Machail Mata

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Machail Mata
Durga Mata/ Chitto Mata/ Machail Mata
Machail Temple Shrine
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Deity	Chandi
Status	Open
Location
Location	Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir
Country	India
Shown within Jammu and Kashmir Show map of Jammu and Kashmir Machail Mata (India) Show map of India
Geographic coordinates	33°25′04″N 76°20′41″E / 33.41778°N 76.34472°E / 33.41778; 76.34472
Architecture
Type	Hindu architecture
Style	Pahari

Machail Chandi Mata Temple, popularly known as Machail Mata, is a shrine of the Hindu goddess Durga in the village Machail of Sub Division Paddar, in Kishtwar District of Jammu region in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is near tributaries of the Chenab River.^{[citation needed]} The area is home to a Buddhist community and the Thakur community who are serpent worshipers, and was merged with Kishtwar tehsil, by Maharaja Ranbir Singh.^{[citation needed]} Thousands of pilgrims, mainly from Jammu region, visit the shrine every August.^[1]