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Tourist Destinations of Rajasthan Bhilwara About This Place Joganiya Mata is a famous temple which is at a distance of 80 km from the Bhilwara City. It was built in the 8th century. The temple is situated at the midst of the dense forest therefore people scare to visit this place. It has become a shelter place for Dacoits & Drunkards who started offering animal sacrifices; this pratha became so popular that offering animal sacrifices became a regular feature after the fulfillment of asked desire. During Navratra, number of goats & buffaloes are cut to offer as sacrifice; hence the environment here was not conducive. In this situation, Jain Sadhvi Mewar Sihni Yaskanwarji took the responsibility of banishing violence from this are and due to her great efforts, sacrificing & drinking stopped in the year 1974. Then after, due to her inspiration only, religiously bent people made an effort for the planned development of this area, as a result of which Dharamshalas, Shops were built and water, electricity reached this place. During Navratra Festival a 9 day fair is regularly organized here which is visited by number of people here. Bhilwara Travel Map
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