History and Importance of Vardayini Mata temple and Palli, Rupal, Gandhinagar
Rupal, a small village of Gandhinagar district around 15 km far from Gandhinagar, Gujarat is well known across the world for it Palli aslo known as Rupal Palli. In the center of Village Rupal, ancient and historical Vardayini Mata temple is situated in huge campus. It is believed that this sacred shrine was built by Pandava in Mahabharat time more than 5000 years ago and also started Palli – Unbelievable flow of Pure Ghee. Millions of devotee and visitors across the world reach here to witness the Palli.
This sacred place is associated with lots of stories from various Yuga. Ma Devi Vardayini is seated in Rupal from the creation of the world. Vardayini Mata seated here in the form of Brahmacharini, the second form of Ma NavDurga. Scholar of the Rupal and surrounding areas had created the scripture - Ma Devi Vardayini Mahatmay.
Long back, a demon named Durmad became very powerful and had started the destruction of the world made by the Lord Brahma. So Lord Brahma went to Ma Devi Vardayini Mata and Ma gave consolation to Lord Brahma and killed the demon Durman and save the world. Then Ma Devi Vardayini Ma had created the Mansarovar and cleaned the blood on cloth and started seated in this area.
In the Treta Yug, when Lord Shree Ram went for Vanvas, Lord Shree Ram had worshiped the Ma Devi Vardayini Ma and Ma gave the blessing and divine ashtra named shakti. During the battle between Lord Shree Ram and Ravan, Lord Shree Ram had used this ashtra to kill the Ravan.
In the Dwapar Yug, Pandav lost everything in gambling against the Kaurav so they had been given twelve years of Vanvas and one year of Guptvas. Guptvas was very difficult for the Pandav so they went to Ma devi Vardayini and asked for the blessing. Ma Vardayini Ma gave them a blessing, hid their ashtra on the tree of khijda, gave the cloths and asked to go to Viratnagar (today Dholka). After the battle of Mahabharat, Pandav came back here and created the Palli (Rath) of Ma Devi Vardayini and install five kunda. From that time the Palli Yatra has been arranged on the ninth day of Navratri every year.
