The
famous Chamunda Mataji temple is situated at Chotila, a small town near Rajkot in GujaratState. Chotila is
situated exactly in the middle of Ahmedabad and Rajkot,
the two main cities of GujaratState. Chamunda Mataji is
the Kuldevi (family Goddess) of most of the Hindus staying in Saurashtra region
of GujaratState, located in the north of it.
Thousands of pilgrims come to Chotila every year and perform the darshnas of
Chamunda Mataji. The Mataji temple is situated at the top of the ChotilaMountain.
ChotilaMountain
is around 1250 feet high and is located around 40 miles away from Rajkot, and around 50
miles away from Ahmedabad. One can easily reach Chotila within one and a half
hours from Ahmedabad by the national highway passing through the entire State
of Gujarat.
As soon as you reach Chotila, you will find a number of shops that sell prasads
of Mataji, various types of Gujarati souvenirs like thick bangles with
engraving, CDS and DVDS of Chamunda Mataji, and many toys for all ages of
children. There are thousands of such shops located at the base of the Chotila
hill. You can start your climb from the base after walking some distance. There
are stone steps up to the top of the hill. Good tree cover and railings cover
the entire walkway providing comfort to all the pilgrims. This destination is
most visited during the Navaratri festival.
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