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TAPKESHWARI MATA TEMPLE

TAPKESHWARI MATA TEMPLE

The name of the temple comes from the Gujarati word "tapakvu," which means "to drop." .

This small cache is situated on a ridge that overlooks Tapkeshwari Temple on one side and the city of Bhuj on the other. The Temple is easily accessed by road with parking available, but finding the cache requires some degree of rock scrambling. This should not be a problem for a healthy adult, but it is not for the faint of heart! Travelling to Tapkeshwari Temple, your journey will first begin in Bhuj, a town of 150,000 in the state of Gujarat and district of Kutch. Bhuj was founded in 1510 and is overlooked by Bujia Fort, a stone structure built on a nearby hill in the 1700s to defend the village from invaders The temple is situated at the end of Tapkeshwari Road, which originates at the south side of Bhuj. To the west of the road is the small village of Haripar, and to the east is a compound for the border security force of Kutch, whose task is to guard the border of Pakistan. The name of the temple comes from the Gujarati word "tapakvu," which means "to drop." Spoken history states that this used to be the site of a year-round spring, causing water to "drop" down the cliff walls. No spring is present today. To find the cache, first take the Tapkeshwari Road to its terminus. You can take car, rickshaw, bicycle or walk if you bring enough water. When you come to the fork in the road, be sure you go to the right (west). At the end of the road is the temple. From there you must climb the stairs on the north side of the temple and follow the rough trail to the top of the overlying ridge. .

  • Location:
    Bhuj - Kutch | Gujarat | 370 001
  • Visit Timing:
    STANDARD TIME
  • Entry Fees:
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  • Contact:
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  • Easy Travel by:
    Bus, Auto, Taxi
  • Directions:
    BY ROAD: FOR THOSE TRAVELING FROM AHMEDABAD AND OTHER STATE, A COACH/BUS SERVICE MAY BE MORE CONVENIENT THAN THE TRAIN. SEVERAL PRIVATE COMPANIES RUN SLEEPER BUSES LEAVING THE CITY FOR BHUJ BETWEEN 8PM AND 11PM, ARRIVING IN BHUJ BETWEEN 6AM AND 8AM THE NEXT MORNING. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL SERVICES RUNNING DURING THE DAY BUT IT IS BEST TO CHECK WITH THE COMPANY FOR EXACT TIMINGS. THESE BUS COMPANIES ALL HAVE THEIR OFFICES AROUND PALDI IN AHMEDABAD; THERE ARE ALSO PRIVATE SITTING (NON-SLEEPER) BUSES, AND ST (STATE TRANSPORT) BUSES THAT MAKE THE TRIP MORE CHEAPLY.
  • BY RAIL: TWO DAILY EXPRESS TRAINS; THE BHUJ EXPRESS AND THE KUTCH EXPRESS, TRAVEL FROM MUMBAI TO AHMEDABAD (8HRS) AND ON TO BHUJ (16HRS IN TOTAL.) HOWEVER, BOTH TRAINS PASS THROUGH AHMEDABAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AS THE SCHEDULES ARE DESIGNED TO DEPART AND ARRIVE AT REASONABLE HOURS FROM BHUJ AND MUMBAI, NOT AHMEDABAD.
  • BY AIR: ONE OR MORE FLIGHTS CONNECT DAILY FROM MUMBAI TO BHUJ.
  • ONCE IN BHUJ, ST BUSES GO TO LARGER DESTINATIONS AROUND THE DISTRICT, PRIVATE JEEPS CAN ALSO BE RENTED (A GOOD OPTION FOR LARGER PARTIES), AND SOME SMALLER PLACES CAN ONLY BE REACHED BY CHHAKDAS /RIKSHAWS.
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