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Divrala
Deorala | |
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village | |
| Nickname: Deorala | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sikar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Un Official | Shekhawati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ 23 |
| Nearest city | Ajitgargh, Sri Madhopur, (Neem ka thana) |
Divrala is a village in the Sikar district of Rajasthan, India.
Divrala is a village in the Shekhawati region. It is located near Amarsar which was the capital of Maharao Shekhaji, precursor of all Shekhawat rajputs. It is also called Deorala and Divrala.
It became infamous because of the Sati incident that took place on 4 September 1987.[1]
- ^ Jain, Sharada; Misra, Nirja; Srivastava, Kavita (1987). "Deorala Episode: Women's Protest in Rajasthan". Economic and Political Weekly. 22 (45): 1891–1894. ISSN 0012-9976.