Historical PeriodEra
Oral / medieval / documented history
3000 BCEOral / medieval / documented historyPresent
Sacred Facts Ā· At a Glance
Mantra
Tradition-specific invocations
- Gender
- male
- Sacred Colours
- tradition-specific
- Sacred Offerings
- tradition-specific
Primary Scriptures
1 source- Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional / folk
MehÄjÄ« Maį¹ galÄ«Äwas
Tradition
Hindu / Rajasthani / Folk
The Place
- Location: Mangaliavas, Pali, Rajasthan (25.8356Ā°N, 73.3506Ā°E)
Sacred Narrative
MehÄjÄ« (15th c.) ā Rajput warrior deified after defending village cattle from bandits. His shrine at Mangaliavas is circumbulated by Marwari farmers for harvest-prosperity. The MehajÄ« MelÄ in Chaitra (MarchāApril) features horse-charge reenactments of his battle.
Why This Entry Matters
India's sacred landscape embraces Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk traditions ā each with its own cosmology and priestly lineage. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraTradition-specific invocations
- Offerings
- tradition-specific
- Sacred colours
- tradition-specific
šŖ Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- ā¢ tradition-specific daily observances
- Puja sequence
- tradition-specific
š Principal Temples
- Main shrine of MehÄjÄ« Maį¹ galÄ«ÄwasMedieval-modernš Mangaliavas, Pali, Rajasthan, IndiaFestivals: Annual festival Ā· Weekly/seasonal special-day worshipMehÄjÄ« ā Rajput folk-warrior-god
š Festivals
- Annual MehÄjÄ« Maį¹ galÄ«Äwas festivalSeasonally determined Ā· 1ā15 days
š Primary Scriptural Sources
Sources & provenance
š 1 Scholarlyš 1 Tertiary
- šScholarly sourceBookHindu tradition: scholarly and community sources
- šSupporting referenceGazetteerPali District Gazetteer