Khirnal

Khirnal (खिड़नाल) or Kharnal (खरनाल) is the village in Nagaur district where Tejaji was born. It is situated at a distance of 16 km from Nagaur in the southwest direction on Nagaur - Jodhpur Road. The Kharnal village was abandoned many times in the past and presently it is situated at a distance of 1 mile in northwest of ancient village. Tejaji is considered to be folk-deity and worshiped in entire Rajasthan and Malwa in Madhya Pradesh by all communities. He was born on Bhadrapad Shukla Dashmi in year 1074, in the family of Dhaulya gotra Jats. His father was Chaudhary Taharji, a chieftain of Khirnal. His mother's name was Sugna. Mother Sugna is believed to have got son Teja by the blessings of Naag-deity.