Rare sighting of Gujarat’s most precious necklace (Video)
October 24, 2012
Bahucharaji, 24 October 2012
The video presented above provides you a rare opportunity to see Bahucharaji mata’s Navlakha necklace.
Former ruler of Vadodara state Shri Sayajirao Gaekwad had himself offered this necklace to Bechraji mata’s murthy.
According to mandir officials, Navlakha necklace is valued at around Rs 200 crore today.
The necklace adorned Bechraji’s idol can be seen only once a year on Dussera amid heavy police security. It is otherwise kept under district collector’s custody.
When Mataji’s palkhi moves outside mandir, the local police force offers rifle salute as per the tradition.
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