Veer Teja

Veer Tejaji (29 January 1074 - 28 August 1103) “ As per historians, he was born on Friday, Magha Shukla 14 samvat 1130 (29 January 1074).  also known as Tejaji Maharaj, or simply Tejaji, was a great warrior, social reformer, cow protector and folk-deity in Rajasthan. He is one of the incarnation of Lord Shiva.  “ Teja is considered to be one of the eleven incarnations of Lord Shiva and worshipped as a deity in rural Rajasthan. Devotees sang and danced to the sounds of drums and instruments, holding snakes in their hands and receiving their bites. It is believed that the snake bites cures ailments and bring good fortune.” He is mainly worshipped in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat. He is commonly known as the God of Snakes in Rajasthan, because it protect against snake bites. “ Veer Teja or Tejaji was a legendary Rajasthani folk hero, also considered to be one of the major eleven incarnations of Lord Shiva and worshipped as a deity in rural Rajasthan.” India post also released a stamp on Teja Ji in 2011.Rajasthan Voice: Thursday, September 8, 2011, Special postage stamp released on Folk deity Veer Teja

Further reading
 Madan Meena: Tejaji Gatha (Hadoti & Hindi), Kota Heritage Society, Kota, 2012  (Published under the World Oral Literature Project, University of Cambridge, UK)

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