Jeenmata

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jeen Mataji
| other_name = जीण माता
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Jeen Mata.jpg
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| image_caption = Jeen Mata ji in [[Sikar District]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = Sikar district
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 332406
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| area_code = 01576
| registration_plate = Rj-23-
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| blank1_info_sec1 = Sikar
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
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| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Dantaramgarh
| website = {{website|https://www.jeenmata.com}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|RJ-IN]]
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'''Jeenmata''' is a village in [[Sikar district]] of [[Rajasthan]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/amp/jaipur/jeen-mata-in-sikar|title=इस माता के सामने मुगल बादशाह औरंगजेब भी हो गया चारों खाने चित्त|website=अमर उजाला|date=29 March 2017|language=hi}}</ref> It is located at a distance of 29 km from Sikar town in south. There is an ancient [[Temple]] dedicated to Shree Jeen Mataji([[Goddess]] of Power). Millions of devotees assemble here for a colourful festival held twice in a year in the month of [[Chaitra]] and [[Ashvin]] during the [[Navratri]].
There are a number of [[Dharamshala (type of building)|dharamshalas]] to accommodate large number of visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/news/RAJ-JAI-HMU-jeen-mata-temple-situated-in-jaipur-5694338-PHO.html|title=इस माता के सामने मुगल बादशाह था नतमस्तक, इस तरह जुड़ी है मान्यता|language=hi|website=Dainik Bhaskar|date=15 September 2017}}</ref>

Jeenmata temple is situated near the hill 10 km from village ''Rewasa''. The temple of Jeen Mataji is around 108 km from Jaipur. It is surrounded by thick forest. Its full name was Jayanti Mata. The temple was constructed around 1200 years ago. The temple of Jeen Mataji was a place of pilgrimage from early times and was repaired and rebuilt several times.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.patrika.com/amp-news/jaipur-news/jeen-mata-ka-mandir-jeenmata-temple-jeen-mata-story-2541477/|title=अनोखे चमत्‍कार के लिए प्रसिद्ध है शेखावाटी का माता का ये मंदिर, यहां से काेर्इ नहीं लाैटता खाली हाथ|website=Patrika|language=hi|date=24 March 2018|access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref>

Jeen Mata's main followers include the [[Acharya]], [[Brahmin]]s, lohar, [[Yadav]]s / [[Ahir]], Rajputs, Agarwal, Jangir and [[Meenas]] along with Baniyas of the Shekhawati area. Jeen Mataji is the kuldevi of [[Acharya]](आचार्य ) / [[Brahmin]]s, [[Yadav]]s / [[Ahir]], Agarwal, Sonawane ,Kasliwal,Meena, Jats, Shekhawati Rajputs (Shekhawat & Rao Rajputs and other Rajput residing in Shekhawati area) and Jangir, of Rajasthan.

The other famous temple of [[Sikar District]], [[Khatushyamji]] is at a distance of twenty-six kilometers.

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== External links ==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927194402/http://www.ceoraj.nic.in/Census2001/DIST_SIKAR_DL006.PDF Delimitation Commission Report]
*[http://www.ashanet.org/chicago/village/html/index.html?view_type=villages&state_code=8&district_code=13&tehsil_code=0004 Villages in the Danta Ramgarh tehsil, Sikar district]
*[http://devasthan.rajasthan.gov.in/images/Sikar/jeenmataji.htm http://sikar.nic.in/jeen_mata.htm]
*[http://ceorajasthan.nic.in/Census2001/DIST_SIKAR_DL006.PDF Delimitation Commission Report]
*[https://www.thedivineindia.com/jeen-mata-temple/5803 Jeen Mata Temple - The Divine India]

{{Hindu temples in Rajasthan}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Villages in Sikar district]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Sikar district]]

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