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Rathoran in the region of Rajasthan is a place in India - some 342 mi or ( 550 km ) West of New Delhi , the country's capital city .

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Time in Rathoran is now 11:02 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh, Multan, Hyderabad, and Bahawalpur. Since you are here already, consider visiting Rajanpur . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Rathoran ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Ramdevra Temple (Runicha)/Ramdev ji Mandir, Pokhran- Rajasthan India by Rooms and Menus

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Ramdevra is a village situated about 12 km to the north of Pokhran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan in India. The village is named after Baba Ramdevji ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Smiling Buddha

Smiling Buddha, (MoEA designation as Pokhran-I), was an assigned codename of the first nuclear weapon explosion of India that was exploded on 18 May 1974. The device was detonated by the Indian Army in the long-constructed army base, Pokhran Test Range, at the Pokhran municipality, Rajasthan state, under the aegis of several key Indian army personnel. The Pokhran-I was also the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

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Located at 27.09 71.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1974 in India, Code names, Indian nuclear explosive tests, Indira Gandhi administration, Military history of India, Nuclear history of India, Political history of India, Underground nuclear explosive tests

Pokhran-II

Pokhran-II refers to the series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by India at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range on May 1998. It was the second nuclear test since the first test, code-named Smiling Buddha, had been conducted in May 1974. Pokhran-II consisted of five detonations, of which the first was a fusion bomb and the remaining four were fission bombs.

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Located at 27.08 71.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1998 in India, 1998 in science, Code names, Indian nuclear explosive tests, Nuclear history of India, Political history of India, Underground nuclear explosive tests, Vajpayee administration

Pokhran

Pokhran (also spelled Pokaran) is a city and a municipality located in Jaisalmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a remote location in the Thar Desert region and served as the test site for India's first underground nuclear weapon detonation.

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Located at 26.92 71.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Jaisalmer district, Indian nuclear test sites, Nuclear test sites