Sojat is a city and its municipality is in Pali district in the Indian State of Rajasthan. The Sojat city around Jodhpur is known for its forts, Mehndi plantation, Dargah of Pir Mastan (Urs) and Temples. For Muslims, there is the Dargah of Pir Mastan in Sojat city. It is a very popular dargah, which is specially thronged by Muslims at the time of Urs. Darga of Pir Mastan remains full packed capaci
ty on the eve of Urs. The fort in Sojat city has a big reservoir and has several temples like Chaturbhuj, Sejal Mata and so on. There is an old temple of Chamunda Mata situated on top of one hillock. Sojat city is famous for its "Mehndi" which is also known as Henna. Sojat city is India's largest "Mehandi" production city. Seventy percent of mehndi production is used for export. From Sojat city, Mehndi is exported to all over the world. It is the only place in India, which can grow best quality of a mehndi (heena) crop. Common Attractions In Sojat City:
Chamunda Mata Temple:
Chamunda Mata temple is an old temple perches on the hillocks. Mehndi Tree plantations:
The mehndi tree plantations feature as one of the major attraction in tours to Sojat city. Mehndi is a herbal plant whose leaves are mashed into a thin paste and applied on the hands and feet in various attractive designs. Mehndi is very popular among the foreign tourists. The Birthplace of Mirabai:
It is the prominent place of tourist interest. Here the Mirabai, the legendary poetess dedicated her entire life in worshipping Lord Krishna and propagating his message all over. In addition, there are few more local attractions in Sojat city like Jain temples of Narlai, and Jawai bandh, etc. It is therefore a guaranteed fact, that there will be no scarcity of interesting sites to see in your sojat city travel. it was also known as Tamravati nagri.
