Historical PeriodEra
Oral / medieval / documented history
3000 BCEOral / medieval / documented historyPresent
Sacred Facts Ā· At a Glance
Mantra
Tradition-specific invocations
- Gender
- male
- Sacred Colours
- tradition-specific
- Sacred Offerings
- tradition-specific
Primary Scriptures
1 source- Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional / folk
MeldÄ« MÄtÄ
Tradition
Hindu / Gujarati / Folk
The Place
- Location: Jamnagar region, Jamnagar, Gujarat (22.47Ā°N, 70.07Ā°E)
Sacred Narrative
MeldÄ« MÄtÄ is the kuldevÄ« of many traditional Gujarati pastoralist and trader communities (Paradi, Vaghri, Rabari). She protects cattle and grants wealth; her shrines sit at the boundary of villages. Iconography: a tall goddess on a he-goat (vÄhana), holding a sword. The annual MeldÄ« MÄtÄ JÄtrÄ in BhÄdra (AugustāSeptember) draws devotees from Gujarat diaspora worldwide.
Why This Entry Matters
India's sacred landscape embraces Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk traditions ā each with its own cosmology and priestly lineage. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraTradition-specific invocations
- Offerings
- tradition-specific
- Sacred colours
- tradition-specific
šŖ Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- ā¢ tradition-specific daily observances
- Puja sequence
- tradition-specific
š Principal Temples
- Main shrine of MeldÄ« MÄtÄMedieval-modernš Jamnagar region, Jamnagar, Gujarat, IndiaFestivals: Annual festival Ā· Weekly/seasonal special-day worshipMeldÄ« ā goddess of Gujarati PÄraįøÄ« and Vaghri communities
š Festivals
- Annual MeldÄ« MÄtÄ festivalSeasonally determined Ā· 1ā15 days
Sources & provenance
š 1 Scholarlyš 1 Tertiary
- šScholarly sourceBookHindu tradition: scholarly and community sources
- šSupporting referenceGazetteerJamnagar District Gazetteer