Located about 15 km from Sikar, Rajasthan, Harshnath is famous for its ruins of a 10th century Shiva temple. Situated on Harsh mountain in Aravali series, Harshnath is also a local picnic spot and hill station.
The temple is near a village called Harsh ( Latitude 27.52 Longitude 75.18)whose population is 6016 in 2001 cencus.
HISTORY
According to a inscription found near the temple, the foundation of temple was laid in 961 A.D. by
Singhraj, Chouhan king of Ajmer on inspiration of a priest Suvastu,who is considered a reincarnation of Nandi (mount of Lord Shiva). In between Singhraj was killed by king Vigrahraj who captured his state and queen. Vigrahraj,a descendant from solar race of Lord Rama, made the rest temple under the supervision of Chandashiva the son of Varrudra, a famous architect who belonged to village Ranapalika(today's Ranoli).the temple was completed in 973 A.D and was consecrated by priest Saindipt, a student of Suvastu.
In May 1679, the temple was destroyed by Khan Bahadur on the order of Mugal emperor Aurangjeb.All the temples were destroyed and all the sculptures were mutilated.Most of the citizens of erstwhile Harsha city were brutally killed.
In 1718, a new temple was made by Rao Shiv Singhji aside the old destroyed temple and priests were called from Pushkar.
According to legends, the old city was spread in area of 38 miles.There is a saying among locals,
"Jagmalpura Harsha Nagri,bom talb chhatri,ek bajaar mandi gudri", which means that there were a thousand shops and nine hundred wells.
MYTHOLOGY
According to mythology, Lord Shiva reincarnated gods at this place after destroying Tripura and killing danvas.
Another mythology says that in a village Ghanghu of Churu, King Ghangh loved and married an Apsara (nymph) on the condition that he would not visit her palace without prior information. King Ghangh got a son called Harsha and a daughter Jeen. Afterwards she again conceived but as chance would have it king Ghangh went to her palace without prior intimation and thus violated solemn vow he had made to the Apsara. Instantly she left the king and fled away with her son Harsha and daughter Jeen whom she abandoned at the place where presently the Jeen Mata temple stands. The two children here practiced extreme asceticism. Later a Chauhan ruler built the temple at that place.
The temple is near a village called Harsh ( Latitude 27.52 Longitude 75.18)whose population is 6016 in 2001 cencus.
HISTORY
According to a inscription found near the temple, the foundation of temple was laid in 961 A.D. by
Singhraj, Chouhan king of Ajmer on inspiration of a priest Suvastu,who is considered a reincarnation of Nandi (mount of Lord Shiva). In between Singhraj was killed by king Vigrahraj who captured his state and queen. Vigrahraj,a descendant from solar race of Lord Rama, made the rest temple under the supervision of Chandashiva the son of Varrudra, a famous architect who belonged to village Ranapalika(today's Ranoli).the temple was completed in 973 A.D and was consecrated by priest Saindipt, a student of Suvastu.
In May 1679, the temple was destroyed by Khan Bahadur on the order of Mugal emperor Aurangjeb.All the temples were destroyed and all the sculptures were mutilated.Most of the citizens of erstwhile Harsha city were brutally killed.
In 1718, a new temple was made by Rao Shiv Singhji aside the old destroyed temple and priests were called from Pushkar.
According to legends, the old city was spread in area of 38 miles.There is a saying among locals,
"Jagmalpura Harsha Nagri,bom talb chhatri,ek bajaar mandi gudri", which means that there were a thousand shops and nine hundred wells.
MYTHOLOGY
According to mythology, Lord Shiva reincarnated gods at this place after destroying Tripura and killing danvas.
Another mythology says that in a village Ghanghu of Churu, King Ghangh loved and married an Apsara (nymph) on the condition that he would not visit her palace without prior information. King Ghangh got a son called Harsha and a daughter Jeen. Afterwards she again conceived but as chance would have it king Ghangh went to her palace without prior intimation and thus violated solemn vow he had made to the Apsara. Instantly she left the king and fled away with her son Harsha and daughter Jeen whom she abandoned at the place where presently the Jeen Mata temple stands. The two children here practiced extreme asceticism. Later a Chauhan ruler built the temple at that place.
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Specifications and statistics
Basic stats
* Layout & Body style = Mid-engine, four-wheel drive two-door coupé/Targa top
* Base price = €200,000
* Internal combustion engine = 7.0 litre V14, 70v DOHC bi-turbocharged bio-fuel engine
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Performance
Top speed 415.5 km/h (258.2 mph) (average)
* 0-100 km/h (0.0-62.1 mph) 1.25 seconds
* 0-160 km/h (0.0-99.4 mph) 4.5 seconds
* 0-240 km/h (0.0-149.1 mph) 8.8 seconds
* 0-300 km/h (0.0-186.4 mph) 14.7 seconds
Standing quarter-mile 8.93 seconds at 252 km/h (156.5 mph)
Fuel economy
* EPA city driving 3 miles per US gallon
* EPA highway driving 13 miles per US gallon
* Top speed fuel economy 4 miles per US gallon
Specifications and statistics
Basic stats
* Layout & Body style = Mid-engine, four-wheel drive two-door coupé/Targa top
* Base price = €200,000
* Internal combustion engine = 7.0 litre V14, 70v DOHC bi-turbocharged bio-fuel engine
* Engine displacement& max. power = 6,993 cc (487.8 cu in) (922 kW; 1236bhp)
Performance
Top speed 415.5 km/h (258.2 mph) (average)
* 0-100 km/h (0.0-62.1 mph) 1.25 seconds
* 0-160 km/h (0.0-99.4 mph) 4.5 seconds
* 0-240 km/h (0.0-149.1 mph) 8.8 seconds
* 0-300 km/h (0.0-186.4 mph) 14.7 seconds
Standing quarter-mile 8.93 seconds at 252 km/h (156.5 mph)
Fuel economy
* EPA city driving 3 miles per US gallon
* EPA highway driving 13 miles per US gallon
* Top speed fuel economy 4 miles per US gallon
Mahmoud R. Hejazi (Harrison Hejazi) received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Telecommunication Engineering from Sharif University of Technology and University of Tehran, respectively. He was then involved in research and development of advanced IT systems at Iran Telecom Research Center for six years . In 2008, Mahmoud took his Ph.D. degree in Image Processing from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology. His dissertation was on content-based image retrieval systems, in which he proposed modified discrete Radon transforms for texture analysis . He then worked as a lecturer and research professor with Department of Digital Information Engineering of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies for two years before moving to Canada . Mahmoud is currently a senior data mining analyst and consultant at Ontario Ministry of the Environment. He is also an active peer reviewer for different scientific journals, including TMM, TCSVT, and PATREC.
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These policies and procedures are designed to act as a guideline for business travel and entertainment expenses and miscellaneous expense reimbursements. The policy contains expense limits and negotiated vendor rates. The policy also defines the process by which a traveler can deviate from the defined standards.
Travel policies can be written in a way that protects employees by giving the company access to their travel arrangements so that if an advisory is issued in an area where an employee is traveling, the company has the information to track down the traveler.
Ideally, travel policies ensure that employees understand all travel and expense policies and procedures, establish a system where travelers can be easily reimbursed for related expenses, and provide a reasonable level of service while keeping costs to a minimum. Implementing a travel policy is a part of global travel consolidation of a travel program.
A corporate travel management company can write a company’s travel policy for them and negotiate rates with travel vendors.
Travel Policy (Trade) Organizations
Association of Corporate Travel Executives
National Business Travel Association