Luni is a town in

Jodhpur district Jodhpur district () is a district in the State of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. As of the 2011 census, it is the second highest populated district of Rajasthan (out of 33), ...

of the Indian state of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

. It is located 35 km South from Jodhpur district headquarter. Luni is also the headquarter of Luni tehsil.

Geography

Luni is located in Central Rajasthan on the banks of the

Luni River The Luni is the largest river in the Thar Desert in Northwest India. It originates in Naga hills of the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of ...

. Luni is near the villages of Shikarpura, Satlana, French, and Barliya. The nearest city, the District capital of Jodhpur, is 35 km (22 mi) away. The artisans inhabiting the village pursue their ancestral profession of fashioning metal, clay or wood into intricate forms.

Climate

During the summer, the temperature can go as high as . In the winter, it can range from 15 degrees to 25 degrees. Nights are cool and days are hot and humid.

Tourist attractions in Luni

Fort Chanwa

Fort Chanwa is a red sandstone fort. It was built around 1895 by

Kaviraja Muraridan Mahamahopadhyaya Kaviraja Muraridan Ashiya (1830 — 1914) served as the Dewan (Prime Minister) of Marwar during the reign of Jaswant Singh II (1873–1895). Kaviraja is remembered as an astute politician and a farsighted administrator, who made ...

of Bhandiyawas who received Luni as

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 ...

during the rule of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II of Marwar. The red sandstone was brought from

Jodhpur Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...

for construction. Later the fort became a heritage hotel. Its main features are manicured gardens, carved lattice work friezes and Jharokas (or balconies).

Shikarpura

In Rajasthan, saint Raja Ram established a Math (Ashram) in Shikarapura near Luni, Jodhpur. This ashram is famous as Shikarpura Ashram.

References

{{reflist Villages in Jodhpur district