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Shyamji is famous for its Shyamji temple. There is a
steady stream of devotees the year round, but lakh of them
gather at the annual fair from Phalgun Sudi Dashmi to Dwadashi. Apart from being a place of pilgrimage, a large
number of people come for the Jadula ceremony (the first
time all hair is shaved off the head) of their children.
Legend connects the place to the epic Mahabharata war.
Krishna, it is believed took the form of a Brahmin and
asked for the head of Babhruvahan (Barbrik). He then
placed the head on a hillock so that it could watch the
war. Pleased with the sacrifice, Krishna, then, blessed
Babhruvahan to be worshipped as Shyam himself in Kaliyug.
Khatu Shyamji is 48 kms. from the District headquarters,
Sikar which is itself about 115 kms. from Jaipur on
National Highway No. 11
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