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| name = Khatushyam Ji<br />
| official_name = Khatoo<br />
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| image_caption = Entrance gate of Khatoo<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sikar district|Sikar]]<br />
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| government_type = Nagar Palika Khatu<br />
| governing_body = Sikar-Khatoo Nagar Palika<br />
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| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#RJ.E2.80.94Rajasthan|RJ]]-<br />
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'''Khatoo''' or '''Khatu''', also known as '''Khatushyam Ji''', is a town of religious importance located in the [[Sikar district]] of the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]]. It is approximately 43 km from [[Sikar]] city and 17 km from [[Reengus]] town. Situated in the [[Dhundhar]] region, Khatoo is known for the [[Khatu Shyam Temple]], one of Rajasthan’s most sacred [[Hindus|Hindu]] [[pilgrimage]] sites.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
As per the [[2011 census of India]], the total population of Khatu was 11,374, out of which 5800 are males and 5574 were females. The literacy rate of Khatu was 73.9%, slightly higher than state average of 66.11%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PCA: Primary Census Abstract C.D. Block wise, Rajasthan - District Sikar - 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/40790 |access-date=27 June 2025 |website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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==Khatu Shyam temple==<br />
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In Khatoo, a [[Khatu Shyam Temple|Khatu Shyam temple]] is situated dedicated to [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]], worshipped here as Shyam Baba or [[Barbarika]], the temple is a pilgrimage site for devotees across India. According to legend, [[Barbarika]], a warrior from the [[Mahabharata]], sacrificed his life to fulfill a vow, and his head was granted divine status by [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]], leading to his veneration at this site. The temple attracts millions devotees during the annual [[Phalguna Mela]] festival.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-11-12 |title=Khatu Shyam Ji Birthday: The legend of Khatu Shyam and why he is the most revered form of Krishna |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/soul-search/khatu-shyam-ji-birthday-the-legend-of-khatu-shyam-and-why-he-is-the-most-revered-form-of-krishna/articleshow/115201126.cms |access-date=2025-06-26 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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The Earliest Literary evidence of this shrine dates back to The 17th century in a poem containing 25 couplets known as Shyam Pacchisi composed by Durga Das Mathur in [[Braj Bhasha]] during 1675. But in this poem Shyam isn't referred to and identified with Barbarika but instead he's identified with [[Krishna]] and Khatu is referred to as his capital.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-17 |title=Shri Shyam Pachisi - 350 years old Khatu Shyam Ji Pachchisi |url=https://www.khatu.org/2023/05/shri-shyam-pachisi.html |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=Khatu {{!}} Latest Updates about Khatu Shyam Mandir and Darshan |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
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* [[Bajrang Lal Takhar]], Indian rover and gold medalist at the [[2010 Asian Games]]<br />
* [[Narayan Singh Burdak]], Indian politician and former president of [[Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee]] <br />
* [[Virendra Singh Burdak]], Indian politician and son of [[Narayan Singh Burdak]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Hindu holy cities}}<br />
{{Sikar district}}<br />
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[[Category:Hindu holy cities]]<br />
[[Category:Villages in Sikar district]]</div>Tirucochi