- Place: Khatu, Sikar, Rajasthan (27.8333°N, 75.1833°E) Khāṭu Śyāmjī is the deified head of Barbarīka — the grandson of Bhīma, whose head Krishna took before the Mahābhārata war (he would have ended the war single-handedly). Krishna granted the head to see the war and, at the end, blessed it to be worshipped as himself in the Kaliyuga. The Rajasthani temple has become a major modern pilgrimage (esp. for young adults) — the annual Phālguna-melā (Feb–March) sees 1.5 lakh pilgrims w
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraRegional invocations and hymns
