Sikar is one of historical cities in shekhawati region of rajasthan. It is well known for its

magnificent art,culture & padharo mahare desh tradition. It is situated midway between

Bikaner & Agra on national highway no 11. It is well connected with Jaipur which is 120 km

away, Jodhpur ( 320 away ), Bikaner ( 220 km away ) & Dehli which is 280 km away.

In 1687 Rao Daulat Singh laid down the first foundation of new thikana Sikar at Beer

Bhan Ka Bass & built the fort here. Rao raja Kalyan Singh was the last ruler of Sikar ( 1922—

1967 ) who had been famous for building magnanimous places, temples & ponds. He also built

Kalyan hospital & Kalyan college for public welfare.

Sikar is the land of freedom fighters,patriots,warriors,erudite & businessmen. Soldiers of

this great land are famous across the globe for their valour & astonishing aplomb while fighting

with their foes. These great sons of soil are well known for their refusal to bend knees & bow

heads sort of stuff & any ism under the sun needs that to enthuse & inspire. People of Sikar

had always shown the alacrity to fight for nation during freedom struggle & always stood

rocky-strong against chaotic & inept system of governance by english rulers where the power

was goad within to catapult tyranny everywhere they ruled over.

There are countless places to visit in Sikar. Some important places of interest are as follows:-

1 KHATU SHYAM JI : khatu shyam ji is name & manifestation of barbaric grandson of Bheema, son of

Ghatotkach,millions of people visit temple from all over india

2 Jeen Mata ji : In this holy village there is an ancient temple dedicated to Jeen Mata ( Goddess of

power). The sacred shrine of Jeen Mata Ji is believed to be 1000 years old. Large number of devotees

garner here for wonder full pageantry held twice in year in months of chaitra & ashwin during navratra.

3 HARSH HILLS: harsh is the range of Arawali, the oldest range of mountains.It is 554 meter high. The

serenity of dawn & dusk of Harsh attracts thousands of tourists every year. Harshnath temple is

enshrined on the top of Harsh hill. It’s an ancient site for ruins of old shiva temple.

4 SHOBHAGYAWATI : Shobhagyawati is a religious destination located on shakanbari-goriya road & also

know as shobhawati on the name of river shobhawati. The river is famous for flowing underground until

sunset, after sunset water comes up & river becomes visible, with very first ray of sun the water level of

river starts decreasing.

5 SHAKAMBARI : It’s about 59 km away from Sikar. Shakambari is incarnation of Durga, consort to

Mahakala. She is the divine mother called the ‘’ the bearer of of greens ‘’. It is believed that in times of

famine, the Godess Aadishakti comes down as Shakambari gives vegan food to the hungry.

6 GOPINATH MANDIR : Gopinath temple is one of the oldest temple in Sikar.Lord Krishna is known as

Gopinath raja. It’s very very beautiful & garbgrih is made up of colorful glasses.

7 GANESH MANDIR: It’s oldest temple of god Ganesh located in old city

8 MATA MANSA DEVI TEMPLE : It’s dedicated Mansa Devi, goddess of shakti. The temple is spread in

hundred Acres of Hasanpur hills between Neem ka Thana & Sikar.