Bahucharaji Mandir

Bahucharaji Mandir

Becharaji or Bahucharaji is a temple town and taluka capital in Mehsana district of Gujarat state, India. The town is associated with Hindu goddess Bahuchara Mata worshipped as Bala.

A short motor ride towards Chanasma and you come to the town of Becharaj and the temple of Bahuchar Mata, an incarnation of the Mother Goddess. Pilgrimages are undertaken to this site for vows fulfilled and boons granted. Bahuchar Mata is the patron goddess of the womenfolk who invokes her intervention in domestic violence and problems within the family. The goddess is also a principal deity of transvestites and eunuchs who flock here in large numbers to seek the blessings of the goddess.