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RAS question

Kuldevi of Rathore dynasty is:

Correct answer: (B) Nagnechi Mata.

Nagnechi Mata is the kuldevi, or clan goddess, of the Rathore Rajputs.

  1. (A)

    Jeen Mata

  2. (B)

    Nagnechi Mata

  3. (C)

    Shila Devi

  4. (D)

    Karni Mata

Explanation

Nagnechi Mata is identified with Mahishasur Mardini Naganechi Ji and is treated as the clan goddess of the Rathore dynasty. The cited Rajasthan Devasthan Department temple profile says Rao Bikaji, founder of Bikaner and a member of the Jodhpur royal family, brought sacred royal emblems from Jodhpur when he founded Bikaner; one of these was the idol of Naganechi Ji, which was enshrined in the temple. The same profile separately describes Goddess Naganechiji as the family goddess of the Rathores. That is why, among the listed Rajasthan clan deities, the Rathore dynasty is matched with Nagnechi Mata.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Jeen Mata is linked here with the Chauhan tradition, whereas the question asks for the kuldevi of the Rathore dynasty.
  • (C) Shila Devi is associated with the Kachhwaha lineage, so it does not answer a Rathore kuldevi question.
  • (D) Karni Mata is identified here as a Charan community deity, not as the Rathore dynasty's kuldevi.

Concept

This tests Rajasthan art-and-culture memory around Rajput lineages and their clan deities. Such pairings recur in RAS because they connect dynastic history, regional temples and living religious traditions.

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