Mahansar

Mahansar
Mahansar
—  village  —
Coordinates
Country India
State Rajasthan
District(s) jhunjhunu
Nearest city Jhunjhun
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Mahansar (Hindi: महनसर) is a village in the Shekhawati region in Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1768 by the Thakurs of one of the branch of Shekhawats. It is located in Jhunjhunu district at a distance of 40 km from Jhunjhunu near the trifurcation of Jhujhunu, Churu and Sikar districts. It is known for the Sone-Chandi ki Dukan dating from 1846. It incorporates gold leaf in its intricate paintings. This haveli has three vaulted ceilings; scenes from the Ramayana are painted on the left one, incarnations of Vishnu on the centre one, and scenes from the life of Krishna are to be found on the right one.Mahansar region is very well known for its famous heritage liquor,it will not be a hyperbole to say that it is the region of rajasthan that has kept the traditional breweing system in India alive.Rajendra singh shekhawat(director shekhawati heritage and herbal pvt ltd.) is from the 8th generation of Mahansar royal family.he wants to take mahansar on international arena regarding its heritage liquor.



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