Riri
Riri or Reni was an old town of the Churu district in Rajasthan, India. Reni was the headquarter of nizāmat and tehsil of the same name in the state of Bikaner in Rajputana, situated at 28° 41'N 75° 3'E, about 120 miles northeast of Bikaner city. The nizāmat consisted of five eastern tehsils of Bhadra, Churu, Nohar, Rajgarh and Reni.
It was part of Jangladesh and capital of the Jakhar gotra jat, rulers prior to its annexation by the Rathor rulers. The present name of the town is Taranagar.Taranagar is very old village and famous for its temples, ancient Havelies, paintings inside them and chatries. The wood work inside the hawelies is excellent.The most famous temple in the village is Jain Mandir built in 942. It has very old statues of jain's thirthkars and a history related to that.
One another famous temple is Shiv Pandia. Its history is old as Dwapar Yug. It is said that Kunti putra Bhima came there to call the pujari of temple, shiv pandia, for the Tilak ceremony of Yudhisthira after winning the battle of Mahabharat.
Sahawa is major village in Taranagar, Sahawa has got historical importance because of the Gurudwara, where the belief is this that 10th Sikh Guru - Guru Gobind Singh came. Sahawa is also very popular because of its POP (Plaster Of Paris) Industry.
Reni is also a city in southern Ukraine, near the confluence of Prut and Danube rivers.
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