The
Myth....
According to the
myth, Mahisasur, the Rakshasa, performed 'Tap' to
please god "Agarni" (the fire god) who gave
Mahisasur the boon that no weapon with masculine
mane would be able to kill him. Mahisasur defeated
the 'Devas' with the help of this boon and
got hold of the 'Indrasan', He destroyed the
'Ashrams' of the rishis. He then set his
sight on Vaikuntha, the abode of Lord Vishnu and
Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva asked
the Devas to invoke the goodess Amba for help. with
the invocation, the goddess appeared and killed
Mahisasur. Therefore, the goddess is also known as
Mahisasur maradini.
According to another myth, Lord Ram
and Lakshman came to the Ashram of Shrungi Rishi,
located on the south of the forest of mount Abu,
when they went in search of Sitaji. The rishi told
them to invoke goddess Amba which Lord Ram and
Lakshmana did. Pleased by their invocation, the
goddess gave them and arrow called ajay with which
Lord Ram killed Ravana.
Narration in yet another story says
that Nand and Yashoda came to Gabbar in Dhwapar Era
for the "Babri" ceremony (Shaving of head) of
Lord Krishna and stayed here for three days and
performed "Pooja" of Lord Shiva and Goddess
Ambaji.
The Arasury - Ambaji Aholy
place
Located near the border of
Gujarat and Rajasthan on the northern side of
Gujarat and amidst the mountain ranges of
Aravali, Ambaji is a world famous place of
pilgrimage. It has been mentioned
in the puranas that earlier there was a forest
called Ambika Van here. Ambaji is situated at
the height of 1580 ft. from the sea level. In
the temple of Ambaji, the actual idol of the
goddess is not worshiped. Instead pooja of the
Visa Yantra is performed in the temple.
According to the belief, the, the Yantra placed
in the sanctum Santorum is associated with the
original yantra placed inside the Shaktipithas
at Ujjain and Nepal. The yantra is believed to
have fifty one letters. The pooja on the yantra
is performed on the "astami" of each
month. Flow of pilgrims here continues throghout
the year unabated. However, on the full moon
day, the pilgrims visit this place in large
numbers to offer flags to the temple. From the
religious point of view. Ambaji is a very
significant Shaktipitha in India. This place is
believed to be the source of river saraswati and
the famous ancient abode of "Adyashakti". The
ancient abode of goddess Amba is located in a
cave at the peak of mountain Gabbar at a
distance of two kms. from Ambaji. The Navaratri
festival is celebrated with tremendous
enthusiasm and gusto at Ambaji. A fair is held
here on the day of Bhadaravi Purnima each year.
Pilgrims travel on foot from far flung places to
come to Ambaji and have a Darshan of the
goddess. They feel blessed in doing so.
Somnath is accessible by road from:
Gandhinagar - 155 KMs.
Rajkot -
404 KMs.
Ahmedabad - 179 KMs.
Surat -
457 KMs.
Palanpur
- 60 KMs.
Aburoad
- 23 KMs.
Nearest railway station -
Abu Road (Rajasthan Border) Palanpur
Nearest Airport - Ahmedabad
Contact Details
Collector
Banaskantha & Member Secretary.
Shri Arasuri Ambaji Mata
Dev Sthan Trust.
Phone No.: (O) +91 2742
257171
Phone
No.: (R) +91 2742 257007
Phone
No.: (F) +91 2742 252740
Phone
No.: (M) +91 9825030803
Administrator,
Shri Arashuri Ambaji
Mata Dev Sthan Trust
Phone No.: (O) +91 2749 262136, 262636
Phone No.:
(R) +91 2749 262152
Phone No.:
(F) +91 2749 264536
Phone No.:
(M) +91 9825030803
Chief
Executive Engineer.
Phone No.: (O) +91 2749 262930
Phone No.:
(M) +91 9824072221
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