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Rishabhdeo
Rikhabdeo | |
|---|---|
town | |
  Rishabhdeo Location in Rajasthan, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°04′37″N 73°41′37″E / 24.076956°N 73.693617°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Udaipur |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,171 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 313802 |
| Telephone code | 02907 |
Rikhabdeo ( Rishabhadeo) is a town in Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan, in north-west India.
Rishabhadeo is situated 65 kilometres (40 mi) from Udaipur and is on Udaipur-Ahmedabad Road. The name of the town is also Dhulev The place got its name from a Bhil chieftain named Dhuleva who guarded the temple of Lord Rishabhdev [1]., however it is better known as Rishabhadeo. It is a well-known pilgrim site for the temple Kesariyaji Tirth (a. k. a. the "Main Temple"). Local Bhils also worship the deity. Lord Rishabhadeo is also "Kesariaji" because a large offering of saffron (keshar, a common ingredient) is made to the deity.
This temple was considered to be one of the four main religious institutions of Mewar, ruled by the Sisodia Maharanas of Udaipur,[2] as stated by Chatur Singhji Bavji:
- "Ekling Girirajdhar Rishabdev Bhujchaar
- Sumaron Sada Sneh so, Chaar Dham Mewar"
It has been a famous Jain pilgrimage center. The famous Arati by Mulchand refers to this temple:[3]
- "Dusari Aarti Din Dayala,
- Dhuleva Nagarman Jug Ujavala"
- ^ "Rishabdeo Temple".
- ^ Mewar History: The State of Mewar and concept of Kingship, Trusteeship, webpage: MFhist Archived 30 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Recitation of Aarti".