Modheshwari Mata

Gujarat Tourism locates the Modheshwari Mata temple at Modhera in Mehsana district and describes the goddess as a form of Parvati or Durga. The institution’s name, Shree Modheshvari Urfe Matangi Devasthan Sanstha, preserves Matangi as another name used at the shrine.

For a family with a connection to this place, the name can carry both a devotional and a geographical memory. Writing it carefully matters: a familiar pronunciation or Gujarati spelling may express that connection more naturally than a grander but less familiar title.

ఆధారాలు: Gujarat Tourism: Modheshwari Mata TempleShree Modheshvari Urfe Matangi Devasthan Sanstha, Modhera

The tourism account tells of the demon Karnat disrupting worship and of the goddess appearing in an eighteen-armed form to overcome him. It also relates the name Matangi to the sage Matanga. These accounts belong to the shrine’s sacred storytelling.

The narrative helps explain the weapons and protective character described in the image. It does not provide an independently dated foundation record. A design can acknowledge the story while still relying on a specific, clearly identified visual reference for the actual arrangement of the figure.

ఆధారాలు: Gujarat Tourism: Modheshwari Mata Temple

The temple’s Gujarati account identifies Modheshwari as a kuldevi of Modh communities. Kuldevi names a relationship with a family or lineage deity; the most helpful question for a dedication is how the particular recipient’s family understands that relationship.

A community name should never stand in for an individual’s preference. One family may want the temple’s full name; another may prefer the affectionate form spoken at home. Asking about that small detail can make the finished inscription more personal than adding a broad claim about ancestry.

ఆధారాలు: Shree Modheshvari Urfe Matangi Devasthan Sanstha, Modhera

The temple describes collective aarti with small lamps on Bhai Bij and garba in its courtyard during the autumn Navratri. Gujarat Tourism also records special observances during Chaitra Navratri and on monthly Purnima. Together these accounts show a living calendar with more than one moment of gathering.

These are descriptions of named observances, not a timetable for a future visit. A family remembering one such gathering can include its own date and memory on a card. Visitors should confirm current arrangements with the temple rather than rely on an old festival notice.

ఆధారాలు: Shree Modheshvari Urfe Matangi Devasthan Sanstha, ModheraGujarat Tourism: Modheshwari Mata Temple

Modhera’s Sun Temple is dedicated to Surya. Its presence nearby does not make it the Modheshwari shrine, nor does its architectural chronology automatically date the goddess’s temple. Keeping those identities separate gives a clearer picture of the town.

A commission recalling Modheshwari should therefore begin with her intended image and name. If a building is included, establish which temple it represents. The card offers room to explain the place connection without crowding the coin or implying that the temple commissioned the object.

ఆధారాలు: Gujarat Tourism: Sun Temple, Modhera