KHATU SHYAM TEMPLE, RAJASTAHAN
The Khatu Shyam Temple is a Hindu temple in Khatoo village, in the Sikar district of the Indian State of Rajasthan. It is a pilgrimage site for worshipping the deity Krishna and Barbarika who is often venerated as a Kuladevata. Devotees believe the temple houses the head of Barbarika or Khatu Shyam , a legendary warrior who sacrifices his head upon the request of Krishna during the Kurukshetra His last wish was to see the war "Mahabharat" so Lord Krishna himself placed his head on the top of a mountain for Barbarika to see the war. Many years after Kali Yuga started, the head was found buried in the village of Khatoo in present-day Rajasthan. The Khatu Shyam Temple is a Hindu temple in Khatoo village, in the Sikar district of the Indian State of Rajasthan. It is a pilgrimage site for worshipping the deity Krishna and Barbarika who is often venerated as a Kuladevata. Devotees believe the temple houses the head of Barbarika or Khatu Shyam, a legendary warrior who sacrifices his head upon the request of Krishna during the Kurukshetra His last wish was to see the war "Mahabharat" so Lord Krishna himself placed his head on the top of a mountain for Barbarika to see the war. Many years after Kali Yuga started, the head was found buried in the village of Khatoo in present-day Rajasthan. The temple took its present shape at this time and the idol was enshrined in the sanctum sanctorum. The idol is made of rare stone. Khatu Shyam is the Kuladevata of many families. The temple host a very big mela known as Phalgun mela in the month of March around Holi. The temple is also open throughout the 4-day Phalgun Mela.
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