Bahuchara Mata (Hindi: बहुचरा माता, romanized: Bahucharā Mātā; Gujarati: બહુચર માતા, romanized: Bahuchara Mātā) is a Hindu goddess of chastity and fertility...

Konkani, they are known as hizddem or hizdô. In North India, the goddess Bahuchara Mata is worshipped by pavaiyaa. In South India, the goddess Renuka is believed...

The Bahuchar Mata Temple is a Hindu temple located in Becharaji, in the Mehsana district of Gujarat, India. Dedicated to Bahuchara Mata, a goddess of fertility...

Kalika Mata in the centre (depicted in the form of a head, known as mukhwato and red in colour), while Bhadrakali is situated to her right and Bahuchara Mata...

temple of Hindu goddess Bahuchara Mata in the town is major pilgrimage centre. The name of the town is derived from Bahuchar Mata or Bahucharaji, a Hindu...

as a female but identifies as male and eventually marries a woman. Bahuchara Mata is the goddess of fertility, worshipped by hijras as their patroness...

sister goddesses Bahuchara and Boot Bhawani for twelve days. Karni Mata's cousin, Deval Mata, had two daughters, Boot and Bahuchara, who are also considered...

training, but believe they operate with the power of the patron goddess, Bahuchara Mata. The operation takes place early in the morning, around 3 a.m. or 4 a...

combined man/woman, or androgyne, is a frequent and significant theme. Bahuchara Mata, the main object of hijra veneration, is specifically associated with...

tribal deities being Bahuchara Mata, Charbayu Mata (Chandika Mata), Shitla Mata, Hadak Mata, Khodiyar Mata, Mogal Mata, and Meldi Mata. Also, follow Pavani...

the Kalika Mata Temple. It has three images of goddesses: the central image is of Kalika Mata, flanked by Kali on the right and Bahuchara Mata on the left...

as a female but identifies as male and eventually marries a woman. Bahuchara Mata is the goddess of fertility, worshipped by hijras as their patroness...

city. Other temples in old Bharuch city include Bahuchara Mata Temple, Sindhvai Mata Temple, Santoshi Mata Temple, Nilkanth Mahadev, Doodheshwar Madhavev...

Bhramari Shakambhari Raktadantika Twarita In North India- Khodiyar, Bahuchara Mata, Naina Devi, Jwala etc. In Western India- Bhavani, Saptashrungi, Ekvira...

Shri Damodar Temple, Zambaulim Ahmedabad Kali Bari Atmajyoti Ashram Bahuchara Mata Becharaji Bhalka Bhavnath Temple, Mau Bhavnath Camp Hanuman Temple Chotila...

most noble families affiliated to an orgiastic cult of the goddess. Bahuchara Mata, an Indo-Aryan goddess also connected to gender variant people. Ustinova...

Cockerel Bahuchara Mata (pictured) Cow Dattatreya (pictured), Shailaputri, Mahagauri, Bhumi Umiya Maa Gatrad maa Snake Manasa (pictured) naagbai mata Nageswari...

expressed in several Hindu stories, including those of Arjuna, Shiva, Bahuchara Mata and Krishna. Most people in this community belong to lower socio-economic...

temple of Vankal Mata, and to the west the temple of Dvarkanath. Near the latter is an unfinished temple dedicated to Bahuchara Mata, with three shrines...

two sticks are however interpreted as belonging to opposite genders. Bahuchara Mata is a patron goddess of the Hijra. In popular iconography she is often...

cross-dressed as Brihannala and became a dance teacher. The goddess Bahuchara Mata: In one legend, Bapiya was cursed by her and he became impotent. The...

Prithvi (Dharti Mata) Shakti Adi Parashakti (Adishakti, Maha Shakti, Parama Shakti) Bhairavi Chandi (Chandika) Chhinnamasta Kubjika Bahuchara Mata Bhramari Gangamma...

as a female but identifies as male and eventually marries a woman. Bahuchara Mata is the goddess of fertility, worshipped by hijras as their patroness...

of the organization brought more respect to members of their order. Bahuchara Mata is a spiritual patron of the community. The organization claims origins...

MahaKali Mata in the inner sanctum is only the head, the mukhwato, painted in red. Also present are full idols of Mahakali and the yantras of Bahuchara. The...

various forms of Devi, including Ambaji, Bhadrakali, Bahuchara and Chamunda in Porbandar. Other Mātās worshiped include Samudrī, Sikotarī and Hinglāj. In...