Jhanjhar
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Jhanjhar or Jhajhar or Jhajhad is gotra
(clan
) of Jat people
found in Bhilwara
, Hanumangarh
districts in Rajasthan
, India
. Jhanjhars have been associated with jat folk-deity Tejaji.
village in Ajmer district
in Rajasthan
, was Tejaji's in-laws house. Tejaji was married to Pemal, daughter of Raimal of Jhanjhar gotra. Raimal was the chieftain of this village and popularly known as Mehta
ji or Muthaji. The historical Paner village is now abandoned and the present Paner village is situated 1 km south of it.
wanted to shift this statue to his state Jodhpur. He got it dug out the statue for many days but could not take out this. It is believed that Maharaja Jodhpur at last saw Tejaji in dream who guided him that statue can not be taken out from here but it can be installed at boarder of Nagaur district. Later Jodhpur Maharaja got constructed a temple of Tejaji at Parbatsar
and installed a statue of Tejaji here. The temple of Paner bears inscription of samvat 1885 (1828 AD) and name of Pithaji. The pooja of this temple is done by a kumhar
(potter) and not by brahman
. This temple is situated near famous Sambhar Lake. There is a big pond here built by Jhanjhar gotra Jats known as Jinjardab or Jhanjhardab.
and cursed the village Paner that
All the four clans Jhanjhar, Mali, Dholi and Gurjars are not found in the village even today. It is said that they tried to settle many times but could not prosper here. Jhanjhar gotra jats migrated from here.
and visit this place occasionally. The Jhanjhar clan people at present are found in Bhilwara district
and in Hanumangarh district
in village Nagrana.
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
(clan
Clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a...
) of Jat people
Jat people
The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
found in Bhilwara
Bhilwara
Bhilwara is the city in Mewar region of Rajasthan, India. The Cloth & Industrial city has its own uniqueness which makes it as a special district in Rajasthan.Bhilwara "The City of Cloth Culture & Calmness"- History :...
, Hanumangarh
Hanumangarh
Hanumangarh is a city in northern Rajasthan state in western India, situated on the banks of the river Ghaggar, located about 400 km from Delhi. It is the administrative seat of Hanumangarh District...
districts in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Jhanjhars have been associated with jat folk-deity Tejaji.
Village Paner
PanerPaner
Paner is a village in Ajmer district in Rajasthan. This village is associated with the folk-deity Tejaji, as it was his sasural. Tejaji was married to Pemal, daughter of Raimal of Jhanjhar gotra. Raimal was the chieftain of this village and popularly known as Mehta or Mutha...
village in Ajmer district
Ajmer district
Ajmer District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Ajmer is the district headquarters.Ajmer District has an area of 8,481 km², and a population of 2,180,526 ,Three main groups are; Hindu 1,869,044, Muslim 244,341, Jains 47,812...
in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, was Tejaji's in-laws house. Tejaji was married to Pemal, daughter of Raimal of Jhanjhar gotra. Raimal was the chieftain of this village and popularly known as Mehta
Mehta
Mehta is a Khatri Punjabi surname, some Gujratis are also called Mehta.[1]It means 'chief' or 'great' from Sanskrit mahita, which comes from mah- 'to praise or magnify'. In Gujarati it has also come to mean ‘teacher’ and ‘accountant’, probably because teachers and accountants were respectfully so...
ji or Muthaji. The historical Paner village is now abandoned and the present Paner village is situated 1 km south of it.
Temple at Paner
There is a temple of Tejaji at Paner in which three statues are placed. People believe that a statue of Tejaji came out from the ground on its own at site of Raimal's house. The magical powers of Tejaji had spread all around. Maharaja Abhay Singh of JodhpurJodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
wanted to shift this statue to his state Jodhpur. He got it dug out the statue for many days but could not take out this. It is believed that Maharaja Jodhpur at last saw Tejaji in dream who guided him that statue can not be taken out from here but it can be installed at boarder of Nagaur district. Later Jodhpur Maharaja got constructed a temple of Tejaji at Parbatsar
Parbatsar
Parbatsar is a city and a municipality in Nagaur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.-Demographics: India census, Parbatsar had a population of 80,000. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Parbatsar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of...
and installed a statue of Tejaji here. The temple of Paner bears inscription of samvat 1885 (1828 AD) and name of Pithaji. The pooja of this temple is done by a kumhar
Kumhar
Kumhar or Kumbhar ; also known as Prajapati, is a caste or community of India, mainly belonging to the Hindu religion. The word "Kumhar" literally means "potter" in Indian languages, pottery being the traditional occupation of the Kumhars....
(potter) and not by brahman
Brahman
In Hinduism, Brahman is the one supreme, universal Spirit that is the origin and support of the phenomenal universe. Brahman is sometimes referred to as the Absolute or Godhead which is the Divine Ground of all being...
. This temple is situated near famous Sambhar Lake. There is a big pond here built by Jhanjhar gotra Jats known as Jinjardab or Jhanjhardab.
The curse of Pemal
It is believed that when Tejaji died in fighting with enemies, Pemal decided to commit satiSati (practice)
For other uses, see Sati .Satī was a religious funeral practice among some Indian communities in which a recently widowed woman either voluntarily or by use of force and coercion would have immolated herself on her husband’s funeral pyre...
and cursed the village Paner that
- "Paner could not protect my suhag, Paner would be abandoned and Jhanjhar clan would not survive in Paner. DholiDholiSomeone who plays the Dhol - a percussion musical instrument of the Punjab, is called Dholi .The Dhol is widely used in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the folk and modern music of the Punjab region and now become famous world wide....
could not beat the drum, MaliMaliMali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
did not offer flower to Tejaji and Gurjars did not cooperate with Tejaji, all these clans would not survive in Paner."
All the four clans Jhanjhar, Mali, Dholi and Gurjars are not found in the village even today. It is said that they tried to settle many times but could not prosper here. Jhanjhar gotra jats migrated from here.
Jhanjhars at present
Jhanjhar gotra Jats presently live in BhilwaraBhilwara
Bhilwara is the city in Mewar region of Rajasthan, India. The Cloth & Industrial city has its own uniqueness which makes it as a special district in Rajasthan.Bhilwara "The City of Cloth Culture & Calmness"- History :...
and visit this place occasionally. The Jhanjhar clan people at present are found in Bhilwara district
Bhilwara district
Bhilwara District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Bhilwara is the district headquarters.-Geography and demographics:...
and in Hanumangarh district
Hanumangarh district
Hanumangarh District is a district of Rajasthan state of western India. The town of Hanumangarh is the district headquarters.-District profile:...
in village Nagrana.