Historical PeriodEra
Oral / medieval / documented history
3000 BCEOral / medieval / documented historyPresent
Sacred Facts · 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
Meldī Mātā
Tradition
Hindu / Gujarati / Folk
The Place
- Location: Jamnagar region, Jamnagar, Gujarat (22.47°N, 70.07°E)
Sacred Narrative
Meldī Mātā is the kuldevī 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 (vāhana), holding a sword. The annual Meldī Mātā Jātrā in Bhādra (August–September) 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 — 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
🪔 Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- • tradition-specific daily observances
- Puja sequence
- tradition-specific
🛕 Principal Temples
- Main shrine of Meldī MātāMedieval-modern📍 Jamnagar region, Jamnagar, Gujarat, IndiaFestivals: Annual festival · Weekly/seasonal special-day worshipMeldī — goddess of Gujarati Pāraḍī and Vaghri communities
🎊 Festivals
- Annual Meldī Mātā festivalSeasonally determined · 1–15 days
Sources & provenance
🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookHindu tradition: scholarly and community sources
- 📖Supporting referenceGazetteerJamnagar District Gazetteer