बहुचरा माता
बहुचरा माता ( हिन्दी: बहुचरा माता ; गुजराती: બહુચર માતા) हिङ्गलाजस्य अवतारस्य, स्वस्य कुमारीपक्षे पतिव्रता - उर्वरता-योः हिन्दुदेवी अस्ति । गुजरातराजस्थानयोः अन्यदेवता इव बहुचराचरणमूलम् अस्ति । [१] देवी बहुचरा बापलदन्जी देथस्य पुत्री आसीत् । सा हिजरासमुदायस्य संरक्षिका अपि मन्यते । [२] तस्याः प्राथमिकं मन्दिरं भारतस्य गुजरातस्य मेहसानामण्डलस्य बेचाराजीनगरे स्थितम् अस्ति |
| बहुचरा माता | |
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| अन्यनामानि | बहुचरा, देवल सुता षष्ठी, शक्तिपुत्री, पराशक्ति कन्या |
| सम्बन्धः | देवी, शक्तिः |
| गृहाणि | मणिद्वीपम् |
| शस्त्राणि | देवी महात्म्य, खड्गम्, कृपाणः and माला |
| पर्वतः | कुक्कुटः |
| पर्वाणि | बहुचरा नवमी |
| व्यक्तिगतविवरणम् | |
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बहुचरा कोलीजातेः एकेन डकेन, बपैया इत्यनेन पूज्यते स्म, तस्याः तीर्थं च तेन शंखलपुरे मृत्योः अनन्तरं वरखाडावृक्षस्य अधः स्थापितं [३]
- ↑ The Great Circle: Journal of the Australian Association for Maritime History. New Delhi, India, Asia. 1983. pp. 6: Bahuchara was a deified Charan lady, but the cult which developed around her probably also coalesced with an earlier one centred on a Koli goddess. 45 The main shrines of Bahuchara are located at Bahuchara, 30 miles south of Patan.
- ↑ Aditi Dharmadhikari (7 May 2015). "Bahuchara Mata's Story: A Hindu Goddess Worshipped By India's Transgender Community".Aditi Dharmadhikari (7 May 2015). "Bahuchara Mata's Story: A Hindu Goddess Worshipped By India's Transgender Community".
- ↑ The Earth Mother. New Delhi, India, Asia. 1989. pp. 82: Bahuchara and her two sisters were attacked by Bapaiya, a Koli plunderer at Shakatpur. To save themselves from rape and abduction, the sisters killed themselves. Bahuchara cut off her breasts with the sword carried by Charana women and cursed him to be eunuch but she was requested by Koli dacoit and she asked him to worship her as a goddess and he did so. Koli dacoit established a shrine under varakhda tree and became staunch follower of her and worship till his death.Jayakar, Pupul (1989). The Earth Mother. New Delhi, India, Asia: Penguin Books. pp. 82: Bahuchara and her two sisters were attacked by Bapaiya, a Koli plunderer at Shakatpur. To save themselves from rape and abduction, the sisters killed themselves. Bahuchara cut off her breasts with the sword carried by Charana women and cursed him to be eunuch but she was requested by Koli dacoit and she asked him to worship her as a goddess and he did so. Koli dacoit established a shrine under varakhda tree and became staunch follower of her and worship till his death. ISBN 978-0-14-012352-4.
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