MAHALAKSHMI TEMPLE - JEWEL AMONG KOLHAPUR TEMPLES
MAHALAKSHMI TEMPLE - JEWEL AMONG KOLHAPUR TEMPLES
Mahalakshmi sanctuary and Kolhapur - you likely hear these words at the same moment. From a pioneer and voyagers' viewpoint, both mean something similar. Most visit the city for the darshan of the Mahalakshmi goddess.
Kolhapur is an old city in Maharashtra on the banks of the Panchganga River. It is referenced in numerous sacred writings like Devi Gita of Devi Bhagwat Puran and other Shakta texts. It is otherwise called Karvirpur Kshetra and Mahalakshmi is otherwise called Karveerpur Vasini - the person who lives in Karvirpur. The city actually rotates around Ambabai - one more name of Mahalakshmi.
Kolhapur is named after asura Kolhasur who was killed by the Devi. It was his final request on this earth that the city is named after him.
The sanctuary is a Shakti Peeth, quite possibly the main Devi sanctuaries in Indium. The quantity of Shakti Peethas shifts relying upon which text you are checking out, yet the Mahalakshmi of this city is consistently a piece of that rundown. It is a Maha Shakti Peeth.
Mahalakshmi Temple or Ambabai Mandir
It is at the core of Kolhapur very much like Kanchi Kamakshi is at the core of Kanchipuram. The entire town spins around the heavenly spot.
I had first visited the sanctuary on my Deccan Odyssey trip. It was a speedy darshan, yet with a guarantee to return. It took me a couple of years to return. This time we arrived in the city around 4 AM and going directly to the sanctuary. We arrived at with perfect timing for the wake-up routine of awakening the goddess. I was unable to have requested more.
Mahalakshmi Temple Architecture
At the point when you enter, you see the foundation of the huge design in dim dark stone. You get a smidgen of Chalukyan engineering. The majority of the etched pictures on the dividers are broken.
https://weddingrentalcar.wordpress.com/2022/02/03/initial-feelings-of-germany-my-travel-tales/
Comments
Post a Comment