Vachharadada

The devotees considered taking vows in name of Vachhraj Dada would cure poisonous bites from snakes.

He belonged to Rajput caste of a Solanki ruler named Chachak in Kathiawar, who ruled from Kalri, presently located in Mehsana district.

According to the legend, it is believed that Vachhara's head was severed in the fight by sword of an enemy, but even after that his body fought against the people and killed them all.

[citation needed] It is said that Vachara's wife Umade wanted to become a sati but was stopped by saint, who asked her to go to her in-laws house.

[citation needed] Vachhada Dada is shown sitting on a white Kathiawari horse with a snake at his feet and a flaming sword in his hands.

Other major temples are located in Dundas, Mahuva, Narigam, Nari, Devada, Porbandar,[4] Patan, Godhana, Bhanvad, Khambhalia, Dwarka, Mandvi, Anjar, Rangpur and Mahisa, Rajkot, Mauripur (Karachi, Pakistan) to name a few.

Idol of Vachra Dada at a shrine in Kutch .