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Kaila Devi

ନାମ ଓ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧିତ ଶବ୍ଦ: Kailadevi · Kela Devi · Karauli Maiyya · Kaileshwari

कैला देवीકૈલા દેવીकैला देवी

Rajasthan; Karauli

Kaila Devi’s shrine near Karauli is remembered through its river setting, Navratri gatherings and the temple’s story of the divine child who escapes Kansa. Its architecture and the particular form of the image add details that make a personal remembrance more specific than a general goddess motif.

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The Karauli setting

Rajasthan Tourism places the Kaila Devi temple near Karauli, beside the river it names Kalisal and within the Trikut hills. The place connection is useful when a family knows the goddess as Karauli Maiyya and wants that association preserved.

A landscape can be part of a devotional memory without becoming a decorative backdrop detached from its subject. If a proposed composition includes a hill, river or temple outline, identify the intended view. The reader should be able to tell which place is being remembered.

ତଥ୍ୟସୂତ୍ର: Rajasthan Tourism: Karauli and Kaila Devi Temple

The divine child in the temple account

The temple trust connects Kaila Devi with the daughter of Nanda and Yashoda in the Krishna narrative. In its telling, Vasudeva exchanges the children, and when Kansa tries to kill the girl she reveals her divine form and tells him that Krishna is safe.

This is the trust’s devotional explanation of the goddess’s identity. It gives the name a narrative setting while remaining distinct from a dated account of the temple’s construction. The story can be acknowledged without claiming that all its details have been independently established as historical events.

ତଥ୍ୟସୂତ୍ର: Shri Kaila Devi Temple: About the shrine and trust

The image and the building

The Devasthan Department’s profile describes two images in the sanctum and notes the slight bend of Kaila Devi’s neck. IGNCA’s heritage record separately describes the raised platform, entrance lions and domed architectural features. These are concrete details for a reader looking beyond a generic temple label.

An image of the deity and an image of the building answer different questions. For a coin, decide which is central to the dedication. If both are included, the architectural frame should support the figure rather than make its distinctive posture difficult to read.

ତଥ୍ୟସୂତ୍ର: Rajasthan Devasthan Department: Mandir Shri Kela Devi JiIGNCA: Shree Kaila Devi Mandir, heritage record RJ/KRL-003

Gathering and service

The Devasthan profile names Chaitra and Ashvin Navratri as important gathering periods. The trust also describes work extending beyond shrine maintenance, including a school and hospital. These are institution-reported activities and should be read with that attribution.

They offer different ways to understand a living sacred place: worship, a recurring calendar and practical service. Current event arrangements or institutional services need confirmation with the organisers. A cultural introduction can explain their place in the account without promising access, outcomes or a fixed programme.

ତଥ୍ୟସୂତ୍ର: Rajasthan Devasthan Department: Mandir Shri Kela Devi JiShri Kaila Devi Temple: About the shrine and trust

A remembrance with its own words

A family dedication might name Karauli, an elder or a day spent together. Let those details lead the design, and use the card for a fuller memory. A short inscription is often easier to keep accurate across scripts than a crowded paragraph on the coin itself.

The final artwork should be agreed against the intended reference and checked for permission to adapt any supplied material. A custom gift can honour a connection with Kaila Devi without presenting itself as a temple-issued or specially consecrated object.

ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ

Where is the Kaila Devi shrine discussed here?
This profile concerns the shrine near Karauli in Rajasthan.
Why is the posture of the image important?
The Devasthan profile notes the bend of Kaila Devi’s neck. The specific reference should guide a design rather than a generic goddess image.
Is the Krishna-related account presented as a dated biography?
No. It is identified as the temple trust’s devotional narrative.

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