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'''Auwa''' is a village in the [[Marwar Junction]] tehsil of [[Pali district]] in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. The village is situated 13 km from [[Marwar Junction]] railway station.

Auwa has an ancient temple of Lord Shiva (Kameshwar Mahadev) on its outskirts, which is believed to have been constructed in the 11th century AD.

==History==
===Dharna by Charans===
In 1586 AD (V.S. 1643), on the 13th day of [[Shukla paksha]] of [[Chaitra]] month, following the death of the King [[Maldev Rathore]] of [[Jodhpur State]], his eldest son [[Chandrasen Rathore]] became king. But Chandrasen's younger brother usurped him with the help of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor [[Akbar]]. [[Charan]]s opposed him. For staging a ''[[dharna]]'' against the king they were going to [[Mewar]]; the Auwa Jagirdar Gopal Das Champawat supported them and suggested that they stage the ''[[dharna]]'' in his village.
The Charans selected the land on the bank of the [[Sukri]] river, in front of Kajleshwar Mahadev Temple to stage their ''dharna''. They started the ''dharna'' on the 13th and fasted until the full moon. From the third day they started taking their lives by performing Taaga (Dhaaga) and Teliya. The King's trusted Charan friend, Akha Barahath, and his trumpeter ({{Transliteration|hi|nagarchi}}) Govind Ji Damami came there to stop them but Akhaji Barahath himself joined his Charan brethren and was killed with other Charans even though Govind Ji Damami sacrificed his life so as to prevent the Charans from killing themselves.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pratilipi.in/2008/08/a-preface-to-mourning-chandra-prakash-deval/ |title=A Preface to Mourning: Chandra Prakash Deval |access-date=22 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107080543/http://pratilipi.in/2008/08/a-preface-to-mourning-chandra-prakash-deval/ |archive-date=7 November 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==1857 Revolt==
The village is known for the siege of the Auwa fort by British forces in 1857 when various [[Rajputs]] of [[Pali, Rajasthan|Pali]] region under the stewardship of [[Kushal Singh of Auwa|Thakur Kushal Singh Rathore]] of Auwa confronted the British. Auwa fort was surrounded by the British army and the conflict lasted many days. The fort and village still carry the scars of that siege. Captain Mason was shot dead for insulting the Thakur and his severed head was hung at the fort gate.<ref>[http://www.fortauwa.com/history-of-auwa.html History of Auwa] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127221533/http://www.fortauwa.com/history-of-auwa.html |date=27 January 2010 }}</ref> The British destroyed the fort and the palace. Even temples and their idols were not spared. The statue of the goddess Mahakali brought to [[Ajmer]] is still kept in the Ajmer Museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rajasthantourism.gov.in/Destinations/Jodhpur/Nimaj.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-10-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115094737/http://www.rajasthantourism.gov.in/Destinations/Jodhpur/Nimaj.aspx |archivedate=2009-11-15 }}</ref> A still existent cenotaph was raised for Mason by the British.
The fort has today been converted into a hotel.

==Demographics==
The population of Auwa was 4,202 according to the 2001 census, 2,104 males and 2,098 females. The place is surrounded by small villages by name Deoli, Jojawar, Kherwa, Ranawas etc

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Pali district}}

[[Category:Villages in Pali district]]

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