Veer Teja
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Veer Teja Ji or Tejaji is a Rajasthani folk deity. He is considered one of the major eleven incarnations of Shiva and worshipped as a deity in whole (Rural & Urban) Rajasthan. Veer Teja was born around 1074 in Khadnal, Rajasthan, India. His parents, Ramkunwari and Tahar, were Jats. 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.
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Veer Teja
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Veer Teja
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Veer Teja
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Kharnal, Nagaur
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Deva, Avatar of Shiva
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1074
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Tejaji riding a horse
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Tahar Dev
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Ramkunwari
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Hindu
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Veer Teja Ji or Tejaji is a Rajasthani folk deity. He is considered one of the major eleven incarnations of Shiva and worshipped as a deity in whole (Rural & Urban) Rajasthan. Veer Teja was born around 1074 in Khadnal, Rajasthan, India. His parents, Ramkunwari and Tahar, were Jats. 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. 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. Anthropologists say the Tejaji following sect is protagonist that includes an element of protest against the caste system.
* Teja temple at Kharnal in Nagaur, Rajasthan
* Painting depicting Tejaji's marriage at Pushkar
* Sursura Ajmer Teja Dham, where Tejaji died
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