The Bahuchara Mata (; ) is a Hindu goddess of chastity and fertility in her Maiden aspect, of the incarnation of the Hinglaj. Like other divinities in Gujarat and Rajasthan, Bahuchara is of Charan origin. Devi Bahuchara was the daughter of Bapaldanji Detha. She is also considered the patroness of the hijra community. Her primary temple is located in Becharaji town in Mehsana district of Gujarat, India. Bahuchara was worshipped by a Koli dacoit Bapaiya and her shrine was established by him under a Varakhada tree after her death in Shankhalpur. Depiction and symbols Bahuchara was born in the Charan (Gadhvi) society. Devi Bahuchara was the daughter of Bapaldaan Detha. Bahuchara Mata is shown as a woman who carries a sword on her bottom left, a text of scriptures on her top left, the abhay hasta mudra ("showering of blessings") on her bottom right, and a trident on her top right. She is seated on a rooster, which symbolises innocence. One of the theories says that she is one of the goddesses in Sri Chakra. The real symbol of her vehicle is kurkut which means the serpent which has two mouths. Bahucharaji is seated on the low end and the other end goes to Sahasrara, which means that Bahucharaji is the goddess starting the awakening of kundalini which eventually leads the liberation or moksha. Legends According to ancient tradition, It is said that Bahuchara was born in a Dethe family in Marwar. Her father Bopal was a court poet in Kathiawad and her mother Deval was an incarnation of a goddess. Once when she and her sister were travelling to meet their father, they halted at Shankhalpur. There they were attacked and killed by a Koli tormentor named Bapaiya. Before dying Bahuchara cursed him that he would turn into an eunuch. But when he begged apology, she asked him to start a temple to worship her as a goddess. She also promised that any eunuch who would stay there in female attire and worship her as goddess would attain salvation and secure a place in her abode. Bapaiya on becoming an eunuch erected the shrine of the goddess under a varakhda tree and passed his life in her worship. Many feel that in reality Vauchara may have been an old Koli goddess. Temple Bahucharaji Temple is located in Bahucharaji town in Mehsana district of Gujarat, India. It is 82 km