Kaman History Rajasthan

Kaman is considered to be a very old and sacred town for Hindus as it forms part of the "Braj" (or "Brij") area where Lord Krishnaspent his early life. It is also known as Kamawan. Its former name is said to have been Brahmapur, but Raja Kamsen, the maternal grandfather of Krishna changed it to Kaman after his own name. Kaman is the shorter name of Kadambawana for numerous Kadamba tree found here.

It is a place of pilgrimage, annually visited by a large number of Vaishnava in the month of Bhadon as part of Vanyatra. Kaman also has 84 kunds (ponds), many of which have dried up. It was under the rule of king Jaipur for a long time, but was conquered and annexed by Maharaja Jawahar Singh. Some palaces of the Jaipur chiefs still exist here. Maharaja Jai Singh took the idols of Madan Mohanji and Gokul Chandramanji to his city of Jaipur, but due to some reason the idols were brought back to Kaman after a short stay at Bikaner. A fair is held in the rainy season called 'Parikrama Mela' or Parkamma at the higher ground of 'Cheel Mahal' (Eagle palace). The palace was called so due to its elevation.

This small town is known for some of Rajasthan's prominent temples of Rajasthan, such as Govindaji Temple, Vimala Kunda, Kameswara Mahadeva Siva Temple and Chaurasi Khamba.