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5 unusual facts about Laxmangarh


Desert greening

Prevention of shifting sand dunes is accomplished through plantations of Acacia tortilis near Laxmangarh town.

Laxmangarh

The fictional character Balram Halwai from the bestselling novel The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga came from a village by the same name, but it isn't be the same village, because the book is actually set in the Gaya District in the vicinity of Bodh Gaya in the state of Bihar.

Laxmangarh is also known for the Mody Institute of Technology and Science located on the west of city just on the National Highway-11.

The Laxmangarh Fort is private property - owned by a local businessmen and is closed to the public.

Laxman Singh of Sikar constructed the Laxmangarh Fort in 1862 AD, and around it he established the present Laxmangarh town, which was founded in 1864 AD.


Hari Baba Ashram, Bidsar

Bidsar is a part of the Sikar district Sikar in Rajasthan, and it is situated on the Nawalgarh to Laxmangarh Road in Bidsar (Chatrana Johra) approximately 35 kilometers from Sikar, 8 kilometers from Nawalgarh, and 22 kilometers from Laxmangarh.


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