Sonana Khetlaji

Shri Sonana Khetlaji 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 junidham 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 every day. Village Sonana was given in the Jagir to Bhima ji Asiya by the ruler of Udaipur Maharana Raymal ji in Samwat 1444 till to day Charan families are living in this village.other than Charans Rajpurohit,Goswami,Vaishnav, Choudhary, Rebari, Lohar, Meghwal and Hiragar family are living in village sonana.Every year on Chaitra Sudi ekam, a large fair is organised for two days. Since this fair is organised after Holi festival, a large number of Holi dancers attend in conventional and fancy dresses. More than one lakh devotees participate. The most devout come barefoot from their native places in order to receive the great blessing. They travel from 15 km to 200 km moving in groups for 2 to 10 days barefoot.There is even a cycle yatri coming from a long distance of 2500 km from Chennai, Coimbatore, Hosur covering on cycle for a month on the occasion of Mela.