Bagra is a village in the

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district in the

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region in

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in India. Bagra lies 18 km south of the town of Jalore on Jalore-

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road.

History

Bagra was famous in

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for its speculative trade in silver and gold. It was also called "Dilli Me Agra" aur "Marwad Me Bagra", because all the speculative transactions of Marwad were settled in Bagra. Before independence, this village was part of

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State and was a

Jagir A jagir (), ( Hindustani: जागीर/جاگیر, ''Jāgīr''), ( Marathi: जहागीर, ''Jahāgīrá'') also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar ( Zamindar ...

village of DIGANDI RAJPUROHITS.Jagarawal Mansinghji Rajpurohit of Bagra took part in the Marwar Farmer's Movement and Indian freedom Movement against British rule in India. "This is not a time to retreat until the better times return."- JAGARWAL MANSINGH G RAJPUROHIT BAGRA

People

In the Bagra, there are 2,143 households and a total population of 12,039 people. Of these, 6,223 are males and 5,816 are females. The village has a slightly higher number of men compared to women.

Temples

Local *Shree Chintamani Parshvanatha Jain Temple. This is the main Jain temple of the village, situated in the centre of the village. It was renovated about 100 years ago under the guidance and by inspiration of Gurudev Srimad Vijay Acharya Rajendrasuri. *Shri

Mahavir Mahavira (Devanagari: महावीर, ), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान, ), was the 24th ''Tirthankara'' (Supreme Preacher and Ford Maker) of Jainism. Although the dates and most historical details of his lif ...

Swami Jain Temple, Bus Stand Bagra * Baba Ramdevji and Thakurji

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Temple. It is at the Bagra bus station. It has representative icons of Baba Ramdevji and

and

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. It is the main temple for villagers. It was renovated in 2006, funds for which were contributed by all villagers under the inspiration and guidance of Seth Shri MangiLalji Bhabutaji Ghodawala. * Step-well - There is a bawdi behind the

Swami Jain Temple. It was the main source of water for drinking and domestic use for the villagers prior to the advent of plumbing in 1968. Nearby *Jagnath Mahadevji Temple, a very old

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temple, and

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about 13 km to east of Bagra situated in Esrana Hills * Baba Ramdevji Temple, also known as

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ji Maharaj of Dwaraka Pitha. *New Dvarikapuri Dham bagra, Jalore - Bhinmal Rd, Bagra, Rajasthan

Facts

Latitude 25.2000°, Longitude 72.5833°, Altitude 501 feet Lat. (DMS) 25° 12' N, Long. (DMS) 72° 35' E, Altitude 152 meters The town's railway station is Marwar Bagra and is on the

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Bhildi Bhildi is a town in Deesa, Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Geography It is located at at an elevation of 100 m above MSL. Bhiladiyaji Jain Tirth Bhiladiyaji Śvetāmbara Jain Temple located here is very ancient which was much renovated ...

section of North Western Railway. The Railway Board converted this

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route to

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in 2010. Bus lines run to nearby towns, but the nearest commercial airports are at

and

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