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Chotila
is
a
small
town
with
having
a
population
of
around
20,000
people
and
is
a
taluka
headquarter
of
Surendranagar
district,
Gujarat.
The
Mataji
temple
is
situated
at
the
top
of
Chotila
Mountain.
Chotila
Mountain
is
around
1250
feet
high.
Thousands
of
devotees
across
India
visit
Chamunda
Ma
Temple
at
Chotila
throughout
the
year.
Chamunda
Mata
is
Kuldevi
of
many
communities
in
Gujarat
thus
devotee
visits
here
for
darshan
of
Ma
Chamunda.
Navarati
is
a
special
time
to
visit
here
as
every
temple
of
Ma
Devi
Shakti
across
India
celebrates
these
nine
days
with
great
devotion.
Apart
from
Navratri
every
Sunday
and
during
holidays
lots
of
devotee
visit
here.
Also
during
the
Kartik
month,
thousand
of
devotees
came
here
and
blessed
with
the
darshan
of
Ma
Devi
Chamunda.
Chamunda
Mata
Temple
trust
is
involved
in
many
activities
like
managing
Bhojanalaya,
Guest
Room,
and
Festivals.
A
devotee
can
also
perform
various
rituals
like
Navchandi
Yagya,
Chaul
Kriya,
and
other
Yagya
as
per
their
wish.
To
facilitate
devotee
in
Chotila,
there
are
lots
of
private
Hotels,
Guest
Houses,
Dharm
Shala,
Restaurants,
Bhojanalaya
available.
The
Chamund
or
Chotila
hill
which
is
surmounted
by
the
temple
of
Chamunda
is
1173
feet
in
height.
The
temple
is
reached
by
climbing
620
steps.
The
story
is
when
Demons
Chand
and
Mund
came
to
conquer
Devi
Mahakali
and
in
the
fight
that
ensues,
the
Devi
cut
their
heads
and
presented
these
to
Maa
Ambika,
who
in
turn
told
Mahakali
that
will
be
worshipped
as
Chamunda
Devi.
The
idol
of
Chotila
Temple
is
self-manifested.
Mata
once
came
in
the
dream
of
his
bhakt.
He
ordered
him
to
dig
a
certain
place
and
unveil
her
idol.
He
did
so
and
found
the
idol
of
Chamunda
Maa.
At
the
same
place,
the
temple
was
built.
Today,
also
the
temple
is
at
the
same
place
yet
there
are
many
changes
with
extended
hall
and
steps
with
carpet
for
the
convenience
of
the
pilgrims.
The
twin
idols
of
the
Chamunda
concludes
in
the
following
way.
Kario
Bhil
was
the
bhakt
of
Chamunda
Maa.
He
has
promised
Chamunda
Maa
that
if
he
begets
with
a
child
he
would
build
another
idol
of
Chamunda
Maa
at
Chotila
Temple.
After,
getting
a
child
he
forgets
his
wish
and
got
busy
with
his
routines.
Maa
has
also
given
him
the
shawl
that
would
let
him
into
the
air
when
he
sat
on
it.
This
man
had
given
the
task
to
save
the
jewels
and
money
that
the
British
took
away
and
then
to
distribute
them
among
the
poor.
But,
once
while
doing
this
he
was
caught
and
was
sentenced
to
jail.
While
he
was
sleeping
he
got
the
dream
of
Maa
and
Maa
reminded
him
of
his
promise.
Kario
Bhil
realized
his
mistake
and
promised
to
build
another
idol
of
Maa.
But,
Chamunda
Maa
was
dayalu
and
self-manifested
another
idol
of
herself.
This
is
why
there
are
two
idols
of
Chamunda
Maa.
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