Kankroli

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Kankroli (Rajsamand) is a city located in the district of Rajsamand in Rajasthan, India.

[edit] History

Rajsamand Lake was created by a dam constructed in 1660 by Maharana Raj Singh There many ornamental arches and beautifully carved chatries (cenotaphs) along the huge bund (embankment). It also has several interesting old inscriptions.

[edit] Location

Situated 65km away from Udaipur, Kankroli, also known as Haveli Of Sri Dwarkadhish Prabhu, is an important Vaishnava temple and ranks very high among the temples of the Vallabhacharya sects. From Nathdwara it is just 30 min to reach by car/auto/taxi. Kankroli now is part of Rajasamand district in Rajasthan- Kankroli and Rajanagar being the twin cities that form the district headquarters. Kankroli is a major center of marble industry in Rjajasthan. The district of Rajsamand is mainly agricultural based.

[edit] Features

The Famous temple of Sri Dwarkadish Prabhu ( Lord Krishna as King of Dwarka ) attracts crowd from all over India. Mandir / Haveli is one of the most important place for Pushti Margi vallavachariya Vaisnavs. Magnificent and huge haveli mandir is located just near the banks of lake Rajsamand Lake.

The marble industry in the entire area has changed the economy of this area in last 20 years. It is probably the biggest marble market of the world.

	State of Rajasthan Rajasthan Topics
Capital	Jaipur
Divisions	Ajmer | Bharatpur | Bikaner | Jaipur | Jodhpur | Kota | Udaipur
Districts	Ajmer | Alwar | Banswara | Baran | Barmer | Bhilwara | Bikaner | Bharatpur | Bundi | Chittorgarh | Churu | Dausa | Dholpur | Dungarpur | Ganganagar | Hanumangarh | Jaipur | Jaisalmer | Jalore | Jhalawar | Jhunjhunu | Jodhpur | Karauli | Kota | Nagaur | Pali | Rajsamand | Sawai Madhopur | Sikar | Sirohi | Tonk | Udaipur
Major cities	Alwar • Bhilwara • Bikaner • Jaipur • Jaisalmer • Jodhpur • Udaipur