Tirtha Atlas

The sacred geography of the Indic world — every site mapped, dated, storied, and cited.

3031 sites15 countries4 traditions30 centuries
High medieval · Hindu · India

Shitala Mata Temple, Butapaldi

Butapaldi, Mehsana district, Gujarat · 23.6694°, 72.3567°

Shitala (worshipped locally as Brahmani)UndeterminedMaru-Gurjara
Sacred since
1100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 12th c.
Undetermined

History & significance

A small twelfth-century shrine of the goddess Shitala in the Mehsana district village of Butapaldi, where she is worshipped under the local name Brahmani. It is protected by the state of Gujarat as monument S-GJ-286 and survives as a modest example of Maru-Gurjara temple building in north Gujarat.

Open in Google Maps ↗Wikipedia ↗View on the atlas map

Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined