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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Kshemkari Mata Temple
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| map_type = India Rajasthan#India
| map_caption = Location in Rajasthan
| coordinates = {{coord|24.998|72.239|type:landmark_region:IN-RJ|display=inline,title}}
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Rajasthan]]
| district = [[Jalore]]
| location = [[Bhinmal]]
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| deity = Kshemkari Devi
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'''Kshemkari Mata temple'''<ref>{{cite news|title=जन-जन की आस्था का केन्द्र क्षेमंकरी माता मंदिर, श्रद्धालुओं की रेलमपेल|url=https://www.patrika.com/jalore-news/a-crowd-of-devotees-gathering-at-navaratri-mata-temple-2513920/|publisher=Patrika|access-date=2022-01-20}}</ref> is an old temple of Mother Goddess Kshemkari, also known as Khimaj Mata <ref>{{cite news|title=भजनों में गाई खिमज माता की महिमा, आज रवाना होगा संघ|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/RAJ-OTH-MAT-latest-sojat-news-072003-1322144-NOR.html/|publisher=Bhaskar|access-date=2022-01-20}}</ref> situated on a [[mountain]], located at Latitude 24.998°N and Longitude 72.239°E, in [[Bhinmal]], [[Jalore District]] of [[Rajasthan]]. It is 25 km from [[Sundha Mata Temple]]. Khimaj Mata was a Kuldevi of [[Chaulukya dynasty|Solanki Rajput]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-22 |title=Solanki Rajput History - Rajputana |url=https://rajputana.in/solanki-rajput-history/ | quote=Khimaj Mata or Goddess Kshemkalyani is the Kuldevi of Solanki Rajputs.|access-date=2023-12-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
It is believed that Jagdham or Jaga, the [[Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty|Pratihara]] ruler of [[Kashmir]], was suffering from leprosy. While on pilgrimage he was brought to Shrimal Patan(now Bhinmal). While he was resting in Naga Baba's garden, which was south of Bhinmal, a dog was rolling in the mud of the river in Naga Baba's garden, went to the king and jumped. Due to this, some particles of wet soil fell on the king's feet and he saw that wherever the soil fell, that place became free from leprosy. At that time the king was bathed in the mud of that well, then the king got relief from leprosy and his body became strong. At that time Jaga, the ruler of Pratihara, was accepted as the ruler of Bhinmal. From then on, Mata Kshemankari became the family deity of the Pratiharas. King Jaga repaired the pond and built a huge and strong city wall. In the 12th century, the [[Sirohi State|Deora Chauhans]] defeated the Pratiharas and drove them away, after which only the Chauhan rulers remained in Bhinmal.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Sarvan |date=2023-07-23 |title=Temple of Kshemankari Mata and Khimaj Mataji ka history क्षेमंकरी माताओं और खीमज माताजी का मंदिर का इतिहास जाने पीछे का रहस्य |url=https://www.jalorenews.com/2023/07/Temple-of-Kshemankari-Mata-and-Khimaj-Mataji-ka-history.html |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Jalore News Today |language=hi}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Sundha Mata Temple]]
*72 Jinalaya Temple

==References==
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==External links==
* https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/pali/bhinmal/news/less-installation-in-devi-temples-including-kshemankari-mata-temple-devotees-will-not-be-able-to-see-without-masks-127822740.html
* https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/news/latest-bhinmal-news-022502-1664182.html

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