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| Vardayini Mata Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Gandhinagar |
| Location | |
| State | Gujarat |
| Country |  India |
  Shown within Gujarat  Vardayini Mata Temple (India) | |
| Coordinates | 23Ā°18ā²36ā³N 72Ā°35ā²49ā³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ23.31000Ā°N 72.59694Ā°E |
| Website | |
| http://www.rupalnipalli.org | |
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Palli Festival[edit | edit source]
Rupal village celebrates a unique festival on the ninth day of the great Navratri festival (Indian Festival of Praying to 9 different Goddesses and Dandiya Dance). On the night of the ninth day, a "Rath" of Mata Vardayini is taken out from the middle of the village and brought to the main temple.
People of the village say that this festival was started by the "Pandavs"in the time of Mahabharat. People come to the village and do prayer for their family and mainly their children.
The "Palli" is made from the wood of tree "khijada" on the same day itself. It is a wooden frame of about 8ā9 feet in height with a stand to lift it. Holy fire (Akand Jyoth) is kept at 5 places on the frame, one at the top and others at the four corners of the Palli.
People of village take out the Palli from the middle of the village and palli stops at 27 spots in the village. Each spot is having tons of pure ghee or clarified butter kept ready to pour on the "Palli" Rath. These tons of pure ghee is donated by the millions of people who come to this small village to visit the Palli and take blessings of Mata Vardayini.
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Shree Vardayini Mataji Temple Rupal Gandhinagar Photos & Timings". temple.yatradham.org. Retrieved 18 March 2026.