Vachara Dada
Sign in to savethumb|right|Idol of Vachra Dada at a shrine in Kutch.Vachharadada or Vachhrajdada (Gujarati: ISO 15919: Vācharādādā, Vacharājdādā; Gujarati: વાછરાદાદા, વછરાજદાદા; IPA: vaːtʃʰəraːda:da:, vətʃʰəraːdʒda:da:) is a Hindu deity from Gujarat in India. He is an eminent warrior-hero of the region.
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thumb|right|Idol of Vachra Dada at a shrine in Kutch.Vachharadada or Vachhrajdada (Gujarati: ISO 15919: Vācharādādā, Vacharājdādā; Gujarati: વાછરાદાદા, વછરાજદાદા; IPA: vaːtʃʰəraːda:da:, vətʃʰəraːdʒda:da:) is a Hindu deity from Gujarat in India. He is an eminent warrior-hero of the region.
==Legends== Vachhraj Dada is known as a Solanki Rajput who died protecting the cows of the Charans, who were being raided by dacoits. He came to be worshipped by various communities like Charans, Ahirs, and Rajputs. He is represented on a stone slab as sitting on a horse. Historically, Charans performed priestly functions at the shrine of Vachhraj Dada. The devotees considered taking vows in name of Vachhraj Dada would cure poisonous bites from snakes.
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