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Vasa is famous for its [[sun temple]], Jambeshwar Mahadev temple ,''vav'' ([[stepwell]]), Jamdgani Rushi Ashram and many other old temples. The sun temple is also called Surya Narayana mandir and was built in the twelfth century, as was the ''vav''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}
Vasa is famous for its [[sun temple]], Jambeshwar Mahadev temple ,''vav'' ([[stepwell]]), Jamdgani Rushi Ashram and many other old temples. The sun temple is also called Surya Narayana mandir and was built in the twelfth century, as was the ''vav''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}



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Vasa, Rajasthan
Vasa
Vasantpur , Vasantgarh
Village
Population
 (2001)
 • Total8,676

Vasa is a village in Sirohi District in Rajasthan state in India. It is 9 km from Swarupganj and 25 km from Abu Road and also known as Vasantpur or Vasantgarh.


History

Vasa fell within a Princely Village before Indian Independence in 1947, and was ruled by the Parmar Rajput dynasty (one of the major Rajput clan of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh) under British dominion. Vasa was established by Sher Singh Parmar in the twelfth century. The last ruler was Thakur Sardar Singh (1927). The royal family of Parmar worship Sun or Surya Narayan Dev as their kuldevta, whose temple is also there in the village.[citation needed]

Geography

Vasa is famous for its sun temple, Jambeshwar Mahadev temple ,vav (stepwell), Jamdgani Rushi Ashram and many other old temples. The sun temple is also called Surya Narayana mandir and was built in the twelfth century, as was the vav.[citation needed]


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References

  • Vasa at toolserver.org/~geohack