Danta
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Danta is a village in Rajasthan
, India
. Danta Fort is a historical site near the village. The fort, known as Danta Dera Fort, is now a heritage hotel.
Karni Mata Temple located near the village, which is made by Thakur Madan Singh Danta, and donated to Sayar Baisa (lady who use to perform the pooja in the temple) along with 300 bega land to meet the expenses to run the temple.Originally the temple building was a hunting lodge. The village was first settled by Thakur Amar Singh Shekhawat, about 400 years back.
The population consists predominantly of Hindus, Muslims and Jains
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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...
. Danta Fort is a historical site near the village. The fort, known as Danta Dera Fort, is now a heritage hotel.
Karni Mata Temple located near the village, which is made by Thakur Madan Singh Danta, and donated to Sayar Baisa (lady who use to perform the pooja in the temple) along with 300 bega land to meet the expenses to run the temple.Originally the temple building was a hunting lodge. The village was first settled by Thakur Amar Singh Shekhawat, about 400 years back.
The population consists predominantly of Hindus, Muslims and Jains
Jainism
Jainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...
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