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Ambamata Temple

Udaipur, Rajasthan · 24.5853°, 73.6781°

Ambamata, the goddess Amba (Durga)Mewar (Sisodia)—
Sacred since
1664 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1664 (VS 1721)
Mewar (Sisodia)

History & significance

A goddess temple at Udaipur completed in Vikram Samvat 1721, corresponding to 1664, by Maharana Raj Singh of Mewar, on the spot where an image of the goddess was dug out of the ground.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Raj Singh, suffering from an eye ailment no physician could cure, was preparing to travel to the Ambika Mata shrine in the Arbuda hills when the goddess told him in a dream that she would come to Mewar instead; the image was unearthed where she indicated and his sight was restored.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Mewar (Sisodia)