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Rishabhdeo
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- Rishabhdeo
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- Rikhabdeo
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- town
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- India Rajasthan
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- Location in Rajasthan, India
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- Country
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- State
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- District
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- Rajasthan
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- Udaipur
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- 9171
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Wikidata facts
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- Hindu temple
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Udaipur district
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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- Economy
- Educational institutions
- Rathotsav
- Main Temple
- Construction style
- The main idols in the temple
- History
- The temple and the Maharanas of Udaipur
- The temple dispute
- Demographics
- Gaj Mandir
- Other local attractions
- See also
- References
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Rikhabdeo ( Rishabhadeo) is a town in Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan, in north-west India.
Rishabhadeo is situated from Udaipur and is on Udaipur-Ahmedabad Road. The name of the town is also Dhulev The place got its name from a Bhil chieftain named Dhuleva who guarded the temple of Lord Rishabhdev ., however it is better known as Rishabhadeo. It is a well-known pilgrimage site for the temple Kesariyaji Tirth (a. k. a. the "Main Temple"). Kesariyaji Tirth or Rishabhdeo Jain temple is a Jain temple located in Rishabhdeo town of Udaipur District of Indian state of Rajasthan. The temple is considered an important pilgrimage center by both Digambara and Śvētāmbara sect of Jainism. Further, Rajasthan High Court, in its judgment dated 30 March 1966, stated that it was, indisputably, a Śvētāmbara Jain temple. Lord Rishabhadeo is also "Kesariaji" because a large offering of saffron (keshar, a common ingredient) is made to the deity.