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Bhilwara

Bhilwara is a city in southern Rajasthan, India, and the headquarters of a district of the same name. Long part of the lands of Mewar, it has become one of India's main centres of textile manufacturing. The district includes Shahpura, home of the Phad scroll-painting tradition.

Bhilwara
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Shahpura State

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bhilwara. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bhilwara
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