Sawai Madhopur : There is a temple of Maa Ambe in Chauth ka Barwada town of Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, which people worship as Chauth Mata Temple. The devotees coming here have immense faith in the Mother Goddess. Especially on every Chauth and Karwa Chauth of Hindi months, thousands of devotees come here to seek blessings and good fortune in the court of Mother Goddess. Lakhs of devotees not only from the state but also from other states of the country come throughout the year to have the darshan of Chauth Mata, seated at a height of about one thousand feet.
Chauth Mata protects the vermilion of married women.
Chauth Mata listens to the call of every devotee who comes here. This temple of Mata is considered to be the most revered among married women. They have great faith in Chauth Mata. Married women believe that Chauth Mata protects their husbands, every married woman who comes here wishes for the long life of her husband. On Karva Chauth, women keep a fast for the long life of their husbands. After fasting the whole day, she worships Chauth Mata in the evening, offers water to the moon, looks at her husband’s face and prays to the goddess for her husband’s long life.
Chauth Mata temple was established in 1451
There are different opinions among the people about the establishment of Mata’s temple, the temple was established in 1451 by the then ruler Bhim Singh. And in 1463, Bijal Chhatri was constructed on the way to the temple and a pond was constructed at the foot of the hill. In the 16th century, this town became free from the Chauhan dynasty and came under the Rathore dynasty. The rulers of this dynasty also had deep faith in the Mother Goddess. It is said that Tej Singh Rathore, ruler of the Rathore dynasty, built a tibara (a house or room with three doors) in the southern part of the main temple in 1671. Even today, people of Hadoti area come to invite the Mother Goddess before doing any auspicious work.
Chauth Mata is the family goddess in Bundi royal family.
Apart from this, due to deep faith, Chauth Mata is worshiped as the family goddess since the time of Bundi royal family. There is also a Chauth Mata market in Kota named after Mata, while some people believe that the Chauth Mata temple was established by the Jaipur royal family, when Rao Madho Singh settled Sawai Madhopur, during the same time a temple was built here too. Because Rao Madho Singh worshiped Mata as the clan goddess, it is said that once during the war, the husband of a woman named Mateshi died, on this the woman insisted on committing sati with her husband, then Rao Madho Singh Baned the practice of Sati and did not allow the woman to commit Sati, on this the woman appealed to the Mother Goddess to spare her husband’s life. On this, the mother brought the woman’s husband back to life by giving him life, since then women all over Rajasthan observe Chauth Mata fast in the name of the mother.
