Special dialog with historian Jitendra Singh Shekhawat (ETV BHARAT JAIPUR)
Jaipur : The Bisalpur dam, situated 160 kilometers from Jaipur, has been within the information for a few years. There was a time in the course of the princely period when Bisalpur was the favorite resting place of the British rulers. The British used to come back right here for looking in addition to to have fun winter evenings and New Year on the banks of the water collected from the three seasonal rivers of Rajasthan. The British Resident of Rajputana used to camp in Bisalpur because the visitor of the Jaipur royal household. When the Additional Governor General of Rajputana, Moreland, arrived in Bisalpur, the king and the Sammats rolled out the pink carpet for his hospitality.
After dealing with the horrible Chappaniya famine within the 12 months 1899, Sawai Madho Singh II had deliberate to construct Bisalpur and Isarda dams together with Ramgarh dam. The chief engineer of the state, Colonel S. Jacob had additionally ready a blueprint for the development of Bisalpur dam. After just a few days, the plan to construct the Ramgarh dam began getting carried out, then the plan to construct the dam in Bisalpur was cancelled.
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Jaipur’s military fought with the Marathas in Bisalpur: A fierce battle came about between the Marathas and the Mewar military within the palace close to Bisalpur. According to historian Jitendra Singh Shekhawat, after the demise of Maharaja Jai Singh II, the Mewar royal household attacked with the joint military of Marathas and Hadoti to position their nephew Madho Singh I on the throne of Jaipur. In celebration of the victory on this struggle, Ishwari Singh constructed the Vijay Stambh Isarlat in Tripolia Bazaar, which is right this moment often called Sargasuli. This occurred for the primary time in Jaipur, when the native feudal lords fought with their relations and kin to make the eldest son the king in accordance with custom.
Bisalpur Dam (ETV BHARAT JAIPUR)
This was the explanation for the struggle: According to historian Jitendra Singh, Jai Singh married Mewar princess Chandra Kanwar Sisodia. Then an settlement was made with Mewar that Sisodia queen’s son would turn into the king of Jaipur. Because of this, Madho Singh, who thought-about himself entitled to the throne of Jaipur, opened a struggle entrance in opposition to his step brother Ishwari Singh. He attacked Jaipur within the Shukla Paksha of Falgun month of Samvat 1804 with the mixed military of Marathas and Bundi of Hadoti together with the Mewari military.
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The Maratha military was led by Khanderao Holkar and the military of Hadoti was commanded by Rao Ummed Singh of Bundi. In this battle, the Jaipur military was led by Chief Diwan Har Govind Nattani. In the historical past of the struggle, Rawal Narendra Singh, Jobner has written that the Jaipur military chased the enemy military until Bhilwara. After the victory of Jaipur, Ishwari Singh entered Jaipur with nice fanfare.
Ravana had introduced Kaanvad from Bisalpur: It is believed within the scriptures that Ravana, the king of Lanka, carried out extreme penance on the Gokarneshwar Mahadev temple situated on the banks of Bisalpur dam. Ravana had happy Lord Shiva by providing his ten heads on the toes of Lord Shiva at this place. Jitendra Singh Shekhawat stated that among the many twelve Jyotirlingas and 108 sub-Jyotirlingas of India, Gokarneshwar Shiva of Bisalpur has particular recognition. It can also be believed that within the month of Sawan, Ravana, the king of Lanka, used to come back right here to carry out Jal Abhishek by gathering water from the rivers in a Kanwar. The temple of Nikumbala Mata, the household deity of Ravana, can also be right here.
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Mahatma Gokarna, a cow devotee, had organised Bhagwat Katha in Bisalpur with the will of salvation of his brother demon Ghundhakari. Because of this, contemplating this temple as a spot of salvation, folks immerse the ashes and in addition take a shower on Kartik Purnima to do away with their sins. Chauhan King Bisaldev alias Vigrah Raj IV of Ajmer dynasty had laid the inspiration of the Shiva temple right here in Samvat 1244. The then Maharaja of Jaipur Sawai Jai Singh had constructed a temple with inventive glass inlay within the cave.
The story of Shivling fabricated from sapphire: The situation of disappearance of Neelam Shivling of Bisalpur was mentioned within the meeting. The situation of disappearance of uncommon Neelam Shivling from the traditional Shiv temple of Bisalpur which quenches the thirst of many districts together with the capital Jaipur and the set up of one other Shivling was very well-known. This situation was raised within the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly within the 12 months 1987. There was a debate on this in the home. In these days, this situation was very well-known in newspapers and among the many public.
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Jaipur’s royal doctor took Jal Samadhi in Bisalpur: Jaipur’s royal doctor Yugal Kishore Shastri took Jal Samadhi within the waters of Bisalpur river beneath Malpura Nizamat of Jaipur state. He took Samadhi whereas singing the songs of Bal Krishna on the Dwadashi of Krishna Paksha of Jyeshtha month of 1949. Historian Shekhawat informed that after Samadhi, Yugal Shastri who had drowned within the water was searched so much by divers and villagers, however he was not discovered. After three days, his physique began floating up with aromatic flowers.
It is noteworthy that the then princely state of Jaipur had appointed Yugal Shastri because the royal doctor within the Dooni palace space related to Bisalpur. Yugal Shastri, a resident of Jailal Munshi Ka Rasta, had established Prem Bhaiya Mandal in 1940 to propagate devotion to the kid type of Lord Krishna and had unfold the flame of Krishna bhajans within the Dhundhari language. Bisalpur was a village on the border of Ajmer and Tonk.
