Jejuri

Jejuri
Jejurigad
Devotees during a festival at Khandoba temple in Jejuri
Devotees during a festival at Khandoba temple in Jejuri
Nickname: 
Khandobachi Jejuri
Jejuri town in India
Jejuri town in India
Jejuri
Location in Maharashtra, India
Jejuri town in India
Jejuri town in India
Jejuri
Jejuri (India)
Jejuri town in India
Jejuri town in India
Jejuri
Jejuri (Earth)
Coordinates: 18°16′31″N 74°09′39″E / 18.275267°N 74.160822°E / 18.275267; 74.160822
Country India
State Maharashtra
DistrictPune
TalukaPurandar
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
Elevation
718 m (2,356 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,515[1]
DemonymJejurikar
Official
 • LanguageMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
412303
Telephone code+91-2115
Vehicle registrationMH-12 ,MH-14, MH-42

Jejuri (Marathi pronunciation: [d͡ʒed͡zuɾiː]) is a city and a municipal council in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India.[2] Khandoba Mandir is an important Hindu temple to the Hindu Lord Khandoba,[3] one of the most visited tirtha (holy places) in Maharashtra.

Khandoba is a clan god for many Maharashtrian castes and communities, beloved as a god who grants wishes. His wives Mhalsa and Banai represent their caste groups, the Lingayat Vanya of Karnataka and the nomadic shepherds, the Dhangar tribe.[4]

  1. ^ "District Census Handbook Pune, Census of India 2011, Maharashtra" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations Maharashtra. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Religious Places | District Pune, Government of Maharashtra | India". Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. ^ Bhasin, Shivani (2 September 2017). "Devotees, god, earth and sky turn a uniform ochre during the Bhandara festival in Maharashtra's Jejuri". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  4. ^ Bhasin, Shivani (2 September 2017). "Yellow is the colour of inclusion: Devotees, god, earth and sky turn a uniform ochre during the Bhandara festival in Maharashtra's Jejuri". The Hindu.