Kuchaman City is a city and a municipality

Municipality

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 in Nagaur district

Nagaur District

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 in the India

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 of Rajasthan

Rajasthan

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. The city includes a few Havelis in the Shekhawati style and a fort overlooking the city. The fort is about 1100 years old and was built in the 9th century, by the Rathore

Rathore

The Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...

 ruler, Zalim Singh. One can also find fresco painting here on variable subjects such as flowers, motifs, and Hindu Mythology.

In 950, the Chauhans of Ajmer drove out the Gurjar Pratihars to open a new chapter in the history of Kuchaman Fort. In the following centuries, the Gaurs won and controlled the fort until they surrendered it to the Rathores. Being Suryavanshi Kshatriyas, who trace their lineage back to Lord Rama, the hero of the epic Ramayana

Ramayana

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, the Rathores brought to the fort their long view. In 470 AD with Nayal Pals conquest of Kanauj, near modern Kanpur in U.P.

The fort is a major tourist attraction and is also part of the route of Palace on Wheels

Palace on Wheels

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. A few haveli

Haveli

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s have also opened their doors to the foreign guests, who visit during the winter.

In 2006, part of the Bollywood

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 movie Drona

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, starring Abhishek Bachchan

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 was shot at Kuchaman Fort.

In 2008, part of the movie Jodha-Akbar starring Hrithik Roshan was shot at Kuchaman Fort.

Demographics

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, Kuchaman City had a population of Above 1,50,566. Males constitute 59% of the population and females 41%. Kuchaman City has an average literacy rate of 59%, slightly lower than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 46%. In Kuchaman City, 27% of the population is under 10 years of age.

It is a famous town of Nagaur District in Rajasthan. Kuchaman is a developed town. It is situated on the Jaipur Nagaur route. It is 145 kilometres (90 mi) from Jaipur

Jaipur

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 and 101 km (63 mi) from Ajmer

Ajmer

Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...

. The main businesses in the town are salt-processing and local trade. There are many social societies active in the town, such as Kuchaman Vikas Samiti, the Lions Club, the Rotary Club, Narayan Sewa Sansthan, Maulana Azad Educational Society, Madarsa Islamiya Society, and Mahaveer International. The town has established educational institutes such as Navodaya School, DIET, Noble Senior Secondary School, Tagour Senior Secondary School, 15 other senior secondary schools, 10 secondary schools, 35 upper primary schools, and many others. Kuchaman City's educational system is fairly developed, and during the last few years, students from other parts of the state have been coming to the city for education.

Education

Kuchaman is also known as "shiksha nagri" in the local area. The town has a number of institutions, coaching institutes, and boarding schools including ,Noble Educational Society (Noble Senior Secondary School,Saint Paul's Public School),Vikash Vidya Mandir,K.V.S. Public School,Jawahar Higher Secondary School,Jawahar Navodya Vidylaya,S M Bhomrajka Secondary School,Sagar Mal Banuda Adarsh bal Mandir,J N D Jain Public School,Surji Devi Girls School,Soni Devi Girls School,Mahila Mahavidyalaya,Veer Teja Senior Secondary School, Marwar Senior Secondary School,Rabindra Nath Tagore Public School,Lal Bhadur Shastri Public School,Science Classes , Kuchaman College, Kuchaman College Of Pharmacy, B.K. Birla Institute of Information Technology,Tagore Educational group(Tagore Engineering College), Ikon Institute, Jupiter College of Advance Studies, Zenpact Education Institute,Maulana Azad Educational Society, Madarsa Islamiya society ,DIET,B. R. Khokhar Memorial Educational Group and many others..

Events and Festivals In Kuchaman

Kuchaman,being a culturally diverse and fervent society, celebrates various holidays and festivals.Popular religious festivals include the Hindu festivals of Janmasthmi Utsav(Shri Blaji Navyuvak Mandal-New Colony)Ganesh Chaturthi Mela-Ganesh Dungri, Holi-Kavi Sammelan, Dussehra-Kuchaman Stadium, Islamic festivals of Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Shab-e-Barat and Other Events Like Kuchaman Marathon,Mahaveer Jayanti,Harayali Amavasya Mela-Bhairav Talaab,Pashu Mela-Bhairav Talaab,Kuchaman Tade Fair-Station Road are observed throughout the town.

Kuchaman Marathon

Kucaman Mrathon is sequence To Make Kuchaman a High-class City & prove its existence on the global map.The Kuchaman marathon organises every year in the month of February with a cause-"Green City Clean City"

Bal Krishna Sarda

Shri Bal Krishna Sharda was an social activist.He had founded and been Chairperson of Kuchaman Vikas Samiti (KVS).

Social Organization (Sansthan)

Kuchaman Vikas Samiti (founded by Lt. Shri Bal Krishan Ji Sharda),Rotary club, Narayan Sewa Sansthan,Seva Samiti,Jiyo Welfare Society,Islamiya Welfare Society.

Kuchaman Fort

Perched atop a 1000 feet (304.8 m) cliff, the Kuchaman Fort is the most important attraction in Kuchaman. Currently a heritage hotel, the fort displays a rich collection of original inlay work in semi-precious stones, glass, and gold paint. The Sheesh Mahal (glass palace) is a sight for marvel. A colorful bazaar

Bazaar

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, located below the fort, is a great place to shop for handicrafts and fabrics.

Meera Mahal

The Meera Mahal is an exquisite palace which plays host to the miniature paintings illustrating the life story of Rathore poet-saint Meerabai, the passionate devotee of Lord Krishna. The passion and dedication with which Meera (a married Rajput

Rajput

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 woman) worshiped Lord Krishna has been a part of the folklore for ages and is still considered to be one of the finest efforts by any devotee to evince the allegiance to the Lord. Ranjit Singh constructed the Mahal (Palace) and its temple, which contains lok devta and gurus.

Jal Mahal

Jal Mahal (Water Palace) is a unique concept visualized and implemented with an aim to provide the queens and princesses with a hidden swimming pool. The fort has two swimming pools. Jal Mahal, an underground pool, is royal in every aspect with its supercilious cloister

Cloister

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s and arcades. The fort is now a heritage hotel and provides an opportunity to its customers to swim in these pools and envisage the imperial beauties that once owned and used it. Apparently the pool is also capable of controlling the water temperature.

Sabha Prakash

The Sabha Prakash (Illumination Meeting) used to be the formal chambers for meetings and for holding court to interact with citizens. Many critical decisions for welfare and dispute settlement were delivered from the main hall. The hall itself is decorated exquisitely and is adorned with polished walls strewn with semi-precious pebbles and shingles that are intricately inlayed. The decoration of the Sabha Prakash was deliberately done, keeping in mind the exhaustive exposure it would have to the public eye. The decoration shifts towards the Shekhavati style. However, most of the decoration is unique to the Kuchaman Fort.

Lok Dev Temple

Built by Ranjit Singh, this temple showcases paintings of Lok Devtas (folk-deity) such as Sant Gogaji, Baba Ram Dev, Sant Ravi Das, and Sant Kabir.

China Pole

Complete with intricately painted interiors, this pole was constructed by a Chinese traveler who wanted to narrate his travel experiences in a unique way.

Ganesh Dungri

Ganesh Dungri,is a hindu temple located in Kuchaman. The grand temple is located on an elevated at Dungari hill in Kuchaman. The temple is sometimes also referred to as the Ganesh Temple.This temple is believed to have been built during the rule of the Raja Hari Singh.

Shakambhri Hill

Shakti Peeth Shakumbhri, meaning the abode of Shakti Goddess Shakambhari or Shakumbhri, is situated ioutside from urban area, at a distance of 3 km to the South of Kuchaman. Perched in the midst of the Aravali mountain range, this temple is believed to have been built during the rule of the Raja Pratap Singh. Twice a year, in the Ashwin and Chaitra months of the Hindu calendar (during the days of Navratra), the famous Shakumbhri Mela is organised. About 100 meter southeast of Shakumbari lies the Bhura Dev (BHAIRAV) temple which is considered to be the guard of Shakumbari Devi.

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External links

• Kuchanman (Thikana) - list of rulers