Churu, Rajasthan, India

Laggar Falcon (Juvenile) Falco jugger
Originally uploaded by Gaurav Bhatnagar.

Churu is a town in the desert Region of Rajasthan. It is famous for shifting sand dunes of Thar Desert and beautiful grand Havelis with marvelous fresco paintings namely Kanhaiya Lal Bagla ki Haveli, and Surana Haveli with hundreds of small windows is equally famous. It also has some fine Chhatries.

The Churu city was founded in 1620 by a Jaat chieftain called Churu. It was part of Jangladesh prior to annexation by Rathores. Churu was ruled by Thakur Maldeo, grandson of the famous Rao Kandhal and uncle of Rao Bika-Rathore Rajputs of Bikaner. In 1871 AD Churu fell to Bikaner. In this battle between the forces of Churu and Bikaner when all the copper & brass exhausted Churu, Thakur asked his womenfolk to part off their silver ornaments and with this metal, shells for the canons were made and used in the battle. The famous temple of Salasar Balaji is situated in this District.