ഹിന്ദു പാരമ്പര്യങ്ങൾ
Khodiyar Maa നാണയം
ખોડિયાર માતાखोडियार माताखोडियार माता
Khodiyar Maa is associated with named shrines in Gujarat, including Matel. The Morbi district administration’s Gujarati account places that shrine in Matel village, Wankaner taluka, Morbi district. A family’s own connection and recognised image should guide a personal dedication; a surname or broad community label cannot establish someone’s kuldevi.
Khodiyar Maa എന്ന വിഷയത്തിന്റെ പൂർണ്ണ പരിചയവും സ്രോതസ്സുകളും വായിക്കൂഗുജറാത്ത്
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A devotional account
Mamaniya Gadhavi, a Charan of Rohishala, and his wife Mindhbai had no children, and the taunting of the village drove Mamaniya to the point of taking his own life. Shiva, propitiated, granted them children: seven daughters and a son. The eldest daughter was Janbai, who would become Khodiyar. The story that fixes her name comes later. Her brother Merakh was bitten by a snake, and the only remedy was amrit kumbh from the naga lok, the serpent world beneath the water. Janbai went for it. She was delayed on the return — in most tellings because the hour was running out and she could not move fast enough — and to reach him in time she came up through the water, where a crocodile rose and carried her the last distance.
What the image shows
The crocodile is the identifying element and is almost never omitted, because in Gujarat's crowded field of folk goddesses the vahana is how you tell them apart at a glance — Meldi on a goat, Bahuchar on a rooster, Khodiyar on the crocodile, Ashapura and Chamunda on lions. She is shown seated on or standing over the crocodile, usually with the animal's jaws open. Four arms is the common count, with a trishul in the upper right and often a sword; the lower hands are in abhaya and varada, the gestures of protection and giving.
From a story to a keepsake
Start with the person receiving the gift and the story you want it to hold. A family reference, the exact name of a place or a short account of the occasion gives the enquiry a useful beginning. Include any preferred wording and say which details are essential. The finished artwork and presentation are agreed with you before production.
All curated orders are made to order, with a minimum of 20 pieces per design and weight. Coin preferences are 10g, 15g, 20g, 25g, 50g, 100g. Weight describes the metal quantity; dimensions, relief and finish are separate parts of the specification. An enquiry helps establish feasibility and does not reserve stock or confirm a delivery date.
The presentation can hold the words that do not fit on the object: who gave it, why the motif was chosen and which moment it remembers. We discuss the kit or box as part of the quote, with its price and tax shown separately from the coin. Custom artwork and other additional work is confirmed before you decide to proceed.
Check names, scripts and the proposed depiction with the people who know the intended context. A commercial commission does not establish a temple, religious body, artist or other institution’s approval. Where a different format would suit the recipient better, the enquiry can explore that too.