Dhosi Hill - Rejuvenating Sarovar at Top

Rejuvenating Sarovar At Top

An ancient Sarover (Reservoir) for storing rain water for bathing for pilgrims is located on the hill for centuries. The rain water stored in the Sarover carries some rejuvenating properties and treatment for skin ailments. The water in the reservoir becomes herbal and 'Cupric' because of good quantity of Copper metal in the hill and growth of rare herbs in large quantities. The reservoir gets silted over the time and needs to be desilted at regular intervals. In the year 1944 AD (Vikrami Samvat 2000), the renowned industrialists 'Birla Brothers', lead by G.D.Birla, who hailed from nearby Pilani village (Popular for BITS, Pilani) got the reservoir desilted and constructed a proper concrete dam on the site to increase the storage capacity of reservoir in the memory of their father Raja Baldev Rai Birla. A plaque is put on the Dam to this effect which states that reservoir could be used for bathing by all shades of Hindu pilgrims, including Sanatan, Harijan, Arya Samaji, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs. This plaque shows that there was no caste barrier in using the facilities at this pilgrimage centre. Last time this reservoir was desilted in the year 2003 by the efforts of INTACH, "Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage" an renowned NGO based at Delhi and Haryana.