
• Sati ji Mandir, Mohini Sati Mata Mandir (Practice of Sati is banned in India.)
• Raghunath Mandir
• Hanuman Mandir, also known as Revtiya Mandir
• Gaytri Mandir,
• Shiv Mandir.

Fairs & Festivals

Teej

Teej

Teej is a fasting festival for Hindu women. It takes place on the third day of Shukla Paksha of the Shraavana or Saawan month of Hindu calendar that normally falls from late July to early September...

, Gangaur

Gangaur

Gangaur is a festival celebrated in the Indian state of Rajasthan.Gangaur is the colourful and the one of the most important festivals of people of Rajasthan and is observed throughout the state with great fervour and devotion by womenfolk who worship Gauri, the consort of Lord Shiva during...

, Holi

Holi

Holi , is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. Holi is also known as festival of Colours. It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, United...

, Dussehra

Vijayadashami

Vijayadashami also known as Dasara, is one of the most important festivals celebrated in various forms, across India, Nepal and Bangladesh...

, Janmashtmi, Navratri and Diwali

Diwali

Diwali or DeepavaliThe name of the festival in various regional languages include:, , , , , , , , , , , , , popularly known as the "festival of lights," is a festival celebrated between mid-October and mid-December for different reasons...

 are celebrated with full enthusiasm in the village. The Rajputs specially celebrated the Dassehra and Gangaur

Gangaur

Gangaur is a festival celebrated in the Indian state of Rajasthan.Gangaur is the colourful and the one of the most important festivals of people of Rajasthan and is observed throughout the state with great fervour and devotion by womenfolk who worship Gauri, the consort of Lord Shiva during...

. Gangaur is celebrated by Rajput ladies. The women dance the breathtakingly graceful Ghoomar, every night for five nights. Isar and Gangaur are bedecked and displayed in every noble house all over Rajasthan. The festival is celebrated like a wedding.

• At Bhairubas of Jhajhar, the function of Gangaur celebrated at the residence of Th. Bairishal Singh Ji Shekhawat for 16 days celebration. Everyday, Rajput ladies and unmarried girls of raola come at haveli to pay homage to the deities. The beautiful deities of Isar and Gangaur are bedecked in all their finery. On the last day of the festival they are displayed in the Chowk, and then the two deities are taken out in a grand procession, accompanied by dancers, musicians, to the Kotri where a huge fair takes place, attracting people from the area. Procession starts from Kotri passes through the village and converges near well. At last deities then retire to the family residence of Bairishal Singh Ji until the next year!

Mohini sati mata bhadava ka mela.