Parasrampura is a town in

Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu is a city and municipal council in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jhunjhunu district. It is also the largest city of the Shekhawati region, which includes Jhunjhunu, Churu and Sikar ...

district of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

in India. It is located 43 km south east of

Mandawa Mandawa is a town located just 29 km from Jhunjhunu city in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, India. It is part of Shekhawati region. Mandawa is located at . It has an average elevation of 316 metres (1036 ft). The nearest rail ...

and has the distinction of having the best-preserved and oldest

fresco Fresco ( or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting become ...

paintings in the

Shekhawati Shekhawati is a region in the northern part of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan, comprising the districts of Sikar, Jhunjhunu, and Churu district, Churu. The language of this region is also called Shekhawat ...

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

. After that Thakur Bhawani Singh (Grand son of Rawal Nawal Singh ji of Nawalgarh and great-grandson of Maharao Shardul Singh set their Thikana as Parasrampura.

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Cities and towns in Jhunjhunu district {{Jaipurdivision-geo-stub