Rohina Mahasamund

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Rohina () is a village in Basna tahsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

Variants

Salmali (साल्मली)/Salmaliya(साल्मलीय) - Mentioned in Verse-23 of Rajim Stone Inscription of Prithvideva II - Kalachuri Year 896 (=1145 AD).^[1]

Origin

Jat Gotras Namesake

Rohan (Jat clan) = Rohina = Salmaliya (साल्मलीय). Rohina is a village in Basna tahsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh. Salmaliya(साल्मलीय) is mentioned in Verse-23 of Rajim Stone Inscription of Prithvideva II - Kalachuri Year 896 (=1145 AD).....Salmaliya (साल्मलीय), granted for the naivëdya of the deity, is said to be now deserted and in lieu of it the village Rôhana (रोहन) situated not far from the ancient site of Salmali (साल्मली) was subsequently granted. It lies 10 miles south-east of Rajim in the Mahasamund tahsil and is still appropriated to the worship of Râjïvalôchana. (p.453)....(V. 22) Such is Jagapâla. He has caused this beautiful temple to be constructed for manifesting the splendour of Râma . (V. 23) He has granted a village named Salmaliya (साल्मलीय) to provide for offerings of food (to the enshrined deity). Those who will become kings (in the future) will always preserve (this gift) (p.457)^[2]

Location

It is situated 22km away from Basna (tehsildar office) and 123km away from district headquarter Mahasamund. According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Rohina village is 445656. Rohina village is located in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh, India. As per 2009 stats, Rohina village is also a gram panchayat. The total geographical area of village is 347.61 hectares. Saraipali is nearest town to rohina for all major economic activities, which is approximately 17km away. ^[3]

History

Salmaliya(साल्मलीय) is mentioned in Verse-23 of Rajim Stone Inscription of Prithvideva II - Kalachuri Year 896 (=1145 AD).....Salmaliya (साल्मलीय), granted for the naivëdya of the deity, is said to be now deserted and in lieu of it the village Rôhana (रोहन) situated not far from the ancient site of Salmali (साल्मली) was subsequently granted. It lies 10 miles south-east of Rajim in the Mahasamund tahsil and is still appropriated to the worship of Râjïvalôchana. (p.453)....(V. 22) Such is Jagapâla. He has caused this beautiful temple to be constructed for manifesting the splendour of Râma . (V. 23) He has granted a village named Salmaliya (साल्मलीय) to provide for offerings of food (to the enshrined deity). Those who will become kings (in the future) will always preserve (this gift) (p.457)^[4]

Notable persons

Population

Rohina has a total population of 952 peoples, out of which male population is 471 while female population is 481. Literacy rate of rohina village is 65.76% out of which 75.16% males and 56.55% females are literate. There are about 232 houses in rohina village. Pincode of rohina village locality is 491885.^[5]

External links

References

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[1] Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p.450-457

[2] Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p.450-457

[3] ttps://villageinfo.in/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/rohina.html

[4] Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p.450-457

[5] ttps://villageinfo.in/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/rohina.html

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