Temple
The original temple was built around 1783 AD and it is richly carved with pillars, torans and walls according to Vastu shastra. Manaji Rao Gaekwad is believed to have played an important role in the temple construction and some say he built it in 1839 AD. Shri Bahuchar Mata is shown riding a rooster. The rooster was the symbol of the Solanki dynasty that ruled Gujarat at one time so some associate the Solankis with the mataji and her temple.
There are three temples in the complex. One is the Adhya sthan, the second is the Madhya sthan and the third is the main temple with a Bala Yantra of crystal that is worshipped as the goddess. It is of equal importance as Ambaji in North Gujarat. There are smaller shrines dedicated to Shree Neelkanth Mahadev, Shri Ganesh, Shri Narsangveer, Shri Sahreiya Mahadev, Shri Gutaeshwar Mahadev, Shri Kachrolia Hanuman and Shri Chachar. The Chachar temple is in front of the Hanuman temple and there is the temple with the cock house and the seat of Mataji. Abutting the temple is a guest house and kitchen where meals are prepared for pilgrims.
Some believe that the original Bahuchar Mata temple is in Shankhalpur, three kilometres away and, therefore, when they visit Becharaji, they also visit Shankhalpur Bahucharaji mata temple.
Location
Shree Bahuchar Mata temple, as the local people call it, is located right in the heart of Bechraji town in Mehsana district in Gujarat, West India. Bechraji is about 110 km from Ahmedabad on the Ahmedabad-Mehsana highway and it is 35 km west of Mehsana.
