Jeen Mata Temple

History

Rajasthan Tourism records that the Jeen Mata temple stands near a hill 10 km from Rewasa village, about 108 km from Jaipur and 30 km from Sikar, surrounded by thick forest.

The temple was built around 1000 years ago. It has been a place of pilgrimage since early times and has been repaired and rebuilt several times.

Jeen Mata is the kuldevi (family goddess) of many clans of Shekhawati, and the state page lists a Jeen Mata mela among the region’s fairs.

Stories

The Goddess of the Bees

Tradition says that during the reign of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (1658-1707), his troops tried to destroy the Jeen Mata temple. As the soldiers neared the sanctum, the hill is said to have trembled and swarms of bees attacked them, and they fled.

The story adds that Aurangzeb, awed, left the temple untouched and promised oil for its perpetual lamp. Because of the bees, the goddess is called Bhanwaron ki Devi in Shekhawati. This is a local legend, not a documented event.

Jeevan on Kajal Shikhar

Local legend says Jeen Mata was originally a girl named Jeevan who meditated at Kajal Shikhar in the Aravalli hills, in honour of Goddess Jayanti, and later came to be revered as Jeen Mata.

The temple is described as more than a thousand years old, with a date of around the 8th century commonly given. That age is traditional rather than established by inscription, and Rajasthan Tourism notes that the shrine has been repaired and rebuilt several times.

Good to know

Rajasthan Tourism hill Devi shrine in Sikar district

Navratri and fair-season pilgrimage from Shekhawati

Forest-and-hill approach from Reengus–Sikar road belt

Getting there

Nearest airport: Jaipur. Reengus (Ringas) and Sikar railway stations — road to Jeenmata hill shrine.