Keshoraipatan is a city located in the state of

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. The town is famous for the temple of Keshav Rai Ji Maharaj or Lord

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which lies on banks of the

Chambal River The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in Central and Northern India, and thus forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system. The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh, running for a time through Rajasthan then f ...

. The town is 20 km from the well known education hub of India, Kota. Mratunjaya Mahadev temple is another important shrine of the town. The temple is one of the oldest temples of Rajasthan. There is an very old

Jain Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...

temple of lord

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in the city . Kalyanrai temple is old temple of Keshavraiji. Here is a

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(''Knoll in English'') where coins and many ancient things are found. There is "pandav shala" also located here. It is said that in exile period Pandavs came here. Kartik Poornima, Bundi Utsav, Taijaji Ki Ghodi and Dhol Gyaras are some famous festivals in Keshoraipatan. Many devotees take a bath in the Chambal River during Kartik poornima.

Demographics

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and

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Punjabi are the local languages here. According to the census of 2011,the population of the town is 24,627. There are 25 wards in the town, majority holders are from Indian National Congress (INC). Municipality Elections were held and current Chairman is Kanhaiya Lal Karad from Congress (2021-2025).

Tourism

Keshoraipatan Jain temple - Munisuvratnatha

* Keshoraipatan Jain temple is a famous Jain temple dedicated to

Munisuvrata Munisuvrata () was the twentieth ''tirthankara'' of the present half time cycle (''avasarpini'') in Jain cosmology. He became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of his karma. Events of the Jaina version of Ramayana are placed ...

, twentieth

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. The temple considered a fine example of architecture and detailed sculptures.

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, a 10th century

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, composed ''Laghudravya Saṁgraha'' here. * Shri Keshav Rai ji Temple was built in 1641 by

Rao Raja Chattar Sal Rao Chattar Sal or Shatru Sal (r. 1632–1658) was one of the more prominent rulers of the Kingdom of Bundi. He built the temple of Keshavarao at Keshoraipatan and Chathra Mahal at Bundi. He became king of Bundi after his grandfather Rao Ra ...

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. The architecture and sculptures of the temple are unique. It is located at the bank of the Chambal River where the river touches the temple in a half-moon shape. The main Pujari (Mathaadheesh) takes care of the management and spiritual activities of the entire series of temples as per the legacy and the culture. This also gets the support from Devsthan department, Govt of Rajasthan.

Education

Schools

* Keshav Bal Vidya Niketen Sr. Sec. School * Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Keshorai Patan * Govt. Girls Sr. Sec. School, Keshorai Patan * Aryan Academy Convent School * Global Paramount School * Modern Public School * National Public School * Shiv Jyoti Secondary School * Saraswati Vidya Mandir * Ideal Public School * Indian Convent School (ICS) * Ajay Convent School

Colleges

* Patan Girls College, Keshoraipatan * Aazad B.ed. College, Bundi * Government Post Graduate College Of Bundi

Computer Institutes

* Jai Sai Nath Computer Coaching Institute * Shree Radhe Krishna Computer Center

Transport

Train

Keshorai Patan

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, Gurla West Railway Station are the very nearby railway stations to Keshoraipatan. However Kota Jn Rail Way Station is a major railway station near to Keshoraipatan.

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Computer Institutes

Transport

Train

Bus

Boat

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