Chotila Temple:
Chotila is a modest community having populace of around 20,000 individuals and is a taluka head quarter of Surendranagar area, Gujarat. The Chamunda Mataji Temple is arranged at the highest point of the Chotila Mountain. Chotila Mountain is around 1250 feet high and is situated around 40 miles from Rajkot, and around 50 miles from Ahmedabad.
Renowned Hindi film entertainer Dimpal Kapadia was brought into the world in Chotila. She is senior little girl of Chotila's Gujarati business visionary Chunnibhai Kapadia and his better half Betty. At the point when her girl sparkle Khanna(now wedded to well known Hindi film legend Akshay Kumar) visited Ahmedabad a few years back, she exceptionally visited Chotila and paid her visit to Chamunda Temple on the slope.
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Chotila History:
Chotila was known as Chotgadh in antiquated occasions. It was initially a holding of the Sodha Parmars, yet was seized from Jagsio Parmar by the Khachar Kathis who made it one of their chief seats. The greater part of the Khachar Kathis follow their inception to the Chotila house. Chotila was obtained by the Kathis in 1566 AD. It is the base camp of an Agency thana during British period.
Saurashtra's most praised essayist, writer, artist, columnist, political dissident late Zaverchand Meghani was likewise brought into the world here in Chotila. House in which Zaverchand Meghani conceived was in dismissed condition till late time, yet a few group have begun to safeguard it now.
The story is when Demons Chand and Mund came to vanquish Devi Mahakali and in the battle that follows, the Devi cut their heads and introduced these to Maa Ambika, who thus disclosed to Mahakali that will be adored as Chamunda Devi.
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