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'''Khetlaji''' (खेतलाजी) is a folk deity of [[India]] who is primarily venerated in [[Rajasthan]].
Folk deity Shri Khetlaji is worshipped as Lord Bhairav who is considered as the fifth incarnation of Lord Shiva. Shree Khetlaji is also known as Shri Bhairav or Shri Kshetrapaal Ji. [[Sonana Khetlaji]] temple also has an idol of a snake which is believed to be one of the forms of Shree Ketlaji. This idol is a self - manifested. Shree Khetlaji came to [[Mandor]] from [[Varanasi|Kashi]]. Later, he visited [[Sonana]]. It is believed that Lord Bhairav used to protect the sages who were meditating in the [[Aravalli Range|Aravalli]] hill range. Lord [[Bhairava|Bhairav]] made his abode in one of the caves which were located at Sonana Khetlaji. Hence, it became his permanent abode and people started worshipping him at this place.
one of the shrine is located in village [[Sonana]] in [[Pali, Rajasthan|Pali]] district of [[Rajasthan]]. The temple is the site of a two-day fair, held every year during May–June in honor of Khetlaji. The fair attracts a large number of devotees who congregate here during the fair to invoke the blessing of the deity.<ref name=AP>{{Cite news|url=https://www.apnisanskriti.com/temple/sonana-khetlaji-temple-sonana-desuri-pali-rajasthan-2789|title=Sonana Khetlaji Temple, Sonana, Desuri, Pali, Rajasthan|work=ApniSanskriti - Back to veda|access-date=2018-07-10|language=en-US}}</ref>
There are many shrines of Khetlaji in [[Marwar]] area, like [[Sewari]], [[Sayala, Rajasthan|Sayala]] and Other one temple is located Bherugadh [[Lorwada]] District Banaskantha gujarat.

==See also==
* [[Sonana Khetlaji]]

==References==
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[[Category:Folk deities of Rajasthan]]

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