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Khandoba

Khandoba (IAST: Khaṇḍobā), also known as Martanda Bhairava and Malhari, is a Hindu deity worshiped generally as a manifestation of Shiva mainly in the Deccan region of India, especially in the state of Maharashtra and Karnataka. He is the most popular Kuladevata (family deity) in Maharashtra. He is also the patron deity of some Kshatriya Marathas…

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Abode
Jejuri
Affiliation
Avatar of Shiva
Consort
Mhalsa and Banai (chief consorts)
Devanagari
खंडोबा
Mantra
Om Shri Martanda Bhairavaya Namah
Mount
Horse

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Khandoba

Nodes169
Edges168
Triples403
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Further reading · 82
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related to Temples · 60
Khandoba → Adi-mailar, Ahmednagar, Andhra Pradesh, Aurangabad, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Both, Brahmins, Davangere, Deccan, Devaragudda, Dharwad, Dipmalas, Gad-kot, Guravs, Haveri, His, It, Jejuri
related to Legends · 39
Khandoba → AD, Adimailar, Angered, Bidar, Brahma, Brahmanda Purana, Chaitra Shuddha Poornima, Deshastha Brahmin, Dhere, Gangadhara, Haridra, He, Jayadri Mahatmya, Kshetra-kanda, Legends, Lingas, Mahatmya, Mailapura, Malhari Mahatmya, Malla
related to Development of the sect · 34
Khandoba → According, As, Basava, Brahmanical Hinduism, Chakradhara, Dhere, Eknath, Initially, Karnataka, Khandoba's, Linga, Lingayat, Mahanubhava, Mailara, Malavva, Malha, Malhari, Malhari Mahatmya, Nath, Prajapati
related to Worship · 34
Khandoba → Although Brahmin, Brahmin, Brahmins, Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhus, Deccan, Denotified, Deshastha Brahmins, Dhangars, Gaikwads, He, Holkars, Jains, Kokanastha Brahmins, Kolis, Kuladevata, Kunabis, Lingayats, Maharashtra, Maharashtrian, Mahars
related to Wives · 26
Khandoba → Apart, Banai, Banu, Banubai, Candai Bhagavin, Davna Mal, Dhalewadi, Dhangar, Jejuri, Khandoba's, Lingayat, Mali, Mhalsa, Murali, Muralis, Muslim, Muslims, Often, Phulai Malin, Rambhai
related to Other associations and identifications · 24
Khandoba → According, Andhra Pradesh, Bhairava, Brahmin, Brāhmanahatya, Devotees, He, Karnataka, Khandoba's, Mailara, Mairala, Malhari, Mallana, Mallari, Mallikaarjuna, Martanda, Martanda Bhairava, Oral, Shiva, Sontheimer
related to Etymology and other names · 23
Khandoba → Another, Bhairava, In Sanskrit, Jejurica Vani, Khanderao, Khanderaya, Khandu Gavda, Mailar, Mailara, Malanna, Malhari, Malla, Mallanna, Mallari, Martanda, Martanda Bhairava, Mhalsa, Mhalsa-kant, Other, Shiva's
related to Festivals · 21
Khandoba → An, Another, Champa-Shashthi, Champa-shasthi, Champasashtliiche, Deshastha Brahmans, For, Gad-kot, Hindu, Jejuri, Karha, Malla, Mani-Malla, Marathas, Margashirsha, Mhalsa, Monday, On, Pember, Somvati Amavasya
related to Muslim veneration · 19
Khandoba → Ajmat Khan, Aurangzeb, He, Ibrahim II, In Jejuri, Jejuri, Khandoba's, Mallu, Mallu Khan, Malluka Pathan, Mughal, Muslim, Muslims, Naldurg, Rautray, Some, The, The Malhari Mahatmya, The Martaṇḍa Vijaya

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maharashtra deity also mhalsa god karnataka shiva jejuri worship mailara temple malhari temples martanda bhairava banai horse khandoba's mahatmya folk

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KhandobaAbodeJejuri1.00infobox
KhandobaAffiliationAvatar of Shiva1.00infobox
KhandobaConsortMhalsa and Banai (chief consorts)1.00infobox
KhandobaDevanagariखंडोबा1.00infobox
KhandobaMantraOm Shri Martanda Bhairavaya Namah1.00infobox
KhandobaMountHorse1.00infobox
KhandobaSanskrit transliterationKhaṇḍobā1.00infobox
KhandobaWeaponTrishula, Sword1.00infobox
Khandobais afamily deity0.90text
Khandobais afull avatar of Shiva0.90text
Khandobais atali bharne0.90text
of Khandobainstance ofgiving rise to the folk religion0.80text

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