Buhana
Buhana is a tehsil (sub-district) and a municipality in the Jhunjhunu district of the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Buhana | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Buhana Location in Rajasthan, India  Buhana Buhana (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28.2052257°N 75.8779764°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jhunjhunu |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,495 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 333502 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ- |
History
The village was founded in 1234 by Bhawani Singh.
Main sights
- Religious buildings
Buhana is an ancient devotional land. There are two holy hermitage (Ashrams): Dhoona Dhaloda[2] and Lihlay. There are also many temples: Ram Janki Mandir, Radhakrishna Mandir, Khemka kuldevi Mandir, Shikharband Mandir, 24 ka Mandir, Dakshinmukhi Balaji Mandir and Maharana wali Devi Mandir.
Personalities
- Baba Umad Singh (19th century), Hindu spiritual leader[3]
References
- Buhana (2011 Census of India)
- "Ashram Dhaloda website". Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Biography of Baba Umad Singh". Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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