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			'''Veer Teja Ji''' or '''Tejaji''' is a [[Rajasthan]]i folk deity. He is considered one of the major eleven incarnations of [[Shiva]] and worshipped as a deity in whole (Rural & Urban) Rajasthan.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-snake-festival-idUSKCN11L2C4\|title=In India, getting bitten by a snake seen as good luck\|author=Reuters Editorial\|work=U.S.\|access-date=16 October 2018\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/rajasthan-celebrates-unique-snake-festival-to-bring-good-fortune-1491059/\|title=Rajasthan celebrates unique snake festival to bring good fortune\|last=ANI\|date=16 September 2016\|work=India.com\|access-date=16 October 2018\|language=en}}</ref>
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	\|type = Hindu		\| type = Hindu
	\|image = ~~Tejaji~~.jpg		\| image = Kuwar Sa.jpg
	\|caption = Tejaji riding a horse		\| caption = Tejaji riding a horse
	\|name = Veer Teja		\| name = Veer Teja
	\|deity_of = [[Hindu]]		\| deity_of = [[Hindu]]
	\|birth_place = [[Kharnal]], [[Nagaur]] ([[Rajasthan]], India)		\| birth_place = [[Kharnal]], [[Nagaur]] ([[Rajasthan]], India)
	\|birth_date = 1074		\| birth_date = 1074
	\|death_date = 1103		\| death_date = 1103
	\|father = Tahar Dev		\| father = Tahar Dev
	\|mother = Ramkunwari		\| mother = Ramkunwari
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	'''Veer Teja''' or '''Tejaji''' is a [[Rajasthan]]i folk deity. He is considered one of the major eleven incarnations of [[Shiva]] and worshipped as a deity in rural Rajasthan.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-snake-festival-idUSKCN11L2C4\|title=In India, getting bitten by a snake seen as good luck\|last=Editorial\|first=Reuters\|work=U.S.\|access-date=16 October 2018\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/rajasthan-celebrates-unique-snake-festival-to-bring-good-fortune-1491059/\|title=Rajasthan celebrates unique snake festival to bring good fortune\|last=ANI\|date=16 September 2016\|work=India.com\|access-date=16 October 2018\|language=en}}</ref>		Veer Teja was born around 1074 in Khadnal, Rajasthan, India. His parents, Ramkunwari and Tahar, were [[Jats]].<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dufZAAAAMAAJ&q=tejaji+RAJPUT\|title=Honour, Status & Polity\|last1=Jain\|first1=Pratibha\|last2=Śarmā\|first2=Saṅgītā\|publisher=Rawat Publications\|year=2004\|isbn=978-8-170-33859-8\|pages=336\|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=joLWAAAAMAAJ&q=tejaji+RAJPUT\|title=Folk Bronzes of Rajasthan\|last=Aryan\|first=Subhashini \|publisher=Lalit Kala Akademi\|year=1994\|pages=80\|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="Hooja"/>

	Veer Teja was born around 1074 in Khadnal, Rajasthan, India. His parents, Ramkunwari and Tahar, were [[~~Jat people\|~~Jats]].<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=dufZAAAAMAAJ&q=tejaji+~~jat&dq=tejaji+jat&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXqP-x48DxAhXUxzgGHRU_B2UQ6AEwBXoECAQQAw~~\|title=Honour, Status & Polity\|last1=Jain\|first1=Pratibha\|last2=Śarmā\|first2=Saṅgītā\|publisher=Rawat Publications\|year=2004\|isbn=978-8-170-33859-8\|pages=336\|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=joLWAAAAMAAJ&q=tejaji+~~jat&dq=tejaji+jat&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXqP-x48DxAhXUxzgGHRU_B2UQ6AEwCHoECAUQAw~~\|title=Folk Bronzes of Rajasthan\|last=Aryan\|first=Subhashini \|publisher=Lalit Kala Akademi\|year=1994\|pages=80\|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="Hooja"/>

	Legend has it that Teja died in 1103. The story says that he died because of snake bite, he allowed a snake to bite his tongue, that being the only unwounded area of his body. In return, the snake promised that no person or animal would die from a snakebite if they sought the blessings of Teja.<ref name="Hooja">{{cite book \|last1=Hooja \|first1=Rima \|title=A History of Rajasthan \|date=2006 \|publisher=[[Rupa & Co.\|Rupa Publications]] \|isbn=978-8129108906 \|page=428 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA428 \|access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref>		Legend has it that Teja died in 1103. The story says that he died because of snake bite, he allowed a snake to bite his tongue, that being the only unwounded area of his body. In return, the snake promised that no person or animal would die from a snakebite if they sought the blessings of Teja.<ref name="Hooja">{{cite book \|last1=Hooja \|first1=Rima \|title=A History of Rajasthan \|date=2006 \|publisher=[[Rupa & Co.\|Rupa Publications]] \|isbn=978-8129108906 \|page=428 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA428 \|access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref>

	~~Rural people~~ in Rajasthan particularly call upon this promise on Shukla tenth of the month of Bhadrapada, a day that is set aside for marking his death.<ref name="Hooja"/>		People in Rajasthan particularly call upon this promise on Shukla tenth of the month of Bhadrapada, a day that is set aside for marking his death.<ref name="Hooja"/>

	Anthropologists say the Tejaji following sect is protagonist that includes an element of protest against the caste system.<ref>Dhali, Rajshree Popular Religion in Rajasthan: A Study of Four Deities and Their Worship in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century, 2014, p. 229</ref>		Anthropologists say the Tejaji following sect is protagonist that includes an element of protest against the caste system.<ref>Dhali, Rajshree Popular Religion in Rajasthan: A Study of Four Deities and Their Worship in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century, 2014, p. 229</ref>
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	[[File:Tejaji Temple at Palot village.jpg\|thumb\|Tejaji Temple at [[Palot]] Village]]		[[File:Tejaji Temple at Palot village.jpg\|thumb\|Tejaji Temple at [[Palot]] Village]]

	== See ~~Also~~==		== See also==
	*Tejaji Temple at [[Kharnal]] - place where Tejaji was born		*Tejaji Temple at [[Kharnal]] - place where Tejaji was born
	*Tejaji temple at [[Paner]] - place where Tejaji was married		*Tejaji temple at [[Paner]] - place where Tejaji was married
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	In September 2011, [[India Post]] released a commemorative stamp depicting Tejaji.<ref>[http://www.rajasthanvoice.com/2011/09/special-postal-stamp-released-on-folk.html#comment-form Rajasthan Voice: Thursday, September 8, 2011, Special postage stamp released on Folk deity Veer Teja]</ref>		In September 2011, [[India Post]] released a commemorative stamp depicting Tejaji.<ref>[http://www.rajasthanvoice.com/2011/09/special-postal-stamp-released-on-folk.html#comment-form Rajasthan Voice: Thursday, September 8, 2011, Special postage stamp released on Folk deity Veer Teja]</ref>

	A [[Rajasthani language]] movie titled ''[[Veer Tejaji]]'', based on the life of Tejaji was made in the 1980s.		A [[Rajasthani language]] movie titled ''Veer Tejaji'', based on the life of Tejaji was made in the 1980s.

	==References==		==References==
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|caption = Tejaji riding a horse
|name = Veer Teja
|deity_of = [[Hindu]]
|birth_place = [[Kharnal]], [[Nagaur]] ([[Rajasthan]], India)
|birth_date = 1074
|death_date = 1103
|father = Tahar Dev
|mother = Ramkunwari
|siblings =
|spouse =
|affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)|Deva]], [[Avatar]] of [[Shiva]]
|mantra =
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|consort =
|abode =
|mount =
}}

'''Veer Teja''' or '''Tejaji''' is a [[Rajasthan]]i folk deity. He is considered one of the major eleven incarnations of [[Shiva]] and worshipped as a deity in rural Rajasthan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-snake-festival-idUSKCN11L2C4|title=In India, getting bitten by a snake seen as good luck|last=Editorial|first=Reuters|work=U.S.|access-date=16 October 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/rajasthan-celebrates-unique-snake-festival-to-bring-good-fortune-1491059/|title=Rajasthan celebrates unique snake festival to bring good fortune|last=ANI|date=16 September 2016|work=India.com|access-date=16 October 2018|language=en}}</ref>

Veer Teja was born around 1074 in Khadnal, Rajasthan, India. His parents, Ramkunwari and Tahar, were [[Jat people|Jats]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=dufZAAAAMAAJ&q=tejaji+jat&dq=tejaji+jat&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXqP-x48DxAhXUxzgGHRU_B2UQ6AEwBXoECAQQAw|title=Honour, Status & Polity|last1=Jain|first1=Pratibha|last2=Śarmā|first2=Saṅgītā|publisher=Rawat Publications|year=2004|isbn=978-8-170-33859-8|pages=336|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=joLWAAAAMAAJ&q=tejaji+jat&dq=tejaji+jat&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXqP-x48DxAhXUxzgGHRU_B2UQ6AEwCHoECAUQAw|title=Folk Bronzes of Rajasthan|last=Aryan|first=Subhashini |publisher=Lalit Kala Akademi|year=1994|pages=80|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="Hooja"/>

Legend has it that Teja died in 1103. The story says that he died because of snake bite, he allowed a snake to bite his tongue, that being the only unwounded area of his body. In return, the snake promised that no person or animal would die from a snakebite if they sought the blessings of Teja.<ref name="Hooja">{{cite book |last1=Hooja |first1=Rima |title=A History of Rajasthan |date=2006 |publisher=[[Rupa & Co.|Rupa Publications]] |isbn=978-8129108906 |page=428 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA428 |access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref>

Rural people in Rajasthan particularly call upon this promise on Shukla tenth of the month of Bhadrapada, a day that is set aside for marking his death.<ref name="Hooja"/>

Anthropologists say the Tejaji following sect is protagonist that includes an element of protest against the caste system.<ref>Dhali, Rajshree Popular Religion in Rajasthan: A Study of Four Deities and Their Worship in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century, 2014, p. 229</ref>
<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px">
Tejaji Temple Kharnal.JPG|Teja temple at [[Kharnal]] in [[Nagaur]], [[Rajasthan]]
Tejaji's marriage.JPG|Painting depicting Tejaji's marriage at [[Pushkar]]
Tejaji Mandir Sursura.JPG|[[Sursura]] [[Ajmer]] Teja Dham, where Tejaji died
</gallery>
[[File:Tejaji Temple at palot.jpg|thumb|Tejaji Temple at [[Palot]] Village]]
[[File:Tejaji Temple at Palot village.jpg|thumb|Tejaji Temple at [[Palot]] Village]]

== See Also==
*Tejaji Temple at [[Kharnal]] - place where Tejaji was born
*Tejaji temple at [[Paner]] - place where Tejaji was married
*Shree Veer Tejaji samadhi sthala Temple, [[Sursura]] - place where Tejaji attained Nirvana

==Commemoration==
In September 2011, [[India Post]] released a commemorative stamp depicting Tejaji.<ref>[http://www.rajasthanvoice.com/2011/09/special-postal-stamp-released-on-folk.html#comment-form Rajasthan Voice: Thursday, September 8, 2011, Special postage stamp released on Folk deity Veer Teja]</ref>

A [[Rajasthani language]] movie titled ''[[Veer Tejaji]]'', based on the life of Tejaji was made in the 1980s.

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Madan Meena: Tejaji Gatha (Hadoti & Hindi), Kota Heritage Society, Kota, 2012 {{ISBN|978-81-8465-686-2}} (Published under the World Oral Literature Project, University of Cambridge, UK)

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