Located in central Rajasthan, Pali is a well-known tourist destination. It got its name from the Paliwal Brahmins that inhibited it. This place has witnessed many battles. It has played an important role during the time of freedom struggle towards the British. It has a lot of historic importance and it is a place with many temples and other places of worship. The three temples namely, the Hatundi Rata Mahabir temple, Rankapur temple and the Surya Narayana temple are the famous pilgrim centers of Pali.

The temples are an architectural delight as they have a unique style. The ceilings of the temple are carved with fine lace like foliate scrollwork and beautiful geometric patterns. The domes have concentric bands and the brackets connect the base of the dome.

The 15th century Adishwar temple or the Chaumaukha temple is a very fine structure. It is in the form of a Nalinigulm vimana or a heavenly aircraft, the shah had seen in his dream. It took sixty-five years to complete it and it is the largest Jain temple. It is very complex Jain temple and boasts of being one of the five most important holy shrines of Jains in India. The town of Pali is a district headquarters of the Pali district in Rajasthan state. It is situated on the banks of the river Bandi and is 72 kms from Jodhpur. Pali was a part of the Pratihara dynasty kingdom in marwar.

Pali is also known as the industrial city as it has textile industries. The cotton and synthetic clothes manufactured here are exported. There are leather based industries, agriculture instruments, chemical industries and mineral based industries.