Parasrampura | |
Other Name: | Parsurampura |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rajasthan, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Parasrampura is a town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is located 43 km south east of Mandawa and has the distinction of having the best-preserved and oldest fresco paintings in the Shekhawati region. A magnificent cenotaph (Chhatri) was erected in Maharao Shardul Singh's (Ruler of Jhunjhunu) memory at Parasrampura by his heirs. Parasrampura was conquered by Maharao Shardul Singh before invading Jhunjhunu.After that Thakur Bhawani Singh (Grand son of Rawal Nawal Singh ji of Nawalgarh and great grand son of Maharao Shardul Singh set their Thikana as Parasrampura.