ANCIENT TEMPLE TRAILS/ EP 3/ SON KANSARI / ASHAPURA TEMPLE/barda hills wildlife sanctuary trekking

 

Ghumli is a village located 45 km from Porbandar, at foothills of Barda, in devabhumi Dwaraka district of Gujarat, India. Ghumli was the capital of saindhava dynasty which ruled western Saurashtra from middle of eighth century to middle of tenth century. It was later the capital of Jethwa dynasty of Gujarat. Ghumli was declared as second Capital by Jethwa dynasty, in 1220 by Rana Shiyaji, who took the title of Rana Of Ghumli and shifted capital from Shrinagar Ghumli remained their Capital till 1313, when Rana Bhanji Jethwa, was defeated at a war, he fled Ghumli & shifted to Ranpur. It is said that Ghumli was destroyed due to curse of a Sati named Son with whom Rana Bhanji Jethwa fell in love. Jadeja Jam Unaji came from Sindh and attacked Ghumli in 1309 but was defeated later in 1313 his son Barmaniyaji Jadeja attacked and defeated Rana Bhanji Jethwa. On the same night Goddess Ambaji came in his dream and told him that, as she has granted the wish ("Asha") of his father to conquer Ghumli, he should make a temple in her name. So Bamaniyaji built the Temple of Ambaji on the hill in the middle of Ghumli and named it as Ashapura Mata Temple. He completely destroyed Ghumli and turned it into ruins.