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2 unusual facts about Sujangarh


Sujangarh

About 6 miles to the north-west is the Gopalpura hill, 1,651 feet above sea-level, or about 600 above the surrounding plain ; and legend says that where the village of Gopalpura now stands there was in old days a city called Dronpur, built by and named after Guru Drona Charya, the tutor of the Pandavas.

Near Bidasar, a little farther to the north, a copper-mine was discovered about the middle of the 18th century, and was worked for a short time, but the ore was not rich enough to repay expenses.


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The other attractions include the grand palatial Havelies in the towns of Ratannagar, Ratangarh and Sardarshahar, the Hanuman temple at Salasar and the Venkateshwar temple at Sujangarh, the birthplace of local deity, Goga Pir, in Dadrewa.


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