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High medieval · Hindu · India

Sundha Mata Temple

सुंधा माता मंदिर

Sundha Hill, Jalore, Rajasthan · 24.8330°, 72.3670°

Chamunda, worshipped here as Sundha MataDewal Pratihara, with the Chauhans of Jalore—
Sacred since
1100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 12th c. (Dewal Pratihara with the Chauhans of Jalore)
Dewal Pratihara, with the Chauhans of Jalore

History & significance

A marble hill temple on Sundha in Jalore district, roughly nine centuries old. Its three inscriptions of 1262, 1326 and 1727 are important documents of the region's political history.

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.

Only the goddess's head is worshipped here; her trunk is said to rest at Korta and her legs at Sundarla Pal.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Dewal Pratihara, with the Chauhans of Jalore