Temple Profile

Temple Profile: Shri Dev Naryan Ji Virajmaan Jhadota

Location:	Village Jhadota Tehsil Atru	God Worshipped:	Shri Dev Narayan ji.
District:	Baran	Road Distance from Jaipur:	350 Kms
Built in the year:	1675 AD	Nearest Airport:	Kota (100 kms)
By	Shri Fateh Singhji, the Jagirdar of Jhadota.	Nearest Rly. Station:	Atru (2 kms)

Cause of Establishment:
As the popular belief goes, once Shri Fateh Singhji, Jagirdar of Jhadota was resting at night, in his dream he saw Lord Dev Narayanji and told him that the place he was sleeping should be the site for his temple and that his idol should be installed in the temple. The visitors who would come for darshan will have relief and redemption from all troubles. This strange dream inspired Shri Fateh Singhji to construct this temple.

Brief of the Diety:

Statue of Shri Dev Narayan ji and that of horse are carved.

Religious sect to which the temple belongs:

The people have a great faith for the deity here. The diseased and unhappy people come to the temple with their prayers for relief. The believed that skin disease and serious ailments like T.B. are also cured by the grace of Lord Deve Naryan ji. To test whether the wish would be fulfilled or not a leaf of the tree is placed on the idol of Lord Dev Naryan ji. If the leaf comes down into a bowl, it is believed that the wish would be fulfilled.

Architecture of the Temple:

Material of Construction:

Stone, Lime, Concreet

Festivals & Fairs in Temple (Main Events):

On the seventh day of the bright half of Bhadrapad, Magh and Baishakh, fairs are organized here.

Timings:
Morning Time:	7.00 am	Evening Time:	7.00 pm
Custom & Traditions of Temple:
No visitors can have the darshan of the deity if he is bare headed. Therefore, every visitor covers his head with some piece of cloth, turban, cap or anything.
Details of Temple:
Sanctrum:(Sanctorum:)	1
Verandah:	1
Garbh Grah:	1
Rasoi:	1
Others:	The Sanctum Sanctorum is square and above this is a shikhar. In the Garbhagriha, statue of Shri Dev Narayan ji and that of horse are carved. There are five Dharmshallas for the convenience and comfort of the visitors.
Vandana (If any particular) in text:
Traditional prayer are sung in the temple here.
Issues requiring global attention for conservation, protection and improvement of the temple:
Around the temple, thee is a big chunk of 70 bigaas of Sewaichak land over which a garden may be laid out an overhead water tank is also a need.