Kekri
| Author: Laxman Burdak IFS (R) |
Kekri (केकड़ी) is a village and tahsil in Ajmer district in Rajasthan.
Variants
Origin
Villages in Kekri tahsil
Alamboo, Aloli, Amali, Amali (Jooniyan), Ambapura, Baghera, Bajta, Balapura, Baneriya, Beerwara, Bhandawas, Bharai, Bheemrawas, Bisundani, Bogla, Chand Thali, Cheeklya, Cheetiwas, Chhabariya, Chosla, Dayalpura, Deogaon, Deokhera, Deokheri, Deoliya Khurd, Deopura, Deopura, Dholai, Dhoondhari, Dhunwaliya, Ekalseenga, Ghatiyali, Girwarpura, Gordha, Gothra, Gulgaon, Jal Ka Khera, Jaswantpura, Jeetapura, Jooniya, Kabariya, Kachariya, Kadera, Kalera Kanwarji, Kalera Krishna Gopal, Kali Talai Ka Khera, Kanoj, Kekri (M), Khawas, Khejri, Kohra, Kushayata, Lasadiya, Laxmipura, Madhopura, Mandha, Mankhand, Meenon Ka Naya Gaon, Mehroo Kalan, Mehroo Khurd, Meoda Kalan, Meoda Khurd, Modi, Molkiya, Motalao, Nai Khera, Naiki, Naya Gaon, Naya Gaon, Neemera (Sawar), Neemod, Padaliya (Sawar), Para, Peepaliya, Peeplaj, Pharkiya, Pranhera, Pratappura, Rainagar, Rajpura, Sadara, Sadari, Sakariya, Salari, Sarsari, Sawar, Shambhoopura, Sheshupra, Shokya Khera, Sundarpura, Tankawas, Taswariya, Titariya, Udaisagar, Ugai, Ugan Khera, Ummedpura, Undri, Unkarpura,
History
Jain History
Baghera - [p.163] Baghera is an important centre of Chauhan art. Several Jain, Shiva and Vaishnava icons were salvaged from this place. It was a prolific centre of sculptures. Several Jain icons having Inscriptions of Vikram era 1195, 1196, 1201, 1203, 1209, 1221, 1245, 1215, 1250 etc have been discovered here. A good number off Jain sculptures now preserved in Ajmer museum and in the Jain temples of Tonk, Anwa, Kekadi Jahazpur etc were brought from this place. It was the centre of Digambar Jains. The Bagherwal Digambar Jains claim their descend from this place.[1]
Notable persons
Jat gotras
External links
Reference
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