Ashapura Mata

Ashapura Mata
Murti of the deity
Venerated inShaktism
RegionRajasthan,Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

Ashapura Mata is an aspect of Devi, a Hindu goddess. She is one of the kuldevis of Kutch and Rajasthan, and the Jadeja clan of Gujarat, Chauhans and Patiyats inhabiting the western Indian provinces. She is a goddess regarded to fulfill the wishes of her adherents. [1]

Her temples are mainly found in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. She is considered to be an expansion of goddess Shakambhari Devi.

  1. ^ Neve, Geert de; Donner, Henrike (24 January 2007). The Meaning of the Local: Politics of Place in Urban India. CRC Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-135-39216-1.