Bahuchara Mata, the daughter of Bapal Dan Dhetha from the Charan caste in Rajasthan and Gujarat, is a revered figure especially among the hijra community in India. She is associated with themes of non-violence and transformation, highlighting stories of men who became impotent as a consequence of their actions and later worshipped her to regain their masculinity. The temple dedicated to her is located in Becharaji, Gujarat, and is well-connected by rail and road.

1. Bahuchara Mata
She was a daughter of Bapal dan Dhetha,a charan( a hindu
caste who basically lived in Rajasthan and Gujarat).She was
travelling with her sisters when Bapiya,a marauder attacked
them.The men and women of this caste would kill themselves
if they were captured or overpowered by their enemies.It
was considered as a grevious sin to shed charan blood.When
they were attacked,they killed themselves.it is said that
Bapiya became impotent due to a curse.He was relieved from
the curse after he worshipped Bahuchara Mata by dressing
up and behaving like a woman.She is worshipped by the hijra
community in India.Her many followers believe in non
violence and consider slaughter of all creatures including
animals as a sin.
She is depicted as a woman who carries a sword on her top
right, a text of scriptures on her top left, the abhay hasta m
udra ("showering of blessings") on her bottom right, and a
trident on her bottom left and is seated on a
rooster, symbolising innocence.
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2. General Information
• Some other legends which are connected with Bahuchara Mata are:
A king who prayed for a son was granted his wish but his son was born
impotent.The Goddess appeared to the prince in a dream and asked him to
castrate himself, wear women’s clothes and serve her.The Goddess identified
many impotent men and asked them to do the same.Those who refused were
punished by being made to born impotent for the next seven generations.
Other legends are as follows:
One legend states that the Goddess was a princess who castrated her husband
as he preferred to going to the forest and living like a woman to being her
husband.
Another legend is as follows:
A man who tried to molest the goddess was cursed with impotence and was
relieved of his curse only after he gave up his masculinity and worshipped the
Goddess.
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3. Travel Guide
• It is located in Becharaji town in Mehsana
district of Gujarat.
The temple is at a distance of 110 kilometres
from Ahmedabad,100 kilometres from
Gandhinagar and 35 kilometres from
Mahesana.
The temple is well connected to other places
by both rail and road.
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