Sanganer is a town/ Tehsil (an administrative division) situated in Jaipur district,

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

, 16 km south of state capital

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...

. Jaipur has been divided in 13 Sub divisions and Sanganer is one of these 13 Sub divisions. It is famous for

textile printing Textile printing is the process of applying color to fabric in definite patterns or designs. In properly printed fabrics the colour is bonded with the fibre, so as to resist washing and friction. Textile printing is related to dyeing but i ...

, handmade paper industry, and for

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temples. Sanganer prints are one of its own kinds, for the reason that patterns in bright colours are always printed on white backgrounds. Sanganeri Hand

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received the

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(GI) tag in 2010. The handmade paper industry began with the idea of

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Sawai Jai Singh II in 1728. Around ten handmade paper industries are present in Sanganer. Krishan Lal Balmiki the member of

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, was also from Sanganer (born 10 July 1942, died 21 April 2010). Sanganer is also a legislative assembly of Rajasthan and current MLA of Sanganer is Ashok Lahoti. The nearby located is one of the biggest Rajasthan housing board colony, Pratap Nagar. EPIP (Export Promotion Industrial Park) Sitapura is also located in this place. Muhana and Muhana Mandi is 6 km from town.

Infrastructure

Jaipur Airport is located in Sanganer. Ch Charan Singh National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) and Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) are two institutes located in Sanganer.

Textiles of Sanganer

The history of the Sanganeri prints is around 500 years old. The origin of these prints came around during the 16th and 17th centuries. And by the end of the 18th century, Sanganer was a well-established production house of these block printing textiles. The Sanganeri prints are widely known for their delicate and fine designs. Originally, Sanganeri prints used to be created on a white and off white fabrics. However, nowadays, other fabrics are also being used as bases. The prints of Sanganer comprise delicate floral patterns. These flower motifs are generally known as 'Buttas'. The elaborate detailing of the flowers and the petals is very exclusive to the Sanganeri prints. Today, the textile market of Sanganer is famous in India and around the world for its unique blend of traditional and traditional styles of printing.

Places of historical importance

Sanganer is a famous pilgrimage town for the

community because of a very ancient Jain

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made of red stone. The ancient Shri Digamber Jain temple of Sanganer is 16 km from Jaipur. In this temple the principal deity is the Lord Adinath (Rishabh Dev). The ancient Shri

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Jain temple of Sanganer has fine carvings that are comparable to the Dilwara Temples of

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that are built in many phases. The last phase of this temple was completed in the 10th century A.D., according to inscription of V.S. 1011 in one of the

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s. It has sky-high

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s and the inner sanctum is a stone shrine with sky-high eight shikharas (pinnacles). In the midst of underground portion, there is located an ancient small temple guarded by the

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. The sacred temple has seven underground floors which are kept closed due to old religious beliefs and visitors are not allowed to see them. It is said that only a Balyati ascetic

saint can enter in it and able to bring out the idols of this underground temple for a limited period, which is declared and decided previously. The idols thus brought out for viewing (Darshan) of devotees, must be placed back within auspicious signs. The temple came in light when Muni Sudhasagar Ji, a disciple of

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Vidyasagar Ji visited the underground floors. He brought valuable, never seen before, Jain

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made of precious stones from the underground floors in the presence of more than five lac Jain disciples. He claimed that he encountered many Yaksha in form of snakes who were there to protect the treasure and ordinary people cannot enter into the underground floors without seeking permission from the protector gods. The process of bringing Murti and keeping back was telecast live on various TV channels and widely covered by media.

Villages

* Abhaipura * Acharawala * Ajairajpura * Ajairajpura * Anoppura * Asawala * Awaniya * Badanpura * Bagru Khurd * Bagru Rawan * Baksawala * Balawala * Balmukundpura @ Nada * Barh Ajairajpura * Barh Awaniya * Barh Hariharpura * Barh Shyopur * Barhmohanpura * Bari Ka Bas * Beelwa Kalan * Bhambhoriya * Bhankrota Khurd * Bhaosinghpura * Bhapura * Bhater * Chak Amjhar * Chak Basri * Chak Harbanspura * Chak No 6 (Chak Kitavti) * Chak No.12 * Chak No.7 * Chak Saligrampura * Chak Sherwali * Chakwatika * Chatarpura * Chatarpura@ Lalya Ka Bas * Chhitroli * Chimanpura * Chirota * Dahmi Kalan * Dahmi Khurd * Dantli * Daulatpura * Dayalpura * Devisinghpura * Ganwar Brahmanan * Ganwar Jatan * Ghegha * Girdharipura * Goner * Harbanshpura * Harchandpura @ Deoliya * Hardhyanpura * Hargun Ki Nangal@Charanwala * Hariharpura *

Hasampura Hasampura is a village in Sanganer Sub District of Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the t ...

* Hasampura Bas Neota * Jagannathpura * Jagat Sharvanpura * Jaichandpura * Jaijaspura * Jaisinghpura * Jaisinghpura @ Bas Beelwa * Jaisinghpura @ Buhariya * Jaisinghpura @ Roopwas * Jaisinghpura @ Tejawala * Jaisinghpura Bas Jeerota * Jaisinghpura Bas Neota * Jatawala * Jeerota * Jhanyee * Jhund * Kalwara * Kapoorawala * Khatwara * Kheri Gokulpura * Khetapura * Khoosar * Kishanpura @ Khatipura * Kishorpura * Kodar * Lakhana * Lakhawas * Lakshminarayanpura * Laxmipura * Laxmipura @ Nataniwala *

Mahapura Mahapura(Hindi : महापुरा), about 15 kilometers away from the capital town of Rajasthan (about one kilometer south-east of Jaipur-Ajmer road) is a historical village in Sanganer tehsil of Jaipur district, dedicated to the eminent ...

* Mahasinghpura @ Keshyawala * Mandau * Manohariya Wala * Manpur Nagalya * Manpura @ Bhatawala * Manpura Teelawala * Mathurawala * Mohanpura * Muhana * Murlipura @ Mishra Ka Barh * Nanakpura @ Hema Ki Nangal * Nangal Bar Goojran@Phagodiyawala * Narottampura * Narsinghpura * Narsinghpura @ Dadiya * Narwariya * Neota * Palri Parsa * Pawaliya * Peepla Bharatsingh * Prahladpura * Prempura * Prithvisinghpura @ Naiwala * Purshottampura @ Dadiya * Ramchandpura * Ramdattpura * Ramjipura Bas Neota * Rampura @ Kanwarpura * Rampura Unti * Rampurawas Deoliya * Ramsinghpura * Ratalya * Saligrampura * Sanjariya * Sanwant Ka Bas * Sarangpura * Seesyawas * Shri Kishanpura * Shri Ram Ki Nangal * Shri Rampura * Shyampura Buhariya * Shyosinghpura * Shyosinghpura @ Kallawala * Sirani * Siroli * Sitapura Bas Sanjhariya * Sitarampura * Sukhdeopura @ Nataniwala * Sukhdeopura @ Nohara * Surajpura * Teelawas * Thikariya * Vidhani * Vimalpura * Watika

References

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