Which saint of Rajasthan, remembered for his devotion to Krishna as Giridhar Gopal, was born at Kudki and married into the ruling house of Mewar?
- A.Mirabai
- B.Karma Bai
- C.Rani Rupade
- D.Amrita Devi
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Mirabai. Born at Kudki in the Merta country of the Rathores and married to a prince of Mewar, she turned away from the life of the palace to the worship of Krishna, whom she called Giridhar Gopal, kept the company of wandering saints against the wishes of her husband's family, and composed the padas that are still sung from Rajasthan to Gujarat and Braj. Option B is wrong because Karma Bai, of the Jat community of Kalwa, is remembered for a separate devotional legend. Option C is wrong because Rani Rupade belongs to the cycle of stories around Mallinath of Tilwara. Option D is wrong because Amrita Devi is the Bishnoi woman who led the Khejarli sacrifice of 1730 to protect khejri trees. Mirabai is the one name from this list that appears in general Hindi literature and medieval history questions as well as in the Rajasthan culture paper.
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View allWhich folk deity of Rajasthan, worshipped as the protector of camels, is associated with the village of Kolu?
- A.Pabuji
- B.Tejaji
- C.Gogaji
- D.Devnarayanji
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Pabuji was a Rathore hero of Kolu in the Jodhpur country who, in the folk account, died while defending the cows of Deval, a Charan woman, and he is worshipped above all by camel herders, who bring sick animals to his shrine.
Read the full explanation →Gogamedi, the main shrine of the snake deity Gogaji, is situated in which district of Rajasthan?
- A.Churu
- B.Hanumangarh
- C.Bikaner
- D.Nagaur
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Gogamedi lies in Nohar tehsil of Hanumangarh district, and the fair held there on Goga Navami in the month of Bhadrapada is one of the largest in northern Rajasthan, drawing both Hindu and Muslim worshippers, who call the deity Jahar Peer.
Read the full explanation →The famous fair of Baba Ramdevji is held at Ramdevra, also known as Runicha, in which district?
- A.Barmer
- B.Jodhpur
- C.Jaisalmer
- D.Bikaner
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Ramdevra, the old Runicha, lies in Pokhran tehsil of Jaisalmer district, and the fair that begins on the second day of the bright half of Bhadrapada brings pilgrims of every caste and of both religions, many walking for days with flags.
Read the full explanation →Which folk deity of Rajasthan, born at Kharnal in Nagaur district, is worshipped as a protection against snakebite?
- A.Tejaji
- B.Mallinath
- C.Harbhuji
- D.Mehaji Mangaliya
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People bitten by snakes are still brought to his shrines, his thread is tied by farmers, and the great Parbatsar cattle fair of Nagaur district is held in his name.
Read the full explanation →The phad of which folk deity is the longest painted scroll of Rajasthan?
- A.Pabuji
- B.Devnarayanji
- C.Ramdevji
- D.Gogaji
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The phad of Devnarayanji, the deity of the Gurjars whose shrine stands at Malaseri Dungri in Asind of Bhilwara district, is the longest of the painted scrolls, and it is sung by Gurjar bhopas to the stringed jantar.
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