Aradhya Sant Shiromani Shree 1008 Khetaramji Maharaj
Kheteshwar
"Khetaramji Maharaj"
Kheteshwar In Meditation position
Personal
Born
kheta Ram

(1912-04-22)22 April 1912
Sanchor, Rajasthan, India
Died7 May 1984(1984-05-07) (aged 72)
Asotra Village, Balotra district, India
ReligionHinduism
NationalityIndian
Parent(s)Sher Singh (Father)
Shingari Devi (Mother)
Religious career
GuruGanesha Nand Ji
Websitehttps://brahmdhamtirth.org/

Sant Shree 1008 Kheteshwar Ji (22 April 1912 – 7 May 1984) is a noted saint of Rajasthan.[1] He belonged to of Rajpurohit community.[2] He became a sanyasin at age 12.[1] He was Born on 22 April 1912 at kheda village in jalore district in Rajasthan.

His ishta-devata was Brahma.[1] He preached non-violence, chastity, high moral values and conservation of natural resources. He revitalized the importance of spiritual means to achieve self-realization and emphasizing humanity above all other man-made barriers like casteism.[1] He founded the second largest temple of Brahma and named it Brahmadham at village Asotra near Balotra in Barmer district in Rajasthan, which second only to the Pushkar temple of Brahma.[1] This is only temple, where Brahma is with his consort Savitri.[1] He empowered the Rajpurohit community by making them realize to work for creating a better community and society. While doing pran-pratishtha ceremony of idols of the temple, Khetheswaraji, he realized, the time has come to leave his earthly body. So, he informed his followers of the same. He took "Samadhi" in name of Lord Brahma on 7 May 1984, a day after the temple was inaugurated by him at Asotra, Rajasthan near the temple and after some months, the white Female Horse which rode, also took samadhi near him.[1]

There are many followers and temples of him have been built after his death in various towns of Rajasthan by the Rajpurohit community. Every year annual fair and ceremonies are also held on his birth anniversary.[3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 दिव्य गुणों के संवाहक थे संत श्री खेतेश्वर Dainik Divya Jyoti 23 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Femous People of Rajpurohit Community".
  3. ↑ हरि झंडी दिखाकर किया खेतेश्वर पद यात्रा को रवाना Daily Hunt 21 Feb 2017
  4. ↑ वार्षिकोत्सव में खेतेश्वर महाराज के गूंजे जयकारे 12 Apr 2015 Dainik Bhaskar
  5. ↑ ..खेतेश्वर महाराज की शोभायात्रा आज Rajasthan Patrika 23 February 2015
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