Sursara, also known as Sursura, is a Village in Kishangarh

Kishangarh

Kishangarh is a city and a municipality in Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It lies 18 miles north-west of Ajmer. It is well connected via Indian Railways and National Highway #8. It is the birth place of the Kishangarh style of painting, which is known for the beautiful depiction...

 tehsil in Ajmer district

Ajmer district

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 in the India

India

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n state 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...

, situated 8 km south of Rupangarh town on Parbatsar - Kishangarh road. This is the place where the Jat folk-deity Tejaji died from a snake bite when he back on the way after fighting with the enemies on 28 august 1103.. The jot (जोत) of Tejaji is carried from this place to any place in India where a temple of Tejaji is constructed. It becomes a heaven of visitors and devotees during the month of Bhadwa. Devotees come from 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...

, Haryana

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, Punjab

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, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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 and Gujarat to pay tributes.

Geography

Sursura is located 16 km north from Kishangarh on Parbatsar Road. It has Rupangarh in its north , Kishangarh in south and Harmara in east. It has an average elevation of 416 meters (1365 ft).

Sursura has a hot semi-arid climate. March to July are summer months and the temperature goes around 45° C. The winter months of october to February are mild and pleasant, with minimum temperature 0°, and with little or no humidity.

Infrastructure

Sursura Has a good educational infrastucture and have 4 govt. schools. There is a Dharamshala in front of tejaji's Temple in ehich life of Tejaji is depicted. There is Dadu

Dadu

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's Temple and Tejaji's Temple

Demography

Sursura is home of 1100 families and population of about 8,000. Majority of population are Hindu

Hindu

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s and small minority is Muslim

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 and Sindhi. Marwari

Marwari

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 and Hindi

Hindi

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are majorly spoken languages.

Major castes are:

• Bhramin

• Rajput (2)

• Meghwal (15)

• Kumhar (15)

• Gurjar (150)

• Mali (250)

• Raigar

• Khatik

• Bhati

• Baniya

• Dholi (2)

• Doom

• Gujar : Tanwar, Chauhan, Bajad, Badhana (बढ़ाणा), Dharad (धरड़), Khadana (खढाणा)Sanadhya.

• Jats : Bana, Ghaswa (50), Ghasal (80), Badwal (12), Nodal (नोदल) (10), Bijarnia (7), Modiwal (7), Jakhar, Jhajhra (3), Punia (1), Chandelia, Thori (2), Junjadya (जुंजाड़या)(2), Kukal (कुकल) (1), Gugad (1), Saran (1), Kaniya (काणिया) (1), Bajad.

Transport

The Village is centrally located. State Highway 7, links Kishangarh and Parbatsar, passes through Sursura. It is also connected to harmara. Bus service is operated from the bus stand situated at main entrance.

Tejaji temple

There is a temple of Tejaji facing east at the site where Tejaji martyred. There are three statues in it. Tejaji is shown riding the mare 'Līlan (लीलण) with a black cobra sucking blood. In the south direction of statues is the bambi where he was bite by cobra. Here is a statue of kala Bhainru ,who was supposed to be his guard. Outside the parikrama area is a deoli of Pemal, wife of Tejaji, where she became sati with Tejaji.

Entry of ladies is prohibited in Tejaji temple as he was akhand brahmchari. A Mali caste people does the pooja. Current Pujari is Kalyanji Mali.

Notable Persons

• Shri Balma Ram Badwal - Shri Balma Ram Badwal son of Shri Ramaji Badwal of Sursura donated Rs 1,81,000/- for the renovation of the temple on 6 July 2006. A shilalekh on the temple gate mentions about this fact.
• Kalyanji Mali - Pujari of Tejaji's Temple.