Bijolia
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Bijolia Vindhyavali Bijoliya Kalan |
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Bijolia Shiva temple
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 Bijolia
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| Coordinates: 25°09′50″N 75°19′30″E / 25.164°N 75.325°ECoordinates: 25°09′50″N 75°19′30″E / 25.164°N 75.325°E | |
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 India
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| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Bhilwara |
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| • Type | Indian Government |
| • Body | Panchayat Samiti |
| Elevation | 512 m (1,680 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 12,384 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-06 |
Bijoliya Kalan is a census town in Bhilwara district in the state of Rajasthan, India.
Bijoliya Kalan is located at 25°9′50″N 75°19′30″E / 25.16389°N 75.32500°E. It has an average elevation of 512 m (1,680 ft). The town situated in the South East of Bhilwara. It is close to the borders of the District Bundi. It is walled with two gates (North and South) and situated on a plateau called the Uparmal.
Distance from various cities: 50 km from Bundi on the Bundi-Chittauragarh road, 70 km from Kota on NH 27, 85 km from Bhilwara on Bhilwara-Kota state highway.
As of 2001[update] India census, Beejoliya Kalan had a population of 12,384. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Beejoliya Kalan has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The Fort, mandakini temple & Shree Digambar Jain Parshwanath Atishaya Teerthkhshetra are main attractions. The fort is located on Bundi Chttaurgarh road. A high paved courtyard on the side of the fort has a large temple of Lord Shiva. A carved archway leads to the temple that has a fine image of Lord Ganesh. The Shiva temple is called Hajaresvara Mahadeva temple. It has a high linga surrounded by hundreds of small lingas and hence called Hajaresvara or Sahastralinga. Near by Mandakani Kund is a holy water tank.Other attractions are five Jain temples dedicated to Paraswnath and the remains of a palace and two rock inscriptions.
LIST OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS BY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA IN RAJASTHAN contains three sites from Bijolia village:
The Bijolia inscription dating back V.S. 1226 (1170 AD), issued during the reign of Someshvara, is very important because it throws a new light on the early history of the Chahamana dynasty.
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