Nangal Sirohi
Nangal Sirohi | |
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  Nangal Sirohi Location in Haryana, India  Nangal Sirohi Nangal Sirohi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°11′35″N 76°07′55″E / 28.193161°N 76.132078°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Mahendragarh |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 10,000 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 123028 |
| Telephone code | 01285 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-34 |
| Website | haryana |
Nangal Sirohi, famous for the painted shekhavati rajput architecture havelis, is a town in Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana.[1] It is 9 km from Mahendragarh towards Narnaul (16 km from Narnaul) in South Haryana.
History
Nangal-Sirohi was founded by ahirs of Khosya gotra whose ancestors came from the neighbouring Deroli village. 400 years ago, and there is also no. of ahirs who are sultaniya who are there from beginning[1] ,
Havelis and architecture
This area which was earlier under the Jaipur state, came under the Sindhu Jat ruler Maharaja of Patiala.[1] Lala Tek Chand was first among them to build the fortalice haveli.[1] Nangal Sirohi, 16 km from Narunail and 9 km from Mahindragarh, is famous for its historic havelis built by sultaniyas who had migrated from Sultana 4 generations ago (c. 2002).[1] Later in Vikram Samvat 1959 (1902 CE), Lala Deen Dayal built an ornately decorated caravanserai in Shekhavati Rajput architecture.[1]
Havelis are located in the older Part of the village called Oopla Baas (upper residence), built by local trading communities in 18th and 19th century. These were built by Chejaraas (masons) and Chiteyraas (painters) summoned from Shekhawati region of the erstwhile Jaipur State of yadav, who painted the images of Shekhawati Sirdars and events from the native feudal life. In one of the haveli there are paintings depicting Shekhawati Sirdaars, while in the vault of the other haveli there are scenes from the Ramayana and Hindu gods. The color pigments in the wall paintings of the later haveli vault have been remarkably preserved for more than 100 years now and look fresh.[1]
Several of these havelis are facing neglect due to migration of their owners to other areas for the business. Havelis are of artistic excellence, academic and cultural significance, there is lack of awareness about their conservation or documentation by scholars.[1]
,??Ahir]]s,specially sultaniyas a Kshatriya yadav clan who are from Rajasthan. Kshatriya Sultaniyas are so strong ahirs because some local goons nd dons are against their mom parents but then only one sultaniya came from sultana nd killed all dons and goons there. After that, sultaniya guy lived there and sultaniyas become member of this village. 100 families of Baniyas, 80 families of Brahmins, 20 families of Kumhars (potters), 10 families of weavers, 10 families of barbers, 35 families of masons and carpenters, 2 families of Darzi (Chhipi) and, families of Jogis.[1] Founder of Modi Group of Industries came from here.
See also
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