Jambheswar Fair Bikaner

Ji Jambheswar carnation is considered one of the Lord Vishnu, the Bishnois. He was always the self, truth and nonviolence. Two Jambheswar ji temples are located near the city of Nokha - one in the village of Mukam (translated as "place to stay" because he lived here) and the other in the sand dune Samarthal.

The largest fair is held in February or March, attended by devotees from many states like Punjab, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, and a smaller one in October, which means for the rural population, who have the opportunity to sell and purchase items of daily use here.

Worship & Rituals

The fair does not preclude the participation of any caste or community and any person can visit the shrine and pay homage. Visitors flock to the temple in Mukam and sand dune Samarthal (where Jambhaji used to preach) and participate in worship and ritual. It is customary to take a bit of sand in the tank called Talai in Mukam and deposit at the foot of the dune in Samarthal.

It can be seen Bishnois rituals in shrines where a "quitter" (priest) of the Bishnoi sect community sermons, chanting Vedic mantras and "Aart 'recited in praise of Jambeshwar Ji." Havans "are made using the" ghee. " Bishnois is customary among the first to offer the ghee from the milk of a cow to the shrine.