Krishna of Dakor (kuladevata)
Deities

Krishna of Dakor (kuladevata)

Kula-devata Krishna — the family deity of many Gujaratis

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Oral / medieval / documented history

Krishna of Dakor (kuladevata)

Tradition

Hindu / Vaishnava / Gujarati

The Place

  • Location: Dakor, Kheda, Gujarat (22.7547°N, 73.1522°E)

Sacred Narrative

Dakor Ranchhodrai is already documented (dakor-ranchhodrai) — this entry emphasizes its role as kula-devata (family-god) for lakhs of Gujarati households who perform their annual Padayatra (foot-pilgrimage) here. The 84-km Ahmedabad-Dakor walk over 2 nights in Kartik Purnima is the principal household pilgrimage. Children are first-brought here for muṇḍan (first hair-cut).

Why This Entry Matters

India's sacred landscape embraces Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk traditions — each with its own cosmology and priestly lineage. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific invocations
Offerings
tradition-specific
Sacred colours
tradition-specific

📖 Stories

  • The sacred narrative of Krishna of Dakor (kuladevata)
    Dakor Ranchhodrai is already documented (dakor-ranchhodrai) — this entry emphasizes its role as **kula-devata** (family-god) for lakhs of Gujarati households who perform their annual **Padayatra** (foot-pilgrimage) here. The 84-km Ahmedabad-Dakor walk over 2 nights in Kartik Purnima is the principal household pilgrimage. Children are first-brought here for *muṇḍan* (first hair-cut).
    — Community tradition + scholarly sources

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific daily observances
Puja sequence
  1. tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Krishna of Dakor (kuladevata) festival
    Seasonally determined · 1–15 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional / folk