The Sachchiya Mata Temple is located in Osian, near

Jodhpur Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...

city in the Indian state of

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. The goddess Sachiya (also spelled as Sachayay Mata and Sachchiyay Mata, ) is worshipped by many castes and communities living in

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and North India. The deity is also called as Shri Osiya Mataji. Osiya was once a large town. Telivada was situated away in Tinvari village. Pandit ji ki Dhani (now the small village of Pandit pur) is away. A further away is Kshatripura. At is Lohavat, home of iron smiths.108 temples were found in Osiya. Osiya is situated about from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. It is connected by roads and trains with Jodhpur and Pokharan.

Legend

According to Jain legends, Acharya Ratnaprabhasuri in ( BCE) restored the life of son of a Parmara king, Utpal Deva (the then king of Osian), following which, even the villagers converted to Jainism and this place for origination of

Oswal The Oswal (sometimes spelled Oshwal or Osval) are a Śvētāmbara, Śvetāmbara Jain merchant community with origins in Osian, Jodhpur, Osian, a town in the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. According to research by James Tod, Colonel James Tod, ...

community. Witnessing the power of

Ratnaprabhasuri Ratnaprabhasuri was a Śvetāmbara Jain ascetic and the 6th successor in the lineage of the monastic heads of the ''Chaturvidha Sangha's'' () Upkeśa Gaccha. He succeeded Swayamprabhasuri and is believed to have existed in 6th–5th century BC. ...

Goddess

Chamunda Chamunda (, ), also known as Chamundeshwari, Chamundi or Charchika, is a fearsome form of Chandi, the Hindu mother goddess, Mahadevi and is one of the seven Matrikas.Wangu p.72 She is also one of the chief Yoginis, a group of sixty-four or ...

was compelled to become a Jain vegetarian deity and became the protector deity of the temple, protecting devotees who worship image of Mahavira in the temple.

then named her Sachiya Mata as she truthfully advised

to stay in Osian during

Chaturmas Chaturmasya (; Pali: ''Catumāsa''), also rendered Chāturmāsa, is a holy period of four months, beginning on Shayani Ekadashi (June-July) and ending on Prabodhini Ekadashi (October-November) in Hinduism. This period also coincides with the m ...

. The Sachiya Mata Temple also equally old and important situated on a hill north-east of Mahavira Jain temple, Osian, enable us some clues to understand the social history of that period. This temple has many decorative features of a Jain temple and its establishment can be attributed to the Jains. Jains worship ''Sacchiya Mata'' as a ''samyaktvi'' () demi-goddess that protects the land and the clan of the

s that was established by Acharya Ratnaprabhasuri. The clan of

s is said to have been established by

in this village. He turned

vegetarian and consecrated her as ''Sacchiya Mata'' () as she followed the true path of non-violence. She was also consecrated as the protecting deity of the clan of

s and of the temple of

Mahavira Mahavira (Devanagari: महावीर, ), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान, ), was the 24th ''Tirthankara'' (Supreme Preacher and Ford Maker) of Jainism. Although the dates and most historical details of his lif ...

Osian, Jodhpur Osian (also spelt Osiyan) is an ancient town located in the Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India. It is an oasis in the Thar Desert. The town is a panchayat village and the headquarters for Osian tehsil. It lies by road north ...

Gallery

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Pictures of Sachiya Mata Temple, Osian

Shri Sachchiyay Mataji Temple, Sardarshahar
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