HANUMANGARH

The ancient city of Bhatner has centuries of heroic tales to boast of. With every capture, ransack, construction, battle and recapture, the town has grown inch by inch with marked inheritances of its most prominent pre dominances. An intriguing past renders Bhatner, now known as Hanumangarh, as historically significant and widely visited by tourists. It is a proud home to the magnificent Bhatner Fort that has been accredited for its role in protecting the town from the invasion of Central Asian powers. Located on the banks of the Ghaggar River, is the colossal Bhatner Fort, one of the oldest forts in the country. It is made of bricks and has been constructed in the shape of a parallelogram with towering gates and twelve projected circular bastions on each side. The entire fortress was adorned with minarets which were later replaced during renovation. A total of 52 kunds, serving as water reservoirs were present inside the establishment to supply water to a huge battalion for a year.
 

Tourists interested in archaeology can visit the town of Kalibangan located in Tehsil Pilibanga, between the districts of Hanumangarh and Suratgarh. This town and its renowned Archaeological Museum are located on the southern shores of the River Ghaggar that is about five kilometres from the Pilibanga railway station. The museum was established in 1983 to store and exhibit the materials that were excavated from the archaeological site of Kalibangan between 1961 and 1969.  Inside this museum, there are three galleries, one exhibit Pre Harappan finds and the other two display Harappan artefacts. The material displayed in the galleries are Harappan bangles, seals, terracotta objects and figurines, bricks, stone balls, grinders and collection of six fabric pottery from the Pre Harappan era.
 

The temple is situated on the banks of River Ghaggar that is near to Amarpura Thedi Village. It belongs to the Shakti Sect of Hinduism and the deity worshiped in this temple is Mata Bhadrakali. It mostly gets crowded on the 8th and 9th day in the month of Chaitra owed to the mela celebration. It was constructed by Maharaja Ram Singh, to accomplish the wish of Akbar.
 

Pallu Wali Mata is an Indian temple located in Pallu, Tehsil Rawatsar, Hanumangarh district Rajasthan. The temple was constructed by Saraswa Bhadus of village Singrasar. Both of them are the family deity of both the Bhadu clans.
 

At just 100 kms from the city, the renowned temple is situated on the Hanumangarh Kishangarh Mega Highway. The temple owns high religious belief among the local people as well as among tourists especially at the time of Navratra where a fair called as Mata Brahmani Mela is held. Generic Brahmani Mata Image used here.
 

Shri Kabootar Sahib Gurdwara is located at a distance of about 80 kms in the town of Nohar. This temple was constructed to celebrate the historic visit of Guru Gobind Singh in the month of November in 1706, who was the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs and the founder of Khalsa Panth. On the way from Sirsa, Guru Gobind Singh stopped at this spot and set up camps close to a Chhip Talai that was situated south eastwards of the town. When Guruji visited this place various pigeons or kabootar as called in Punjabi used to assemble. This happened as lots of people in this area used to feed these pigeons. During Guruji’s stay in this place, one of his Sikh followers accidentally stepped on a pigeon injuring it. Since the people of this area practiced non violence, they protested this act with anger. To pacify the local residents, Guruji appointed a barber cum surgeon who treated the pigeon. After this, news spread that Guruji had brought a dead pigeon back to life with the help of his spiritual powers. Then the family of the barber founded a platform at the campsite on which this gurdwara was built later on, around 1730.