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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Viratra Vankal Mata Temple
| image = File:Viratra Vankal Mata Temple.jpg
| alt = Photo shows Viratra Mata temple's
| caption = Viratra Mata temple
| map_type = India Rajasthan#India
| map_caption = Location in Rajasthan
| coordinates = {{coord|25.745|71.396|type:landmark_region:IN-RJ|display=inline,title}}
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Rajasthan]]
| district = [[Barmer District|Barmer]]
| location = [[Chohtan]], [[Barmer District|Barmer]]
| elevation_m =
|deity = Vankal mata
(an aspect of goddess [[Durga]])
|festivals = Four Day Theerth Yatra in April, [[Navaratri]]
| architecture =
| temple_quantity =
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| year_completed = 2013
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'''Viratra Vankal Mata Temple''' a 900-year-old temple of Mother goddess Vankal situated on a hilltop called Viratra, located in [[Barmer District|Barmer]] of [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=चौहटन: विरात्रा वांकल माता मंदिर विरात्रा मेले में लाखों की संख्या में पहुंचे भक्त, मांगी मन्नतें |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/barmer/devotees-reached-in-number-of-lakhs-at-viratra-vankal-mata-mandir-viratra-fair-chohtan/1345058 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Zee News |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-08 |title=वैरमाता मंदिर व विरात्रा मंदिर में तेरस पर भरा मेला, उमड़े श्रद्धालु {{!}} Fair filled at Ver mata and Viratra temple |url=https://www.patrika.com/barmer-news/fair-filled-at-ver-mata-and-viratra-temple-5746616/ |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Patrika News |language=hi-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-07 |title=Drug smuggler held during visit to Viratra Mata temple in Barmer |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/drug-smuggler-held-during-visit-to-viratra-mata-temple-in-barmer/articleshow/99311024.cms |access-date=2023-08-09 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
[[File:Shiva mandir viratra mata.jpg|250px|thumb|Shiva temple Viratra]]

== Temple History ==
'''The miracle of Viratra Vakal Mata Temple, located 55 kilometers '''away from [[Barmer, Rajasthan]] headquarters of Rajasthan, is such that devotees come to this [[Hindu temple|temple]] of the [[Devi|mother goddess]], not only from Barmer, but from all over the country.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rajasthan में बसा पाकिस्तान का एक ऐसा मंदिर, जहां देवी की गर्दन है टेढ़ी |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/navratri-2021-viratra-vankal-mata-temple-balochistan-hinglaj-shaktipeeth/1001331 |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Zee News |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=वांकल विरात्रा माता की कथा इतिहास मंदिर Viratra Mata Mandir |url=https://hihindi.com/viratra-mata-mandir-chohtan-history-in-hindi/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=hihindi.com |language=en-US |archive-date=16 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816162232/https://hihindi.com/viratra-mata-mandir-chohtan-history-in-hindi/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Sanjay |date=2022-01-01 |title=वीरातरा की श्री वांकल माता - Shri Vankal Mata Viratra |url=https://www.missionkuldevi.in/2022/01/shri-vankal-mata-temple-viratra/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Mission Kuldevi - Indian Castes and their Gods |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Aerial View viratra mata temple.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerial View viratra mata temple]]
[[Vikramaditya|King Vikramaditya]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=विरात्रा वांकल धाम: बेहद खास है राजस्थान का यह माता मंदिर, विक्रमादित्य द्वितीय ने की थी स्थापना |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/barmer-navratri-viratra-vankal-dham-barmer-rajasthan-is-very-special-mata-temple-established-by-vikramaditya-ii-7759711.html |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref> of [[Ujjain]] prayed to the mother goddess to destroy the demons and after that he [[Ujjain|<nowiki/>]]worshiped [[Hinglaj Mata mandir]]. He told the mother goddess that he wanted to take her with him. There, the mother told him that I cannot walk, but my Shaktipeeth can definitely walk, but if you look back then this Shaktipeeth will be established there. Meanwhile, King Vikramaditya rests for the night on the hills of Viratra and in the morning, looking back and looking in the west direction, it is predicted that this statue will not go ahead and from this day this statue was established here. Many such miracles are associated with this temple.

Grace of Hinglaj Mata [[Balochistan, Pakistan]]in Far WestIn the cave of Makran ranges in Bela region near Hinglaj is known as Maa. Hinglaj Mata has been most recognized in India that Viratra Mata has been associated with this Aadi [[Shakti Pitha]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Also, it is a belief that when Veer Vikramaditya went to Balochistan campaign, he prayed to Mata Hinglaj and said that if he takes Mata with him to Ujjain to worship on the night of victory, then by the grace of Hinglaj Mata, he will win. The neck of the Goddess is crooked; the heroic Vikramaditya stopped at night, hence it was named Viratra and the temple of the Goddess was built on the top of this hill. Devotees had difficulty in climbing this mountain, so on the prayer of the devotees, the idol of Viratra Mata came down and a new temple was built there. Due to the crooked neck of the goddess, she was named Vankal Mata Viratra.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

Devotees from different regions of India come here for darshan. Even today, those who are not able to go to Balochistan Hinglaj Mata in Pakistan. Those devotees reach this temple with their wishes and worship the mother.<ref>{{Cite news |title=विरात्रा वांकल धाम: बेहद खास है राजस्थान का यह माता मंदिर, विक्रमादित्य द्वितीय ने की थी स्थापना |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/barmer-navratri-viratra-vankal-dham-barmer-rajasthan-is-very-special-mata-temple-established-by-vikramaditya-ii-7759711.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420092915/https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/barmer-navratri-viratra-vankal-dham-barmer-rajasthan-is-very-special-mata-temple-established-by-vikramaditya-ii-7759711.html |archive-date=20 April 2024 |access-date=2025-11-09 |work=News18 हिंदी |language=hi-IN |url-status=live }}</ref>

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*[https://hi.quora.com/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81 Where and why is Viratara Mata Temple famous?]
*[https://www.missionkuldevi.in/2022/01/shri-vankal-mata-temple-viratra/ viratra mata temple history]

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