Kanodia Purohitan
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Rajpurohits
Kanodia Purohitan is one of the oldest village of Sevad Rajpurohits. It was awarded to Dharayatji Rajpurohit. It is situated on Jaisalmer highway, 120 km from Jodhpur
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It is a three-crop village. Half of the population is engaged in agriculture, and the rest are either in the armed forces or in business.
Surrounded by sand dunes and with lots of greenery, it is up-coming tourist place. Lots of Resorts are nearby.
Kanodia is divided into three parts, one each for Dedaji, Raghoji and Netoji.
There is one temple of Dadoji Ratan Singhji Jhunjharji, which is owned in common by the whole village and is worshiped by all castes. Major decisions are made here, and on every Holi and Diwali, the whole village gathers.
Rajpurohit
Rajpurohit is a subgroup of Hindu Brahmins with its roots in Rishikul and later Brahaminical Gupta period in India....
Kanodia Purohitan is one of the oldest village of Sevad Rajpurohits. It was awarded to Dharayatji Rajpurohit. It is situated on Jaisalmer highway, 120 km from Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
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It is a three-crop village. Half of the population is engaged in agriculture, and the rest are either in the armed forces or in business.
Surrounded by sand dunes and with lots of greenery, it is up-coming tourist place. Lots of Resorts are nearby.
Kanodia is divided into three parts, one each for Dedaji, Raghoji and Netoji.
There is one temple of Dadoji Ratan Singhji Jhunjharji, which is owned in common by the whole village and is worshiped by all castes. Major decisions are made here, and on every Holi and Diwali, the whole village gathers.