Nana, Rajasthan

Nana
—  village  —
Nana Location of Nana in Rajasthan and India
Coordinates	24°54′58″N 73°07′59″E / 24.916°N 73.133°E / 24.916; 73.133Coordinates: 24°54′58″N 73°07′59″E / 24.916°N 73.133°E / 24.916; 73.133
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District(s)	Pali
Subdistrict(s)	Bali, India
Parliamentary constituency	Pali (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Assembly constituency	Bali, India
Civic agency	Gram Panchayat
Population	10,298 (2001[update])
Sex ratio	975 ♂/♀
Official languages	Hindi, Marwari
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 362 metres (1,188 ft)
Climate Temperature • Summer • Winter	•      30 °C (86 °F) •      44 °C (111 °F) •      05 °C (41 °F)
Codes • Pincode • 306504 • Telephone • +02933 • UN/LOCODE • IN JDH • Vehicle • RJ-22

Nana is a village in the Bali, India tehsil of Pali District of the Rajasthan state in India. It is located three kilometres from the railway station of the same name on the Ahmedabad-Ajmer railway line.

History

The ancient name for Nana was Nanaka.in It is an historical village and existed as far back as the 10th century, as is known from the inscription of 960 AD in the Jain temple. At various times in its history, the area was ruled from Gujarat, Nadol, Sirohi, Mount Abu and Mewar. In 1602 AD it was governed by Rana Amar Singh (son of Maharana Pratap) of Mewar, while the Jagir was given to Kunwar Shekha Singh (other son of Maharana Pratap). ^[1] This Village has temple of very famous Lord Mahavir, Nathji Maharaj Kumbheshwar, Madadev khetalaji and ramatanadi Hanumanji.

Demographics

Nana had a population of 12,298 according to the Census 2001. Males were 6288 of the population and females were 6010.

Association with Jainism

This place is associated with Jainism, where the life-size image of Mahavira was once worshipped. Nanavala or Jnanakiya gachchha (Jain saint community) was founded at Nanea by Prabhananda.Village Nana is also described in ancient Jain books. It is called as "NANA Diyana Nandiya...Jiwit MahavirSwami Vihariya..."

Nana was once home to a 10th century temple of Nilakantha Mahadeva. There is also an early temple dedicated to Laxmi Narayana, known earlier as Chakrasvami temple. Nearby Village Chamunderi nearly six kilometres from the Nana Railway station's famous temple of Chamunda Mata.

References

1. ^ Udaipur (princely state)

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