Navratri at Dad Devi Mata Temple at Rajasthan – Mandir Shri Dad Devi Mata Ji

Dad Devi Mata Temple, at Ummed Ganj in Kota District in Rajasthan, is dedicated to Shri Dad Devi Mata Ji, (डाढ़ देवी मंदिर ) an incarnation of Goddess Durga. Dad Devi Mata Temple 2024 Navratri mela and festival is from October 3 to October 12. The most important day is the fifth day of the Navratri.

The Goddess is the Kuldevi of the Tanwar Rajputs and the temple attracts nearly 50,000 people during the Chaitra and Ashwin Navratri.

The murti of Dad Devi Mata at this 10th century temple is seated on a lion and she is ten armed and each arm holds a weapon.

The temple is around 25 km from Kota and is on the banks of Charmanyavati River (Chambal River).

The popular belief is that Dad Devi is originally Raktadantika devi.

 The devi is known as Dad Devi because her molar teeth protrudes to the outside.