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[[File:Vachra Dada.jpg|thumb|right|Idol of Vachra Dada at a shrine in [[Kutch]].]]'''Vachharadada or Vachhrajdada''' ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]: [[ISO 15919]]: ''Vācharādādā, Vacharājdādā''; [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]: વાછરાદાદા, વછરાજદાદા; [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: vaːtʃʰəraːda:da:, vətʃʰəraːdʒda:da:) is a [[Hindu deities|Hindu deity]] from [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. He is an eminent warrior-hero of the region.<ref name="Meghani2003">{{cite book|author=Zaverchand Kalidas Meghani|title=A Noble Heritage: A Collection of Short Stories Based on the Folklore of Saurashtra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=scNjAAAAMAAJ|access-date=25 April 2016|year=2003|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan|page=xix}}</ref><br />
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==Legends==<br />
Vachhraj Dada is known as a [[Chaulukya dynasty|Solanki]] [[Rajput]] who died protecting the cows of the [[Charan|Charans]], who were being raided by [[Dacoity|dacoits]]. He came to be worshipped by various communities like [[Charan|Charans]], [[Ahir|Ahirs]], and [[Rajput|Rajputs]]. He is represented on a stone slab as sitting on a horse. Historically, Charans performed priestly functions at the shrine of Vachhraj Dada. The devotees considered taking vows in name of Vachhraj Dada would cure poisonous bites from [[Snake|snakes]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Enthoven|first=Enthoven, Reginald Edward|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lz8kAQAAIAAJ|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Folk Literature: The folk literature of Bombay|date=2000|publisher=Cosmo Publications|isbn=978-81-7755-057-3|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Enthoven|first=Reginald Edward|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF0NAQAAIAAJ|title=The Folklore of Bombay|date=1924|publisher=Clarendon Press|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Temples==<br />
The location where he became martyr is also named Vachhara Dada. It is located at edge of [[Little Rann of Kutch]], 35&nbsp;km from Kuda (near [[Dhrangadhra]]); 15&nbsp;km from Vatsrajpur, and 8&nbsp;km from Zinzuwadia. The place today is a pilgrimage centre and houses the main temple and [[samadhi]] of Vachra Dada. 407&nbsp;km from Zinjuvada, the temple of vachradada is situated at bitta. Ta. Abdasa-kutch which is known as Jangirdada. The drive to this place along the little Runn itself is very adventurous and a unique experience.<br />
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Other major temples are located in Dundas, [[Mahuva, Bhavnagar|Mahuva]], Narigam, [[Nari, India|Nari]], Devada, [[Porbandar]],<ref>[http://holyindia.org/mandir/9759/vachara-dada-temple Vachra Dada Temple Porbandar]</ref> [[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]], Godhana, [[Bhanvad]], [[Khambhalia]], [[Dwarka]], [[Mandvi]], [[Anjar, India|Anjar]], [[Rangpur, Gujarat|Rangpur]] and [[Mahisa]], Rajkot, Mauripur (Karachi, Pakistan) to name a few.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bhathiji]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://jitumisra.com/2014/02/03/vachara-dada-the-folk-god-of-rural-gujarat/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604094259/http://jitumisra.com/2014/02/03/vachara-dada-the-folk-god-of-rural-gujarat/ |date=2020-06-04 }}<br />
* [http://kathiyawadikhamir.com/vatsraj-solanki-vachra-dada/ Vatsaraj Solanki/Vachhada Dada]<br />
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