Momai or Momai Mata ( gu, મોમાઈ માં) also known as Dashamaa a regional

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goddess, popular in

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, especially in desert region of Kutch. Momai is the highest goddess of the

Rabari The Rabari people (also known as Desai, Rabari, Raika, and Dewasi people) are an ethnic group from the Rajasthan also found in Gujarat Kutch region. Origin Myth The Rabari myth of origin is kshatriya that Shiva put them on earth to tend to the ...

Tribe. Sorathia group of Rabari called her as a mammai. The village Momai Mora located near

Rapar Rapar is a city and a municipality in Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Particularly this area of Kutch is called 'Vagad'. The name derives from famous Vaghela rulers.it means the land of Vaghelas. Geography Rapar (earlier known a ...

in Kutch is the place where the deity is said to have first appeared, the temple is a place of pilgrimage and huge festival is celebrated here on eve of

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every year. She is worshiped as one of the kuldevi of

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Sodha Sodha are a Hindu Rajput clan residing in Pakistan and India. History They are off-shoot of Parmara Rajputs, who once controlled regions of Malwa and later North-West parts of Rajasthan. The area around Suratgarh was called 'Sodhawati' and sout ...

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and other rulers & worrier clans of erstwhile kutch State and is closely associated with the Goddess Ashapura. She is depicted as mounted on a camel, with four hands. She holds a sword and a trident in the upper right and left hand, respectively and in the lower right and left hands, she has a lotus and armor. Apart from jadeja, parmar, Sodha clan, she is worshiped by

clan of Kutch, her image is found in almost every household of Rabaris. Bardai Brahmins also worship her as kuldevi. Many sub-clans of

Mistris of Kutch Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya (also known as Mistri or Mestri) are a minority Hindu and one of the Socially and Educationally Backward communities of Gujarat in India, who claim to be Kshatriyas. They are an artisan community related with Kadia wor ...

also worship her as Kuldevi.

Dashamaa Vart

Dashama Vrat is an annual observance for Hindu people from the state of Gujarat, which begins on the first day of Shravan month. Dashama Vrat 2022 will begin on July 28 and go on till August 7.

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