Ravechi Mata Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Bhuj Airport is the nearest airport, 140 km away.

• By train

  Bhachau Railway Station is the nearest station, 90 km away.

• By road

  Rapar is the nearest major city, and it has a bus station.

Why devotees come here

Ravechi Mata Temple stands at Rav village in Rapar taluka, Kutch district, Gujarat. Ravechi Mata is highly venerated in the Vagad region, and devotees believe her image is self-manifested. A yearly fair is held near the temple at Nana Raava village, usually in September.

Ravechi Mata is highly venerated by the people of the Vagad region of Kutch. Devotees believe her image is self-manifested, known as Swayambhu. Rav is a village of three hamlets, Rav Moti, Rav Nani and Temple, set in an open plain. The temple stands on the bank of a large pond there and was built in 1821, in Samvat 1878 of the Hindu calendar.

Legend says an older shrine, with nine domes, was built by the Pandavas. Troops of a Babi chief are said to have destroyed it. The present temple has nine finely carved domed shrines and porches, and it stands 54 feet high with two domed porches.

Inside, a large statue of Ravechi Mata is smeared with red paint and butter, and five other images stand at her side. Opposite her, Naklank, the horse incarnation, stands on three legs on a pillar.

Festivals

• Usually September, during Bhadra Sud AathamRavechi Fair

  A fair near the temple at Nana Raava village, with darshan, aarti, pooja and Akhand Jyot worship, plus garba, bhajans and folk music and dance. The 2026 fair was on 19 September.

Tips for your visit

• The temple feeds travellers every day with milk, curds and bread.
• Rav is a village of three hamlets: Rav Moti, Rav Nani and Temple.

Questions people ask