Pavagadh in the centre of Gujarat has temples dedicated to goddesses Mahakali
and Bhadrakali. According to a legend Jayasimhadev, last of the Patai
Rayal rulers of the place was attracted during a Navratri festival to
a beautiful woman taking part in the Garba celebration. The beautiful
woman was none other than goddess Kali, who on being requested by
the king to be his prime queen, uttered a curse, as a result of which
the Patai Raval lost his throne to Mahmug Begado, the Muslim Sultan of
Gujarat.
