Sironj

Sironj lies northwest of Bhilsa, on the edge of Bundelkhand. Known for muslins and calicoes, the town was also a Jain pilgrimage centre with many shrines, temples and mosques. Its Giridhari temple is associated with the Sengar Rajput ruler Girdhari Singh, a devotee of Vishnu, whose rule is recorded in an inscription there. The town's Jama Masjid is believed to have been built under the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the seventeenth century.