Mahakali Mata Mandir

Kalika Mata Temple is a Hindu temple located on the summit of Pavagadh hill in Panchmahal district, Gujarat state of India. Kalika Mata Temple is a Hindu Goddess temple and pilgrimage center. This temple is located at this place during the 10th or 11th century.

This temple is the oldest in the region. The name of this temple comes in the Shaktipeeth of Mother or it can be said that this temple is a Shaktipeeth. Three idols are installed in the temple. Kali Mata is on the right Bahucharamata on the left and Kalika Mata is enshrined in the center. The temple is situated on a hill, devotees walk through the stairs to the temple. Ropeways have also been constructed due to which it is easy to reach the temple.

Fair is organized in the temple during the Navratri festival which is attended by thousands of devotees. According to Mr. RK Trivedi, the organizer of the fairs and celebrations of Gujarat, the worship of Goddess Kalika Mata was initiated by the local Lewa Patidar and Raja Sardar Sadashiv Patel. In the temple, Mata is worshiped as Durga or Chandi.

History of Mahakali Mata Mandir

According to R. K. Trivedi in Fairs and Festivals of Gujarat (1961), the goddess Kalika Mata was initially prayed to by the native Bhil people and Koli people, until she was later entreated and installed by Vishvamitra on Pavagadh Hill summit, where she is worshipped as a form of Durga or Chandi.

The Adivasi also worships Pavagadh’s Kalika Mata. The temple was described in Gangadas Pratap Vilas Natakam, a 15th-century play. Named in righteousness of the Goddess Kali, the holy place is believed to be the Kali Mata’s dwelling, and is one of the Shakti Peethas, as the representative toe of the goddess Sati is said to have fallen here.

About Pavagadh Hill

Located on the southern end of the Aravali Mountain ranges and located within the plains of the Panchmahal district in Gujarat, Pavagadh Hills legend states that this is the place where the right foot of Sati is said to have fallen. However, this is not the only mythology related to it there are several more.

The entire park where the hill is situated is spread out over an area of more than 3,280 acres. The hill is also noteworthy for being the pilgrimage center for the Jain population due to the presence of numerous Jain temples here that hold immense significance. The mystical city of Champaner is located on the base of this hill and currently is an ideal place to spend with your family during the getaway to Gujarat.

Festivals at Mahakali Mata Mandir

A fair is held every year at the place of worship on Chaitra Sud. Especially on the full moon of Chaitra, in April, and at Dasara, in October, there are huge assemblies of Hindus of all classes.