The Jasnath Temple situated in Katariyasar village in the

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district of

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. It is 45 km from

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in Bikaner District and 6 km from

Malasar Malasar () (हिंदी: मालासर) is a large village located in Bikaner, Bikaner District which is in the north-west of the state of Rajasthan, India. The village serves as the Panchayat headquarters for three nearby villages. Th ...

village of Bikaner District.

History

The temple is the main Dham (meaning:

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) of the Jasnath sect. Jasnath ji Maharaj, while taking samadhi, ordered Haroji to establish Dharmapeeth, propagating Dharma sect. It is known for the fire dance (Hindi: Agni Nritya) of the Jasnathi Siddh community. The Jasnathi community was formally launched in

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1561, after making Ramuji Saran promise to follow thirty-six religious rules. Siddhacharya Jasnathji himself completed Ramuji's formal initiation ceremony. Siddhacharya Jasnathji's appearance occurred on the auspicious festival of Kati Sudi Ekadashi, Devuthani Gyaras Vaar, in the Brahma Muhurta on Saturday. One of the reasons for his incarnation as Siddhacharya Jasnathji is said to be that Hamirji, the ruler of Katariasar village, had done penance in Satyayugadi. In fulfilment of his boon, Jasnathji's were found as a child near the Dabhala pond in the north direction of

Katariasar Katariyasar is a village in Bikaner district, Rajasthan, India. The village is inhabited by the Jasnathjis. According to the 2011 census of India, the village had a population of 3,554 people (1,849 males; 1,705 females). 6 km from Malasar ...

village. This incident can be tallied to how Kabir ji appeared on a lotus flower, after taking the form of a child, in Lahar Tara pond in Kashi. Rushi Ashtanand Ji was an eyewitness of this wonder. When Jasnathji was young, he sat in a hearth full of coals. When mother Rupande took him out in panic, she was stunned to see that there was no burn mark on the child's body; the fire had no effect on him. Even today, performing a fire dance on the flaming embers is a beautiful act of the Siddhas of the Jasnathi sect, which remains a centre of attraction for domestic and foreign tourists. In Shrimad

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chapter 4, verses 32 to 34, it is mentioned that for one to know the actual spiritual knowledge of that supreme God (Purn Brahm), a devotee will have to understand the tatvagyan (knowledge of the essence of life) from the Tatvadarshi saint (one who knows all the Holy Scriptures and gives true worship of God to his disciples). Siddhacharya Jasnathji was engaged to Kalaldeji at a young age who was the daughter of Nepalji, a resident of the village of the state. Kalaldeji is considered to be the incarnation of Sati and Bhagwati. Jasnathji took a living tomb at the young age of 24 years.

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They have three main festivals - # Ashwin Shukla

Saptami Saptami () is the seventh day ( tithi) of the fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu lunar calendar. Occasions * Ratha Saptami: Surya is usually worshiped on this occasion. Usually, Rathasapthami begins in households with a purification bath by holding ...

: It is celebrated on the day of Jasnath ji taking samadhi, i.e. Nirvana festival of Jasnath ji. # Magh Shukla

: It is celebrated in memory of Jasnath ji's disciple Hansuji seeing the light appears. # There are two festivals in

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: Sati ji's festival is celebrated on Chaitra Sudi Chauth, and Jasnath ji's festival is celebrated three days later on Saptami. Jasnathi community (around 90% jat and 10% other casts) people come to

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to glimpse Sati mata and return to

after waking up at night. Jats and other servants coming from that side stop. The festival of Saptami has celebrated there itself. In other festivals, everyone wakes up in their villages a day before. At the time of the fire dance, they sing seven hymns to the sound of drums and majors. In a way, this sect is mainly of

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only.

Panorama

In March 2024, the

Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma announced a series of cultural and

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projects, which include the construction of a panorama dedicated to Jasnath Ji in Katariyasar. The project aims to preserve and promote the heritage associated with the temple and its founder. The planned panorama is intended to serve as a cultural landmark, providing information about the life and teachings of Jasnath Ji and enhancing the temple's role as a site of tourism and pilgrimage.

References

External links

Yogic fire dance gaining popularity
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