Jejuri

For the series of poems by Arun Kolatkar, see Jejuri Mhalsakant or Malhari Martand or Mylaralinga. Khan(poem).
doba is regarded as the 'God of Jejuri' and is held in great
reverence by the Dhangars, one of the oldest tribes in InJejuri is a city and a municipal council in Pune district dia.
in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra. It is famous Jejuri Khandoba Temple can be easily divided into two
for the main temple of Lord Khandoba.
separate sections - the Mandap and Garbhagriha.

5 Gallery

Geography

On the way to Jejurigad. Notice the stairs to temple

and arches on the stairs

Jejuri is located at1817N 7410E / 18.28N

74.17E.[1] It has an average elevation of 718 metres (2355 feet).

Looking down the stairs, through one arch

Holy ame in front of the temple

How to reach

Deepstambha in front of the temple

Jejuri is situated 48 km from Pune in Maharashtra State.

Jejuri can be reached is by Road or Rail from Pune.
Number of State Transport buses ply from Pune. Jejuri
railway station is a small railway station that can be
reached from Pune Railway Station by Express trains.
Maharashtra Express Train no.11040 departure 0450 hrs
from Pune PN arrival Jejuri JJR 0549 hrs Koyna Express
Train no.11029 departure 0045 hrs from Pune PN arrival
Jejuri JJR 0148 hrs Sahyadri Express Train no.11023 departure 2205 hrs from Pune PN arrival Jejuri JJR 2308
hrs.These trains runs all days.

6 See also
Jejuri (poem) by Arun Kolatkar

7 References
[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jejuri
[2] Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on
2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

Demographics

[3] Jejuri. Amazing Maharashtra.

[2]

As of 2001 India census, Jejuri had a population of

12,000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jejuri has an average literacy rate of 73%,
higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy
is 79%, and female literacy is 67%. In Jejuri, 14% of the
population is under 6 years of age.

8 Bibliography
Gnter-Dietz Sontheimer: Some Incidents in the
History of the Khandoba. In: Asie du Sud. Traditions et changements. VIth European Conference
on Modern South Asian Studies 1973. Hrsg. von M.
Gaborieau u. A. Thorner, Paris 1979, S. 11-117.

Khandoba Temple

Jejuri Temple is located in the Jejuri town, which lies

to the southeast of the Pune city of Maharashtra. The
town is known for being the venue of one of the revered
temples in the state, known as the Khandobachi Jejuri.[3]
The temple is dedicated to Khandoba, also known as
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