Mandothi
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Mandothi is a village in the Jhajjar District of Haryana, India.[1] It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of New Delhi.
Mandothi | |
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village | |
  Mandothi Location in Haryana, India  Mandothi Mandothi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°42′23″N 76°49′15″E / 28.7065°N 76.8207°ECoordinates: 28°42′23″N 76°49′15″E / 28.7065°N 76.8207°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Jhajjar District |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Nearest city | Bahadurgarh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rohtak |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bahadurgarh |
| Website | haryana |
The population of the village is about 35,000 and agriculture is the main occupation. The village has electricity and running water. The village is surrounded by canals though it has good water supply.[citation needed]
The Panchayat election of 1994 bought this village to the limelight when four people were killed during an election. The Pehelwan took over as sarpanch, and the village became battlefield as rival groups killed more than 200 people in the clashes which took place in later years.[citation needed]
Since 2016 the Sarpanch of village is "Pehelwan Satpal", aka "Satpal Chitti", who is also the Head of All Haryana Sarpanch Association.[citation needed]
The village has nine schools, including single-sex and co-educational.[citation needed]
The inhabitants of Mandothi are called "Dalal" by Gotra, and the village is also home to various other castes. Mandothi is one of the villages with the largest Dalal community.[citation needed]
Mandothi had an airstrip which was built during the British rule.[citation needed]
Because many wrestlers have been born in the village, it is also known as a "village of Wrestlers". They include are Chota Sonu Pehelwan, Kala Pehelwan, Karan singh Pehelwan, Nihala Pahlwan, Prithi Pehelwan, Ratankawar Pehelwan, and Surender Pehelwan Urf (Dhandha). Villagers support girls equally to boys and support them to perform in wrestling and other sports. Girls are trained for wrestling at Dada Budha Akhada.[citation needed]
The village is head of the panchayat of many Gotras.[further explanation needed]
There is a big goshala in Mandothi where many cows are kept. Sick cattle are treated for free and minimal fees are taken to admit new cattle. Every year from 11 January to 14 January there is a haryanvi cattle ragni competition.[further explanation needed]
There are six famous temples in the village:
- Jai Dada Sita Ram
- Dada Budha Mandir[2]
- Guru Chela (Chaturbugh) Temple
- Lala Fakir Chand Shivalya
- Dada Samadh Waale Ka Mandir
- Dada Chotariya Mandir
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Mandothi". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ↑ A beautiful sun rise at the dada buda temple captured by a local photographer.
A beautiful sun rise at the dada buda temple captured by a local photographer .