Chotila

Chotila





Chotila is a Hindu place of worship in Surendranagar district, located near Rajkot, Gujarat.

Historically, this area is called 'Panchal'. It is the worship place for Mata Chamunda, which is one of the 64 Avatars ofShakti,others being Bahuchar Mata, Kali Mata, Ambaji Mata etc. Chamunda Mataji is the Kuldevi (family Goddess) of many Hindus. Earlier Chotila was a princely state of Khachar dynasty. It was having area of 18 km2. Chotila is also the birthplace of famous Gujarati poet Zaverchand Meghani.
Chotila Chamunda mata temple is open for devotees from 5 am to 7.30 pm.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Dah Parvatiya

Image
Dah Parvatiya Da Parbatia  ( Assamese :  দ-পৰ্বতীয়া ) is a small village very close to west  Tezpur , in the  Indian State  of  Assam . In the village there are significant architectural remnants of an ancient temple of the sixth century overlying the ruins of another Shiva temple built of bricks during the  Ahom  period.  Archaeological excavations done here in 1924 have unearthed a sixth century antiquity in the form of a stone door frame with extensive carvings.  The ruins of the temple built during the  Ahom period  are built over the ancient temple's foundations and are in the form of a stone paved layout plan of the  sanctum sanctorum  and a  mandapa .  This complex is under the jurisdiction of the  Archaeological Survey of India  and its importance and notability is recorded under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1958. The antiquities found at the Da...
Read more

Camp Hanuman Temple

Image
Camp Hanuman Temple The Shree  Camp Hanuman Temple  (Hindi:  कामप हनुमान् मन्दीर ) is one of the biggest Hanuman temples of India. It is situated inAhmedabad Cantonment area in Shahibaug, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.This temple was established by  Pandit Gajanan Prasad  around 100 years ago. Pandit Dwarka Prasad was the Chief Mahant of this temple. The Pandit family acts as the managing trustee for this temple. Recent visitors of note have included: Former Prime Ministers of India Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Smt. Indira Gandhi
Read more

Malinithan

Image
Malinithan Malinithan  is an archaeological site which consists of ruins of a  Hindu  temple of the early medieval period on the northern bank of the  Brahmaputra River  in the Indian state of  Arunachal Pradesh . The archaeological studies of the ruins indicate that the temple was built with granite stones during the period of  Aryan  influence in the region, distinct from the other temples in the northeastern region built with bricks.   Durga  is believed to be the chief deity who was worshipped in the ruined temple in her  Shakthi  form. The archaeological finds at the site of sculptures of Durga, a Shiva linga and a bull, the mount of Shiva, relate to worship by people of the Shiva cult. Based on these, archaeologists have inferred that the Shakti cult was practiced in the region. A copper plate inscription of the Pala Kings gives further confirmation that an Aryan colony existed on the northern bank of the Brahmap...
Read more