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	'''Mata no Madh''' is a village in [[Lakhpat]] Taluka of [[Kutch district]], [[Gujarat]], India. The village lies surrounded by hills on both banks of a small stream and has a temple dedicated to [[Ashapura Mata]], the [[Kuldevi\|household deity]] of former [[Jadeja]] rulers of [[kutch State]]. She is also considered patron deity of [[Kutch district\|Kutch.]]<ref name=gbp>{{cite book\|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: kutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUBAAAAYAAJ\|year=1880\|publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press\|pages=233–234}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> The village is located about 105 km from [[Bhuj]], the headquarters of Kutch district.<ref name=a>[http://www.desigujju.com/gujarattourism/en/place/25/Mata_No_Madh_Ma_Ashapura]</ref><ref name=b>[http://www.kutchforever.com/Religious.aspx]</ref>		'''Mata no Madh''' is a village in [[Lakhpat]] Taluka of [[Kutch district]], [[Gujarat]], India. The village lies surrounded by hills on both banks of a small stream and has a temple dedicated to [[Ashapura Mata]], the [[Kuldevi\|household deity]] of former [[Jadeja]] rulers of [[kutch State]]. She is also considered patron deity of [[Kutch district\|Kutch.]]<ref name=gbp>{{cite book\|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: kutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUBAAAAYAAJ\|year=1880\|publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press\|pages=233–234}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> The village is located about 105 km from [[Bhuj]], the headquarters of [[Kutch district\|Kutch]] district.<ref name=a>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.desigujju.com/gujarattourism/en/place/25/Mata_No_Madh_Ma_Ashapura\|title=Mata No Madh - Ma Ashapura - Bhuj Tourism Guide - Gujarat Tourism, Complete Gujarat Travel Guide, Gujarat Tourist Places List\|access-date=26 April 2011\|archive-date=18 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618153821/https://www.desigujju.com/gujarattourism/en/place/25/Mata_No_Madh_Ma_Ashapura\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=b>{{cite web \| url=http://www.kutchforever.com/Religious.aspx \| title=屯昌哟凉家居有限公司 }}</ref>

			==Mining industry==
			The village was the major place of the [[alum]] manufacture in past.<ref name=gbp/> Three of the coals, [[gypsum]], Kutch [[bauxite]] and [[lignite]] are mined by the [[Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation]].<ref name=b/><ref name="Bhatnagar 2014">{{cite web \| last=Bhatnagar \| first=Jyotsna \| title=GMDC has six active lignite mines: BB Swain \| website=The Financial Express \| date=31 December 2014 \| url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/companies/gmdc-has-six-active-lignite-mines-bb-swain/24643/ \| accessdate=24 July 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.gmdcltd.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=1585 GMDC -Lignite Mines Mata no Madh] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727172358/http://www.gmdcltd.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=1585 \|date=2012-07-27 }}</ref>

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	The temple was built in the 14th century by two Karad [[Bania (caste)\|Vanias]], Ajo and Anagor. They were the ministers in the court of the father of Lakho Phulani. The temple was damaged by the [[1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake\|earthquake in 1819]]. The temple was rebuilt by Sundarji Shivji and Mehta Vallabhaji, two [[Brahma Kshatri\|Brahmakshatriya]] in 1823 ([[Samvat]] 1880).<ref name=a/><ref name=b/> The temple is 58 ft. long, 32 ft. wide and 52 ft. tall. Except that it has a passage for walking round the deity, it is much the same as the temple at [[Koteshwar, Kutch\|Koteshwar]].<ref name=gbp/> The temple was damaged again by the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake\|earthquake in 2001]] but was repaired again.<ref name=a/><ref name=b/>		The temple was built in the 14th century by two Karad [[Bania (caste)\|Vanias]], Ajo and Anagor. They were the ministers in the court of the father of Lakho Phulani. The temple was damaged by the [[1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake\|earthquake in 1819]]. The temple was rebuilt by Sundarji Shivji and Mehta Vallabhaji, two [[Brahma Kshatri\|Brahmakshatriya]] in 1823 ([[Samvat]] 1880).<ref name=a/><ref name=b/> The temple is 58 ft. long, 32 ft. wide and 52 ft. tall. Except that it has a passage for walking round the deity, it is much the same as the temple at [[Koteshwar, Kutch\|Koteshwar]].<ref name=gbp/> The temple was damaged again by the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake\|earthquake in 2001]] but was repaired again.<ref name=a/><ref name=b/>

	The image of Ashapura Mata in the shrine is a red-painted stone, about six feet high and six feet broad at the base, narrowing to a point in a shape, with some rough likeness to a human form. It is said to have come from [[Jashod]] in Marwar. Here every year during the [[Navaratri]], the Rao of Cutch used to offer a sacrifice of seven male buffaloes.<ref name=gbp/> The practice of animal sacrifice has been stopped.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oPUFiGRH07IC&pg=~~PA75~~&~~lpg~~=PA75~~&dq~~=~~navratri+at+Mata+no+Madh+~~in~~+Kutch&source~~=~~bl&ots~~=~~PeY0gYYrt0&sig~~=~~TLIHxxiv05RQ0eyH5qHHomHF5Zg&hl~~=en~~&ei=XFK2TbiiHcfprQefyOXeDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBw#v=snippet&q=greatest%20number&f=false] Kutch in festival and custom By K. S. Dilipsinh~~</ref>		The image of Ashapura Mata in the shrine is a red-painted stone, about six feet high and six feet broad at the base, narrowing to a point in a shape, with some rough likeness to a human form. It is said to have come from Jashod in Marwar. Here every year during the [[Navaratri]], the Rao of Cutch used to offer a sacrifice of seven male buffaloes.<ref name=gbp/> The practice of animal sacrifice has been stopped.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Dilipsinh \|first=K. S. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oPUFiGRH07IC&q=greatest+number&pg=PA75 \|title=Kutch in Festival and Custom \|date=2004 \|publisher=Har-Anand Publications \|isbn=978-81-241-0998-4 \|language=en}}</ref>

	Connected with this temple are two classes of people known as Bhuvas and [[Kapadi]]s, who; though now very different, are said to be sprung from two brothers. The Bhuvas, though not devotees, enjoy the temple revenues and live a life of ease in the village. They (1827) marry, wear long beards, and eat with all except the lowest castes. The Kapadis are devotees who do not marry, wear no hair on their faces, and eat only among themselves. According to their own account, they came from Gujarat around 1100 CE, and of this, they say, they had evidence as late as the battle of [[Jara, Kutch\|Jara]] (1762), when, leaving their villages, they lost their records. They are chiefly [[Lohana]]s, but all, except outcastes, are allowed to join. Around 1680, the succession to the headship of the monastery was disputed, and, on reference to the Rao, it was decided that one of the claimants should be head or ''Raja'', and the other with the title ''Rorasi'' be head elect. This custom has ever since been kept up. The Raja and all, except twenty-five Kapdis, live in one court and take their meals together. The Rorasi with his twenty-five disciples lives separate but receives every necessary of life from the Raja's house. If the Rorasi dies, the eldest of his disciples succeeds. If the Raja dies the Rorasi succeeds and the eldest of the Raja's disciples becomes Rorasi. The Raja is treated with much respect and had the privilege of receiving the Rao of Cutch sitting. In past, they owned and held the revenues of the villages of Madh, Netraj, Murchbanu, Kotda, and Dedarani.<ref name=gbp/> There are also subordinates priests of [[Chauhan]], who performs [[Puja (Hinduism)\|pooja]] of the deity.<ref name=b/><ref name=g>{{cite web\|url=http://www.matanamadh.org/history.html \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|accessdate=2006-12-23 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~5QwfGajJD?url=~~http://www.matanamadh.org/history.html \|archivedate=2007-08-08 }}</ref>		Connected with this temple are two classes of people known as Bhuvas and [[Kapadi]]s, who; though now very different, are said to be sprung from two brothers. The Bhuvas, though not devotees, enjoy the temple revenues and live a life of ease in the village. They (1827) marry, wear long beards, and eat with all except the lowest castes. The Kapadis are devotees who do not marry, wear no hair on their faces, and eat only among themselves. According to their own account, they came from Gujarat around 1100 CE, and of this, they say, they had evidence as late as the battle of [[Jara, Kutch\|Jara]] (1762), when, leaving their villages, they lost their records. They are chiefly [[Lohana]]s, but all, except outcastes, are allowed to join. Around 1680, the succession to the headship of the monastery was disputed, and, on reference to the Rao, it was decided that one of the claimants should be head or ''Raja'', and the other with the title ''Rorasi'' be head elect. This custom has ever since been kept up. The Raja and all, except twenty-five Kapdis, live in one court and take their meals together. The Rorasi with his twenty-five disciples lives separate but receives every necessary of life from the Raja's house. If the Rorasi dies, the eldest of his disciples succeeds. If the Raja dies the Rorasi succeeds and the eldest of the Raja's disciples becomes Rorasi. The Raja is treated with much respect and had the privilege of receiving the Rao of Cutch sitting. In past, they owned and held the revenues of the villages of Madh, Netraj, Murchbanu, Kotda, and Dedarani.<ref name=gbp/> There are also subordinates priests of [[Chauhan dynasty\|Chauhan]], who performs [[Puja (Hinduism)\|pooja]] of the deity.<ref name=b/><ref name=g>{{cite web\|url=http://www.matanamadh.org/history.html \|title=Chalo, Bulava Aya Hai, Mata Ne Bulayahai ! \|accessdate=2006-12-23 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626054432/http://www.matanamadh.org/history.html \|archivedate=2007-06-26 }}</ref>

	There is a legend associated with [[Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro]] of [[Sindh]]. In 1762, when his army attacked this temple, his soldiers became blind by the curse of Ashapura. Then, Ghulam Shah took a swear to set up a huge bell in the temple. Finally, his soldiers regained their sight and Ghulam Shah kept his words. The huge bell still stands there in the temple.<ref name=b/>		There is a legend associated with [[Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro]] of [[Sindh]]. In 1762, when his army attacked this temple, his soldiers became blind by the curse of Ashapura. Then, Ghulam Shah took a swear to set up a huge bell in the temple. Finally, his soldiers regained their sight and Ghulam Shah kept his words. The huge bell still stands there in the temple.<ref name=b/>
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	===Other temples===		===Other temples===
	On the top of Jagora, a hill about two miles to the north of Matano Madh in a small cave entered by a narrow opening, is a rough red coloured stone. This, the Jagora Ashapura, is visited by Vanias who come and stay three nights. A bituminous earth found in the hill is burnt before the goddess. The smell is unsavoury, but it pleases the goddess, as it is produced from the body of a [[Daitya]] whom she slew. On a hill to the north-east is a second temple to Ashapura built by a Kapdi in 1743 (Samvat 1800). Near the village is another shrine, the temple of Chachara Mata. The lower part of the building is carved out of a sandstone rock; and the roof is supported by rough carved pillars. Except by a lamp always kept burning, the inside is unlighted. From the same rock a stream of water falls into a twenty feet square pool with flights of steps. It is fifteen to twenty feet deep, and the water, which is charged with salts of sulphur, is used for bathing, washing clothes, and in the		On the top of Jagora, a hill about two miles to the north of Matano Madh in a small cave entered by a narrow opening, is a rough red coloured stone. This, the Jagora Ashapura, is visited by Vanias who come and stay three nights. A bituminous earth found in the hill is burnt before the goddess. The smell is unsavoury, but it pleases the goddess, as it is produced from the body of a [[Daitya]] whom she slew. On a hill to the north-east is a second temple to Ashapura built by a Kapdi in 1743 (Samvat 1800).
	~~manufacture of alum in past.<ref name=gbp/>~~

	~~==Mining industry==~~		Near the village is another shrine, the temple of Chachara Mata. The lower part of the building is carved out of a sandstone rock; and the roof is supported by rough carved pillars. Except by a lamp always kept burning, the inside is unlighted. From the same rock a stream of water falls into a twenty feet square pool with flights of steps. It is fifteen to twenty feet deep, and the water, which is charged with salts of sulphur, is used for bathing, washing clothes, and in the manufacture of alum in past.<ref name=gbp/>
	~~The~~ village ~~was~~ the ~~major place~~ of the ~~[[alum]] manufacture in past~~.~~<ref name=gbp/> Three~~ of the ~~coals~~, ~~[[gypsum]]~~, ~~Kutch [[bauxite]]~~ and ~~[[lignite]] are mined by~~ the ~~[[Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation]]~~.<ref name=b/><ref name="Bhatnagar 2014">{{cite web \| last=Bhatnagar \| first=Jyotsna \| title=GMDC has six active lignite mines: BB Swain \| website=The Financial Express \| date=31 December 2014 \| url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/companies/gmdc-has-six-active-lignite-mines-bb-swain/24643/ \| accessdate=24 July 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.gmdcltd.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=1585 GMDC -Lignite Mines Mata no Madh] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727172358/http://www.gmdcltd.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=1585 \|date=2012-07-27 }}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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'''Mata no Madh''' is a village in [[Lakhpat]] Taluka of [[Kutch district]], [[Gujarat]], India. The village lies surrounded by hills on both banks of a small stream and has a temple dedicated to [[Ashapura Mata]], the [[Kuldevi|household deity]] of former [[Jadeja]] rulers of [[kutch State]]. She is also considered patron deity of [[Kutch district|Kutch.]]<ref name=gbp>{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: kutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUBAAAAYAAJ|year=1880|publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press|pages=233–234}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> The village is located about 105 km from [[Bhuj]], the headquarters of Kutch district.<ref name=a>[http://www.desigujju.com/gujarattourism/en/place/25/Mata_No_Madh_Ma_Ashapura]</ref><ref name=b>[http://www.kutchforever.com/Religious.aspx]</ref>

==Places of interest==

===Ashapura Mata temple===
[[File:DeshdeviAshapura.jpg|thumb|Goddess Ashapura]]
The temple was built in the 14th century by two Karad [[Bania (caste)|Vanias]], Ajo and Anagor. They were the ministers in the court of the father of Lakho Phulani. The temple was damaged by the [[1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake|earthquake in 1819]]. The temple was rebuilt by Sundarji Shivji and Mehta Vallabhaji, two [[Brahma Kshatri|Brahmakshatriya]] in 1823 ([[Samvat]] 1880).<ref name=a/><ref name=b/> The temple is 58 ft. long, 32 ft. wide and 52 ft. tall. Except that it has a passage for walking round the deity, it is much the same as the temple at [[Koteshwar, Kutch|Koteshwar]].<ref name=gbp/> The temple was damaged again by the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|earthquake in 2001]] but was repaired again.<ref name=a/><ref name=b/>

The image of Ashapura Mata in the shrine is a red-painted stone, about six feet high and six feet broad at the base, narrowing to a point in a shape, with some rough likeness to a human form. It is said to have come from [[Jashod]] in Marwar. Here every year during the [[Navaratri]], the Rao of Cutch used to offer a sacrifice of seven male buffaloes.<ref name=gbp/> The practice of animal sacrifice has been stopped.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oPUFiGRH07IC&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=navratri+at+Mata+no+Madh+in+Kutch&source=bl&ots=PeY0gYYrt0&sig=TLIHxxiv05RQ0eyH5qHHomHF5Zg&hl=en&ei=XFK2TbiiHcfprQefyOXeDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBw#v=snippet&q=greatest%20number&f=false] Kutch in festival and custom By K. S. Dilipsinh</ref>

Connected with this temple are two classes of people known as Bhuvas and [[Kapadi]]s, who; though now very different, are said to be sprung from two brothers. The Bhuvas, though not devotees, enjoy the temple revenues and live a life of ease in the village. They (1827) marry, wear long beards, and eat with all except the lowest castes. The Kapadis are devotees who do not marry, wear no hair on their faces, and eat only among themselves. According to their own account, they came from Gujarat around 1100 CE, and of this, they say, they had evidence as late as the battle of [[Jara, Kutch|Jara]] (1762), when, leaving their villages, they lost their records. They are chiefly [[Lohana]]s, but all, except outcastes, are allowed to join. Around 1680, the succession to the headship of the monastery was disputed, and, on reference to the Rao, it was decided that one of the claimants should be head or ''Raja'', and the other with the title ''Rorasi'' be head elect. This custom has ever since been kept up. The Raja and all, except twenty-five Kapdis, live in one court and take their meals together. The Rorasi with his twenty-five disciples lives separate but receives every necessary of life from the Raja's house. If the Rorasi dies, the eldest of his disciples succeeds. If the Raja dies the Rorasi succeeds and the eldest of the Raja's disciples becomes Rorasi. The Raja is treated with much respect and had the privilege of receiving the Rao of Cutch sitting. In past, they owned and held the revenues of the villages of Madh, Netraj, Murchbanu, Kotda, and Dedarani.<ref name=gbp/> There are also subordinates priests of [[Chauhan]], who performs [[Puja (Hinduism)|pooja]] of the deity.<ref name=b/><ref name=g>{{cite web|url=http://www.matanamadh.org/history.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2006-12-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5QwfGajJD?url=http://www.matanamadh.org/history.html |archivedate=2007-08-08 }}</ref>

There is a legend associated with [[Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro]] of [[Sindh]]. In 1762, when his army attacked this temple, his soldiers became blind by the curse of Ashapura. Then, Ghulam Shah took a swear to set up a huge bell in the temple. Finally, his soldiers regained their sight and Ghulam Shah kept his words. The huge bell still stands there in the temple.<ref name=b/>

Jamadar [[Fateh Muhammad]], the military leader of Cutch State, had presented this temple with a ''deepmala'' weighing 2 kg silver, and with 41 lamps carved in it.<ref name=a/>

Thousands of devotee from Gujarat and other states visit the temple during auspicious days of [[Chaitra]] Navaratri and [[Ashvin]] Navaratri of which the later hold more significance.<ref name=a/><ref name=g/> Camps and relief facilities are set up around the road leading to Mata no Madh, every year for this pilgrimage.<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/people-turn-up-in-lakhs-at-mata-no-madh-in-kutch/228782/ People turn up in lakhs at Mata no Madh in Kutch] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516014816/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/people-turn-up-in-lakhs-at-mata-no-madh-in-kutch/228782/ |date=16 May 2008 }}</ref>

===Other temples===
On the top of Jagora, a hill about two miles to the north of Matano Madh in a small cave entered by a narrow opening, is a rough red coloured stone. This, the Jagora Ashapura, is visited by Vanias who come and stay three nights. A bituminous earth found in the hill is burnt before the goddess. The smell is unsavoury, but it pleases the goddess, as it is produced from the body of a [[Daitya]] whom she slew. On a hill to the north-east is a second temple to Ashapura built by a Kapdi in 1743 (Samvat 1800). Near the village is another shrine, the temple of Chachara Mata. The lower part of the building is carved out of a sandstone rock; and the roof is supported by rough carved pillars. Except by a lamp always kept burning, the inside is unlighted. From the same rock a stream of water falls into a twenty feet square pool with flights of steps. It is fifteen to twenty feet deep, and the water, which is charged with salts of sulphur, is used for bathing, washing clothes, and in the
manufacture of alum in past.<ref name=gbp/>

==Mining industry==
The village was the major place of the [[alum]] manufacture in past.<ref name=gbp/> Three of the coals, [[gypsum]], Kutch [[bauxite]] and [[lignite]] are mined by the [[Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation]].<ref name=b/><ref name="Bhatnagar 2014">{{cite web | last=Bhatnagar | first=Jyotsna | title=GMDC has six active lignite mines: BB Swain | website=The Financial Express | date=31 December 2014 | url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/companies/gmdc-has-six-active-lignite-mines-bb-swain/24643/ | accessdate=24 July 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.gmdcltd.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=1585 GMDC -Lignite Mines Mata no Madh] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727172358/http://www.gmdcltd.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=1585 |date=2012-07-27 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Shakti temples]]
[[Category:Mines in India]]
[[Category:Culture of Kutch]]
[[Category:Villages in Kutch district]]