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Ganpatipule Temple (‎Ratnagiri, Maharashtra)

Ganpatipule Temple Ganpatipule Temple Ganapatipule is a small pilgrimage area of 345 km from Mumbai, 307 km from Pune, 207 km from Satara, 152 km from Kolhapur, 24 km from Ratnagiri at the distance. This is located in the Ratnagiri district on the Konkan coast of Maharashtra in India. It is one of the few temples in the country in which the presiding deity faces west of the Ganesha Temple in Ganpatipule is special and unique. It is believed that the statue of Ganesh is a monument which itself was incarnated and was discovered 1600 years ago. This city is mainly known for its 400 years old temple of Lord Ganapati which is the main attraction in Ganpatipule. It is one of the Ashta Ganpati temples in India and is known as 'Paschim Dwar Devata' and the temple is at the base of a hill and pilgrims walk around the hill as a mark of respect(pradakshina). Ganapatipule city has two legends related to the name. As stated to a legend, after insulting a local woman, Lord Ga...

Pandharpur Temple (Solapur, Maharashtra)

Pandharpur Temple Pandharpur Temple Shri Kshetra Pandharpur is located in a well-known pilgrimage area on the Chandrabhaga river in the District of Solapur, Maharashtra, India. A small temple of Sri is also located at Vitthal-Rukmini, which is as old as the main Vitthal-Rukmini Temple, in the Isbavi area of Pandharpur, also known as Wakhari Va Korti Devalayas or Visava Temple. The antiquated temple of Shri. Vitthal was revamped in 1195 A.D. The Vithoba Temple attracts around one million Hindu pilgrims during the big Yatra in Ashadha (June to July). Devotional saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is said to have spent seven days in the city at the Vithoba temple. Many saints of Maharashtra have worshiped deities. Some of the prominent saints are Sant Dnyaneshwar, Sant Tukaram, Sant Namdev, Sant Eknath, Sant Nivarttinath, Sant Muktabai, Sant Sawata Mali, Sant Chokhamela, Sant Narhari Sonar, Sant Gora Kumbhar, and Sant Gajanan Maharaj. ...

Saptashrungi Devi Temple (Nashik, Maharashtra)

Saptashrungi Devi Temple Saptashrungi Devi Temple Saptashringi Devi Temple (Vani) is located 60 km from Nashik in the state of Maharashtra. According to in tradition, the Goddess Saptashrungi Nivasini of lives within the top of the seven mountains. And the Sapta implies seven and the shrung is peak. This temple is situated in Nanduri, Kalwan taluka, a little town close Nashik in India. The Saptashrungi Devi Temple is an important part of the "three and a half Shaktipeeth" (seat of the Hindu Goddess) in Nashik. The temple is also among the 51 Shakti Peethas situated in the Indian subcontinent and is where one of Sati's (Lord Shiva's wife) appendages, her right arm is accounted for to have fallen. This is half shaktipeeth of the three and a half Shaktipeeth in Maharashtra. The goddess of the temple took the form of a Durga to kill Mahishasura, the buffalo demon who had a difficult time in the universe. After that battle, the goddess settled...

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