Kishangarh is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Its popular full name is Madanganj-Kishangarh. It was built by the Rajgharanas and Maharajas of Jaipur and Jodhpur. It lies 18 miles north-west of Ajmer and 90 KM far away from Jaipur. It is connected via Kishangarh Airport, Indian Railways' Kishangarh Railway Station and National Highway #8 #79. It is the birthplace of the Kishangarh style of painting, which is known for the beautiful depiction of a courtesan known as Bani Thani. Earlier, It was known as the City of Bani Thani Painting. In British Era, it was established as Power Loom, Tomato Mandi, Jeera Mandi but in recent years, Kishangarh has come to be known as the Marble city of India. It is purported to be the only place in the world with a temple of nine planets. It has heritage lake named as Gundolav Lake. Nepheline Syenite, about 500 m after the bypass bifurcation of Kishangarh towards Jaipur on NH-8, has been notified as one of the National Geographical Monument of India.
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