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	Jejuri's Khandoba is a [[Kuladevata\|''Kuladaivata'']] of many farming families, [[Brahmin gotra\|Brahmins]] and nomadic [[Dhangar]] tribe of the Maharashtra and [[Deccan Plateau\|Deccan region]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news \|date=January 8, 2017 \|author=Devdutt Pattanaik \|title=Pilgrim nation: Jejuri: Shower of Turmeric \|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/pilgrim-nation-jejuri-shower-of-turmeric/articleshow/56398652.cms \|access-date=2022-01-13 \|website=Mumbai Mirror \|language=en}}</ref>		Jejuri's Khandoba is a [[Kuladevata\|''Kuladaivata'']] of many farming families, [[Brahmin gotra\|Brahmins]] and nomadic [[Dhangar]] tribe of the Maharashtra and [[Deccan Plateau\|Deccan region]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news \|date=January 8, 2017 \|author=Devdutt Pattanaik \|title=Pilgrim nation: Jejuri: Shower of Turmeric \|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/pilgrim-nation-jejuri-shower-of-turmeric/articleshow/56398652.cms \|access-date=2022-01-13 \|website=Mumbai Mirror \|language=en}}</ref>

	According to legends and folklore, Khandoba was a human [[Avatar]] of Bhagawan [[Shiva]]; he use to live and rule the region from ''Jejuri-gad'' ({{Translation\|Jejuri fort}}), where the Mandir is now present. The Mandir is also known as ''Jejuri-gad''. Khandoba killed the demon brothers Mani and Malla, when they harassed people.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=... Temple in Jejuri... \|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/TRA-khandoba-temple-in-jejuri-news-hindi-5511858-PHO.html/&ved=2ahUKEwjggKjM24X-AhWxTmwGHfMhCuo4ChAWegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw0KuuiZiacM0scKxf2hKH20 \|url-status=live \|website=Bhaskar}}</ref~~><ref name=":0" /~~>		According to legends and folklore, Khandoba was a human [[Avatar]] of Bhagawan [[Shiva]]; he use to live and rule the region from ''Jejuri-gad'' ({{Translation\|Jejuri fort}}), where the Mandir is now present. The Mandir is also known as ''Jejuri-gad''. Khandoba killed the demon brothers Mani and Malla, when they harassed people.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=... Temple in Jejuri... \|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/TRA-khandoba-temple-in-jejuri-news-hindi-5511858-PHO.html/&ved=2ahUKEwjggKjM24X-AhWxTmwGHfMhCuo4ChAWegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw0KuuiZiacM0scKxf2hKH20 \|url-status=live \|website=Bhaskar}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Hindu temple in Maharashtra, India}}
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{{Infobox Hindu temple
|name = Khandoba Temple
|native_name_lang = mr
|organisational_status = Active
|location = Jejuri, [[Purandar taluka]], [[Pune district]], Maharashtra, India
|state = Maharashtra महाराष्ट्र
|district = [[Pune]] पुणे
|country = India भारत्
|religious_affiliation = [[Hinduism]]
|deity = [[Khandoba]] खण्डोबा
|monument_quantity = One
|materials = Stone and limestone
|website = [https://www.khandoba.com Khandoba.com]
|festivals =
* Chaitra purnima
* ''Champashti cha utsav''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/maharashtra/aurangabad/lakhs-of-devotees-visit-khandoba-temple-in-aurangabad-on-the-occasion-of-champashthi-yatra-read-the-importance-of-khandoba-592657.html|title=सदानंदाचा उदो उदो.. लाखो गरीबांचा कैवारी खंडेराया का झाला एवढा लोकप्रिय? चंपाषष्ठीच्या निमित्ताने वाचा Special Report g|date=December 9, 2021|website=TV9 Marathi}}</ref>
|image = Khandoba temple Pune.jpg
|caption = Khandoba Mandir of Jejuri
|architecture_style = [[Hemadpanthi]]<ref name="W" />
|coordinates={{coord|18|16|20|N|74|09|37|E}}|elevation_m=798|map_caption=Khandoba Mandir in Maharashtra|map_type=Maharashtra#India|map_relief=right|organizational_status=Active|governing_body=Shree Martand Dev Sansthan Temple Trust, Jejuri<ref name =T>{{Cite news |url=https://punemirror.com/pune/civic/new-trustees-appointed-for-jejuri-temple/cid5138299.htm|title=New trustees appointed for Jejuri temple|date=December 16, 2017|website=punemirror.com}}</ref>|founded_by=Unknown|temple_quantity=3|tradition=[[Shaivism]]}}

The '''Khandoba Mandir of Jejuri (जेजुरी खंडोबा देऊळ)''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the god [[Khandoba]], located on a hill in the town of [[Jejuri]], [[Maharashtra]], India.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Swami|first=V.N.|title=Jilha Madhyawarti sahakari Bank online pariksha margadarshak|publisher=Vidyabharti Publication|year=2020|location=[[Latur]]|language=mr|trans-title=District middle co-op bank online examination guide}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-10-06|title=येळकोट येळकोट जय मल्हार! जेजुरी गडावर दररोज २० हजार भाविकांना मिळणार दर्शन|url=https://www.lokmat.com/pune/every-day-20000-devotees-will-get-darshan-jejuri-fort-a727/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Lokmat|language=}}</ref> It is one of the most prominent Hindu pilgrimage centres of Maharashtra.

Jejuri's Khandoba is a [[Kuladevata|''Kuladaivata'']] of many farming families, [[Brahmin gotra|Brahmins]] and nomadic [[Dhangar]] tribe of the Maharashtra and [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan region]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=January 8, 2017 |author=Devdutt Pattanaik |title=Pilgrim nation: Jejuri: Shower of Turmeric |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/pilgrim-nation-jejuri-shower-of-turmeric/articleshow/56398652.cms |access-date=2022-01-13 |website=Mumbai Mirror |language=en}}</ref>

According to legends and folklore, Khandoba was a human [[Avatar]] of Bhagawan [[Shiva]]; he use to live and rule the region from ''Jejuri-gad'' ({{Translation|Jejuri fort}}), where the Mandir is now present. The Mandir is also known as ''Jejuri-gad''. Khandoba killed the demon brothers Mani and Malla, when they harassed people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=... Temple in Jejuri... |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/TRA-khandoba-temple-in-jejuri-news-hindi-5511858-PHO.html/&ved=2ahUKEwjggKjM24X-AhWxTmwGHfMhCuo4ChAWegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw0KuuiZiacM0scKxf2hKH20 |url-status=live |website=Bhaskar}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

==History ==
The worship of Khandoba began in the 12th to 13th century. It was built by Yadavas in 12th century. The Khandoba temple was rebuilt during the reign of the [[Peshwa]]s.<ref name=":4" />

In 1737–1739, [[Chimaji Appa]], brother of Peshwa [[Baji Rao I]], gifted Portuguese church bells from [[Vasai]] to the temple. He and his [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] soldiers took the bells from Portuguese churches as conquest memorabilia, after defeating them in the [[Battle of Vasai]] (1737).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-12-22|title=Why bells from Portuguese-era churches ring in temples across Maharashtra|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/why-bells-from-portuguese-era-churches-ring-in-temples-across-maharashtra/story-YYcaRl2vQ7rlULOu1oztzI.html|access-date=2022-01-13|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==Deity ==
{{Main|Khandoba}}
The central deity [[Khandoba]], also known as ''Khanderav'', ''Khanderay'', ''Malhari-Martand'' and ''Malhar'', is one of the most popular deities of Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-08-06|title=Touch of Turmeric|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2018/06/30/touch-of-turmeric.html|access-date=2022-02-22|website=TheWeek|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jejuri Temple {{!}} Film Facilitation Office|url=https://ffo.gov.in/en/locations/location-information/446|access-date=2022-01-13|website=ffo.gov.in}}</ref> Khandoba is regarded as an [[avatar]] of the God [[Shiva]].<ref name=":2" />

Khandoba is the ''[[Kuladevata]]'' (ancestral [[tutelary deity]]) of many people of Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web|title=जेजुरी गडावर खंडोबाच्या दर्शनासाठी भाविकांची अलोट गर्दी; नियम व अटी बंधनकारक|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/pune-news/a-huge-crowd-of-devotees-to-visit-khandoba-at-jejuri-fort-terms-and-conditions-binding/videoshow/87572014.cms|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Maharashtra Times|language=mr}}</ref> The [[Kunbi|Kunbi-Marathas]] casts', [[Dhangar]] tribe, herdsmen, nomadic folks of Maharashtra worship Jejuri's Khandoba.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Bhandara Festival: The Great Turmeric Festival Of Maharashtra You Must Know About|url=https://www.ndtv.com/food/bhandara-festival-the-great-turmeric-festival-of-maharashtra-you-must-know-about-1739087|access-date=2022-01-13|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Legends==
According to legend, two [[rakshasa]] brothers, Mani and Malla, pleased the god [[Brahma]] with their austerities. By Brahma's boon, they became very powerful and started destruction on Earth, harassing people. This led the God [[Shiva]] to arrive on earth in the [[avatar]] of Khandoba to destroy Mani and Malla. In a fierce battle, Khandoba killed one demon, and forgave the other when he promised to serve the common people.<ref name="W">{{Cite web|title=खंडोबा मंदिर का रहस्य, प्रचलित हैं कई हैरान करने वाली कहानियां|url=https://www.amarujala.com/bizarre-news/strange-story-of-khandoba-temple-in-maharashtra|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Champa Shashti today: All you need to know about this significant day|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/spiritual/religion/article/champa-shashti-today-all-you-need-to-know-about-this-significant-day/696760|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Temple of Kundoba Jajoori. (12488284523).jpg|thumb|Jejuri village in foreground and Khandoba mandir on the hill in background at Jejuri, somewhere between 1855 and 1862]]

==Architecture ==
The temple is on a hill at an elevation of {{convert|718|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} The temple can be approached by three flights of steps from the east, the west, and the north. The northern steps lead to the main entrance of the temple.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|year=2006|title=Jejuri|url=https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Poona%20District/places_j.html#.|publisher=Maharashtra Gazetteer|orig-year=1885}}</ref> The temple is accessed by climbing nearly 200 steps.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} The steps have around 18 arches, 350 ''[[Deep Jyoti Stambh|Deep-stambha]]'' (lamp-pillars) and several shrines bordering them.<ref name=":5" /> Around a third of the way up, the steps split and rejoin {{Convert|50|ft|m}} higher. On one pathway going up, the pilgrims visit the shrine of Khandoba's minister, Hegadi Pradhan. The other pathway used by devotees going down, has the temple of [[Banai (goddess)|Banai]], Khandoba's second wife.<ref name=":5" />

This temple looks like a [[hill fort]], and is known as Jejuri ''gad'' ({{Translation|Jejuri fort}}).<ref name=":2"/> The eight-sided, {{Convert|350|yards|m}} long fort boundary encloses a [[cloister]] courtyard, with the main temple shrine at the center.<ref name=":5" />

In the courtyard is a [[brass]]-coated tortoise, {{Convert|20|ft|m}} in diameter.<ref name=":5" />

The temple is built in [[Hemadpanthi]] architecture style,{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} consisting of an outer square hall and an inner [[Garbhagriha|sanctum]]. The sanctum includes a [[Lingam|linga]] (symbol of Shiva) and three pairs of images of Khandoba with his first wife [[Mhalsa]].<ref name=":5" />

The temple also has a [[murti]] of Khandoba mounted on a horse in warrior form.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-12|title=यहां श्रद्धालु अपनी दांतों से उठाते हैं 42 किलो की तलवार, जानें मंदिर से जुड़ी 10 अनोखी बातें: Khandoba Temple in Pune is a boon for infertile parents|url=https://www.patrika.com/dus-ka-dum/khandoba-temple-in-pune-is-a-boon-for-infertile-parents-5207623/|access-date=2022-01-13|website=Patrika News|language=hi}}</ref> Khandoba is worshipped with [[turmeric]], [[Aegle marmelos|belfruit]] leaves, and by offering [[naivedhya]] made from onions and other vegetables.<ref name=":3" /> The devotees offer flowers and turmeric to the deity.<ref name="W" /> Devotees throw [[turmeric]] in the air as an offering to the god, and as a result the steps of the hill temple and premises have a yellow hue.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhasin|first=Shivani|date=2017-09-02|title=Yellow is the colour of inclusion|language=en|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/yellow-is-the-colour-of-inclusion/article19609971.ece|access-date=2022-01-12|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

It is {{cvt|50|km}} from [[Pune]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2012-10-29|title=The Other India|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/the-other-india/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

The temple is a [[Government of Maharashtra|Maharashtra state government]] protected site.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=DNA SPECIAL: Centuries-old temples withered by vagaries of time to get new lease of life|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-dna-special-centuries-old-temples-withered-by-vagaries-of-time-to-get-new-lease-of-life-2746402|access-date=2022-01-14|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>[[File:Jejuri gadkot.jpg|thumb|200px|Side view of this temple]]

[[File:Deepstambha jejuri.jpg|thumb|right|[[Deepstambha]] at Khandoba Mandir, Jejuri]]

== Literature==
*[[Jejuri (poem)]] by [[Arun Kolatkar]] was based on this village and its deity.<ref name="KMGeorge1997">{{cite book|last=Ramakrishnan|first=E. V.|editor-last=George|editor-first=K. M.|editor-link=K. M. George (writer)|chapter=Jejuri|title=Masterpieces of Indian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dXFOAAAAYAAJ|volume=1|year=1997|publisher=[[National Book Trust]]|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-237-1978-7|pages=228–230}}</ref>
* '' Peshwekalin Jejuricha Itihas'' ({{Translation| '' History of Jejuri in Peshwa times '' }}), a book authored by Raj Memane about the history of Jejuri during ''[[Peshwa]]'' time.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-12-28|title=Know the temple town of Jejuri during the reign of Peshwas|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/know-the-temple-town-of-jejuri-during-the-reign-of-peshwas/story-BH3maCoazAUjoesCa4O1CO.html|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==In the media ==
* "''Aana hai to aa''" ({{Translation|Arrive if you want}}) song and fight between Shankar and Krishna played by [[Dilip Kumar]] and [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] respectively in the 1957 film ''[[Naya Daur (1957 film)|Naya Daur]],'' directed by [[B. R. Chopra]] filmed in the premises of this Khandoba temple and around its hill.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pune: Sharad Pawar recalls how he cycled to Jejuri to watch Dilip Kumar shooting for Naya Daur |date=July 7, 2021 |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/pune-sharad-pawar-recalls-how-he-cycled-to-jejuri-to-watch-dilip-kumar-shooting-for-naya-daur/articleshow/84207889.cmsm}}</ref>
*''[[Jai Malhar]]'', a Marathi mythological TV serial, was run on [[Zee Marathi]] narrated the legend of this temple's deity. Khandoba's character was played by [[Devdatta Nage]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=थायलंडमध्येही 'जय मल्हार'चा जयघोष|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/television-news/jai-malhar-marathi-serial-to-telecast-in-thailand/articleshow/66114598.cms|access-date=2022-01-14|website=Maharashtra Times|language=mr}}</ref>
*''[[Carry On Maratha]]'' (2015) film's ''Malhari Martand'' song was filmed at this temple.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Actor's entry song shot at Jejuri |website=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/actors-entry-song-shot-at-jejuri/articleshow/47100102.cms|access-date=2022-01-14|language=en}}</ref>

== See also==
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* [[Shiva]], Hindu deity
* [[Hinduism|Hindu religion]]
* [[Virabhadra|Virbhadra]], Avatar of lord Shiva
* [[List of State Protected Monuments in Maharashtra]]

== References==
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Pune district]]

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