THE TEMPLE OF BAHUCHRAJI near MEHSANA. GUJARAT

DEVI BAHUCHARAJI-BAHUCHARMA-BAHUCHARBALA AT BAHUCHARAJI TALUKA MEHSANA.384213. AUM SHRI DEVI BAL SWAROOP BAHUCHRAY NAMAH. BAHUCHARMA NA MADHE DAMMAR DAMMAR DAMROO DAAK VAGE DAAKLA RE…… BAHUCHARMA NA DERA PANCHAL KOOKDE KOOK KOOKDE KOOK BOLE MAA NA KOOKDA RE…… THIS TEMPLE IS ONE OF THE SHAKTI PEETH OF THE 52. THE BURNING MASS OF ARM MUSCLE OF DEVI PARVATI FELL AT BAHUCHARAJI. THIS TEMPLE HAS EARNED FAITH CREDENCE AND CONFIDENCE OF MILLIONS OF WORSHIPERS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. SHE IS GODDESS OF THE MAIN CHAKRA SYMBOL AND HER VEHICLE IS KURKAT KOOKDO COCK. HER WORSHIP AWAKENS THE KUNDALINI WHICH IS LYING DORMANT IN HUMAN BODY AND ATTAINS MOKSHA. THE TEMPLE IS REVERED BY EUNUCHS THE TRANSGENDERS WHO ARE PROVIDED SHELTER, PROTECTION, RESIDENCE AND CLOTHES ETC BY THE TEMPLE AUTHORITY. AS THE LEGEND GOES IN MAHABHARAT DURING THE PERIOD OF COMPLETE SECRECY ABOUT WHEREABOUTS THE PANDAV BROTHERS WITH DRAUPADI WITH ARJUNA DONNED AS AN EUNUCH AT THIS PLACE. ARJUNA HAD TO HIDE HIS WEAPONS BOW AND HOLY ARROWS IN THE BACKYARD OF VILLAGE BAHUCHAR, ON A SAMI TREE. SHIKANDI SON OF KING DHRUPAD WAS IN PREVIOUS BIRTH AMBALIKA WHO GAVE AWAY HER LIFE TO AVENGE BHISMA IN HER NEXT BIRTH AS SHIKHANDI. THE TEMPLE WAS BUILT BY MANAJIRAO GAEKWAD IN AROUND 1780. MANAJI, PRINCE OF GAEKWAD RULING FAMILY WAS THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF DISTRICT OF KADI. HE WAS SUFFERING FROM A TUMOR OF THE BACK WHICH WAS DECLARED INCURABLE. ON HIS VISIT ON THIS SITE HE FELL ILL AND THE EUNUCHS TREATED HIM AND HE BY BLESSING OF BAHUCHARMA GOT CURED. MANAJI ALSO GOT APPOINTED AS THE RULER KING AT BARODA OF THE ENTIRE GAIKWAD DESTINY. IN TOKEN OF HIS RESPECT FOR THE GODDESS BAHUCHARAJI HE GOT THE TEMPLE RENOVATED AND ERECTED A TEMPLE POINT HEIGHT OF 56 FEET. IN TOKEN OF HIS GRATITUDE HE DONATED A JEWEL STUDDED NAVLAKHA NECKLACE TO THE GODDESS BAHUCHARAJI. ITS PRICE WAS WORKED OUT AT THREE CRORES IN 1800 AD WHICH AT TODAY'S PRICE WORKS OUT AT 300 CRORES. ON THE OCCASION OF VIJAYA DASMI EVERY YEAR HER IDOL palanquin IS CARRIED IN A PROCESSION FOR DARSHANS OF THE TRANSGENDER DEVOTEES. THEY DO NOT VISIT THE TEMPLE PREMISES. AT THIS AUSPICIOUS JUNCTURE THE JEWELS STUDDED NAVALAKHA NECKLACE IS PLACED IN HER NECK AND THE PROCESSION MOVES AROUND THE VILLAGE OF BAHCHAR. THE TRANSGENDER AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMMUNITY DEVOTEES BENEFIT FROM THE DARSHAN OF THE MIGHTY GODDESS. DEVOTEES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY IN THOUSANDS VISIT THE TEMPLE EVERY DAY AND SEEK HER BLESSING. THE WORSHIP OF DEVI BALA BESTOWS VITALITY STRENGTH TO THE MALES. IT IS AN ORPHAN HOUSE OF THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY TO SURVIVE WITH HELP FROM TEMPLE FUNDS. THERE IS A TRAIN EVERY MORNING AT 6-30 AM FROM AMDAVAD TO BAHUCHARAJI, AND WHICH RETURNS BACK TO AMDAVAD IN THE EVENING FOR BENEFIT OF DEVOTEES.