Karauli District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located in the Braj Bhoomi region. The town of Karauli serves as the administrative headquarters of the district. Karauli district also comes under the Bharatpur Divisional Commissionerate.
Image: Shri Mahavirji Main Temple (3)
Image: Kaila Devi Karauli Rajasthan panoramio (2)
Image: Timangarh karauli 01
Kirori Singh Bainsla was a lieutenant colonel of the Indian Army and in 2007 led a caste-based protest movement in the state of Rajasthan, demanding reservation as Scheduled Tribe for the Gurjar community in Rajasthan. He headed the Rajasthan Gurjar Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti which led the wave of protests across the state. Col Bainsla is known for his trademark red pagri (turban) and white dhoti and kurta. He is popularly known as पटरीवाले बाबा.
Bainsla as Major, circa 1972
Bainsla family, circa 1981