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Ashapura


Ashapura Mata is one of aspect devi and one of the principle deity of Kutch. As the name indicates, she is the Goddess who fulfills the wish & desires of all those who trust and believe her. The unique thing about most of the idol of Ashapura Mata is that it has 7 pairs of eyes.

Her temples are mainly found in Gujarat. Some people in Rajasthan and Gujarat consider her to be an incarnation(avatar) of goddess Annapoorna devi.

She is considered as Kuldevi by many Kutchi communities and is chiefly the clan deity of Chauhans, Jadeja Rajputs, the ruling dynasty of Cutch State, Nawanagar State, Rajkot, Morvi, Gondal State and Dhrol(baria state). The main temple is located at Mata no Madh in Kutch, where she is worshiped as kuldevi of Jadeja rulers of Kutch and main guardian deity of region. Gosar & Poladia community of Kutch consider her to be their Kuladevi.


The Sindhi community like Khichda group worship Ashapura Mata as their Kuldevi. In Gujarat Junaghad, Devchandani Parivar worship her as Kuldevi, where her temple is located beside [Uparkot].


In Gujarat, even many Chauhan,baria Rajputs like Purabia Chouhans also worship her as Kuldevi. The Devda Rajputs also worship her as Kuldevi. The Brahmin communities like Gaur [Lata] Thanki,Pandit and Dave Pushkarna, Sompura Salat also worship her as Kuldevi. Even the Vaishya community, like Vijayvargiya worship her. The Brahma Kshatri caste also worship her as their Kuldevi.


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