Eklingji

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Eklingji is a revered form of Lord Shiva worshipped as the tutelary deity and divine ruler of the Mewar kingdom in Rajasthan, India.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Eklingji canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity ⓘ
form of Shiva ⓘ
associatedWith Udaipur ⓘ
associatedWithCity Udaipur ⓘ
associatedWithCountry India ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Sisodia dynasty ⓘ
associatedWithOtherName Ekling Nath ⓘ
Shri Eklingji ⓘ
linked to: Ekling Mahadev
associatedWithRegion Mewar ⓘ
associatedWithState Rajasthan ⓘ
consideredAs kuladevata of the Mewar royal family ⓘ
sovereign of Mewar ⓘ
deityType Shaivite deity ⓘ
festival Mahashivaratri ⓘ
linked to: Maha Shivaratri

Shravan month Mondays ⓘ
gender male deity ⓘ
hasCultCenter Eklingji Temple complex ⓘ
linked to: Eklingji Temple
hasInfluenceOn political ideology of Mewar ⓘ
religious identity of Mewar Rajputs ⓘ
hasTitle Ekling Mahadev ⓘ
humanRepresentative Mahārāṇā of Mewar ⓘ
linked to: Maharana
iconographicForm Shiva lingam ⓘ
languageOfWorship Rajasthani ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
linkedToConcept divine kingship ⓘ
protection of dharma in Mewar ⓘ
mainTempleCountry India ⓘ
mainTempleDistrict Udaipur district ⓘ
mainTempleLocation Eklingji town ⓘ
mainTempleState Rajasthan ⓘ
majorAttribute lingam form of Shiva ⓘ
pilgrimageType regional pilgrimage center ⓘ
primaryAbode Eklingji Temple ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
role divine ruler of Mewar ⓘ
tutelary deity of Mewar ⓘ
symbolizes protection of the Mewar kingdom ⓘ
royal authority in Mewar ⓘ
veneratedAs guardian deity of Mewar ⓘ
state deity of Mewar ⓘ
worshippedAs form of Lord Shiva ⓘ
worshippedBy Sisodia Rajputs ⓘ
rulers of Mewar ⓘ
worshipPractice daily royal rituals historically sponsored by Mewar rulers ⓘ
worshipTradition Rajasthani Shaivism ⓘ
linked to: Shaivism

Rajput royal cult ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mewar → majorDeity → Eklingji ⓘ
Mewar royal dynasty → deity → Eklingji ⓘ