| Sonana Khetlaji | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District(s) | Pali |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Shri Sonana Khetlaji (सोनाणा खेतलाजी) is a temple of Shri Khetlaji located in the village Sonana of Desuri tehsil of Pali district in Indian state of Rajasthan. Template located in Sonana is an old temple from where Shri Sonana Khetlaji has moved village near by name Sarangwas.
Shri Sonana Khetlaji was founded approximately 800 years ago; this temple is Jagir of local brahmins Rajpurohit. Kind ruling this village has write off this temple to the local brahmins to do chants and pooja everyday.
Every year on Chaitra Shukla Badi Teras (according to Vikram Samvat), a big fair is organised for two days. Since this fair is organised after Holi festival a large number of Holi dancers attend this fair in conventional and fancy dresses. More than one lakh devotees participate in this fair.
Since Khetlaji is folk-deity (Lok-devta) of many castes and communities in Marwar area, many people come here after their marriage and childbirth to give thanks to the God. Thanksgiving ceremony starts only after Aarti of deity which takes place between 8:30 am to 9:00 am. The necessary commodities for giving thanks are available at stalls outside the temple.
Coordinates: 25°17'55"N 73°29'30"E. You can reach this place from Sadri when you come via Ranakpur or from Charbhuja when you come via Udaipur/Shreenathji/Gomti Chowk.
You can stay at Junidham or Navidham dharmashalas at Khetlaji. In addition to non AC rooms, Junidham Dharmashala is also equipped with 4-5 AC rooms while there is only 1 AC room available at Navidham Dharmashala. Bhojan Shala at Junidham is open till 10pm.