The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1285 page)

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A regional Hindu god, mainly worshipped in Mah
r
ra and Kar
aka. His central shrine is the hill-temple of Jejur
(near Pu
e), but there are many other temples scattered over the whole area. His worship is performed by non-
brahman
priests (
guruvas
), and his devotees also are predominantly non-brahman.
Kharatara Gaccha
:
see
D
D
GUR
S
.

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