Khodiyar Maa (Maa meaning mother in many Indian languages) is a warrior Hindu goddess born in Charan caste around 700 AD. She was daughter of Mamad Ji Charan.
In Gujrat Charans are also known as Gadhvi.
Mamad Ji Charan had good relations with the then ruler Maharaj Shilbhadra. The ruler's ministers envied this exceptional relationship and hatched a plan to get rid of Mamad Ji. They were not very successful at persuading the ruler, but they succeeded in persuading the ruler's wife, the queen.
One day, the doorkeepers did not let him go into the palace. When Mamad Ji asked for the reason, he was told that a childless man is not worthy of the king's presence. Mamad Ji returned home and wanted to ask Lord Shiva for help. When Lord Shiva did not appear, he decided to give his life away as a final sacrifice. Just when he was about to kill himself, Lord Shiva appeared and took him to the Snake Kingdom – Nagaloka to see the King of Snakes – Nagadev.
After hearing his story of humiliation, the Nagadev's daughters decided to help too. When Mamad Ji came home, with his wife he prepared, as advised by the Nagdev's daughters, eight cradles in expectation of a great event. Later due to the boon of Lord Shiva and Nagdev he was blessed with seven sisters and a son. One of the daughters was Khodiyar Maa. They were raised as fearsome warriors and always wore black cloths in memory of their native place, the Naglok. Therefore, they were given the names as cobra sisters or Nagnechi in the local language and were also the tutelary deity of the royal house of the erstwhile Marwar state. After showing many miraculous powers, people consider her to be a goddess and she has temples and shrines too in all of the northwestern part of Indian subcontinent. Her vehicle is the crocodile and she has many other names such as Khodal, Trishuldhari, Maavdi.
Khodiyar is considered as a daughter of Charan. Her temples are found all over Gujarat, Rajasthan and Mumbai, but the most important four are – Matel Near Wankaner, Rajpura village near Bhavnagar, Galdhara near Dhari and tataniya dhara near Bhavnagar.
Khodaldham is massive under-construction temple of "maa khodiyar" approximate area of 50 vigha.[2] It is located near Kagvad [Gujarat, 360370], off Jetpur-Virpur road section on NH27. It is located close to Khambalida Buddhist caves.
Khodiyar's temple at Matel near Wankaner is huge and people gather on the riverbank near the temple to see a crocodile, the goddess' mount. The place is located about 17km north of Wankaner, and 26km southeast of Morbi.
Sprawling Khodiyar Mataji temple at Rajpara village (Rajpara Dham) is equally popular. It is located about 18 km west of Bhavnagar city. There is a lake near the temple known as Tataniya Dharo, and for the same reason, goddess is also known as Tataniya Dharawali.
Galadhara Shree Khodiyar Mandir near Dhari, Gujarat is equally massive and popular.
A Gujarati film Jai Khodiyar Maa, was once a box office hit and Hemant Chauhan has a garba CD with the same title.
Khodiyar Jayanti is large celebration in Khodaldham Kagvad. Khodaldham Kagvad, a big temple is recently opened for Public. In this temple the festival of Khodiyar Jayanti is celebrated as a grand celebration of Goddess Khodiyar birth anniversary. Many people take blessings on this day of Khodiyar Jayanti from Khosiyar Maa. Goddess Khodiyar is famous for her Kindness. Devotees believes that she appears anywhere to help them. There are so many sthaanak (Temple) of Goddess Khodiyar. Goddess Khodiyar went into a trance (Samadhi) at sanganva village of lodhika Taluka, district Rajkot
In Gujrat Charans are also known as Gadhvi.
Mamad Ji Charan had good relations with the then ruler Maharaj Shilbhadra. The ruler's ministers envied this exceptional relationship and hatched a plan to get rid of Mamad Ji. They were not very successful at persuading the ruler, but they succeeded in persuading the ruler's wife, the queen.
One day, the doorkeepers did not let him go into the palace. When Mamad Ji asked for the reason, he was told that a childless man is not worthy of the king's presence. Mamad Ji returned home and wanted to ask Lord Shiva for help. When Lord Shiva did not appear, he decided to give his life away as a final sacrifice. Just when he was about to kill himself, Lord Shiva appeared and took him to the Snake Kingdom – Nagaloka to see the King of Snakes – Nagadev.
After hearing his story of humiliation, the Nagadev's daughters decided to help too. When Mamad Ji came home, with his wife he prepared, as advised by the Nagdev's daughters, eight cradles in expectation of a great event. Later due to the boon of Lord Shiva and Nagdev he was blessed with seven sisters and a son. One of the daughters was Khodiyar Maa. They were raised as fearsome warriors and always wore black cloths in memory of their native place, the Naglok. Therefore, they were given the names as cobra sisters or Nagnechi in the local language and were also the tutelary deity of the royal house of the erstwhile Marwar state. After showing many miraculous powers, people consider her to be a goddess and she has temples and shrines too in all of the northwestern part of Indian subcontinent. Her vehicle is the crocodile and she has many other names such as Khodal, Trishuldhari, Maavdi.
Khodiyar is considered as a daughter of Charan. Her temples are found all over Gujarat, Rajasthan and Mumbai, but the most important four are – Matel Near Wankaner, Rajpura village near Bhavnagar, Galdhara near Dhari and tataniya dhara near Bhavnagar.
Khodaldham is massive under-construction temple of "maa khodiyar" approximate area of 50 vigha.[2] It is located near Kagvad [Gujarat, 360370], off Jetpur-Virpur road section on NH27. It is located close to Khambalida Buddhist caves.
Khodiyar's temple at Matel near Wankaner is huge and people gather on the riverbank near the temple to see a crocodile, the goddess' mount. The place is located about 17km north of Wankaner, and 26km southeast of Morbi.
Sprawling Khodiyar Mataji temple at Rajpara village (Rajpara Dham) is equally popular. It is located about 18 km west of Bhavnagar city. There is a lake near the temple known as Tataniya Dharo, and for the same reason, goddess is also known as Tataniya Dharawali.
Galadhara Shree Khodiyar Mandir near Dhari, Gujarat is equally massive and popular.
A Gujarati film Jai Khodiyar Maa, was once a box office hit and Hemant Chauhan has a garba CD with the same title.
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| Affiliation | Devi, Parashakti |
|---|---|
| Mantra | Ai shri khodiyar |
| Mount | Makara |
Khodiyar Surname
Many Hindu castes mainly Charan and Patel, Bhoi, who worship Khodiyar Mata as their Kuldevi also use Khodiyar as their surname. Chudasama, patidar sarvaiya, Rana,Raval(yogi) clans sometimes used Khodiyar as their surname as they worship Khodiyar Mata, as their Kuldevi.[3]Khodiyar Jayanti
Khodiyar Jayanti: Sri Khodiyar Mataji Jayanti or Birth aaniversary is celebrated annually in India and especially in Gujarat, India. Khodiyar Jayanti observed on the eighth day (Ashtami) during the waxing phase of moon (Shukla Paksha) in Magh Month. There are people popularly believed that this Hindu Goddess appeared on the Magh Shukla Ashtami day. Khodiyar Jayanti mostly celebrated in Gujarat especially celebrated in Goddess Khodiyar Maa birth place Rohishala, Rajpara,and Matel Near Bhavnagar. On this day every khodiyar Ma temple decorated full of lighting and flowers. Special Puja arrange in big temples.Khodiyar Jayanti is large celebration in Khodaldham Kagvad. Khodaldham Kagvad, a big temple is recently opened for Public. In this temple the festival of Khodiyar Jayanti is celebrated as a grand celebration of Goddess Khodiyar birth anniversary. Many people take blessings on this day of Khodiyar Jayanti from Khosiyar Maa. Goddess Khodiyar is famous for her Kindness. Devotees believes that she appears anywhere to help them. There are so many sthaanak (Temple) of Goddess Khodiyar. Goddess Khodiyar went into a trance (Samadhi) at sanganva village of lodhika Taluka, district Rajkot
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