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Mahalakshmi Temple (also known as Ambabai Mandir) is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Mahālakshmī, who resides here as Supreme Mother Mahālakshmī and is worshipped by locals as Ambabai. Goddess Mahālakshmī is the presiding goddess of Devi Mahatmya.It comes under three-and-a-half Shaktipeeth of Maharashtra.
The Mahalaxmi (also known as Ambabai) Temple situated in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India, is one of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas listed in skanda puran, and one of 52 Shaktipeeths according to various Puranas of Hinduism. According to these writings, a Shakti Peetha is a place associated with Shakti, the Goddess of power.
Along with temples of Renuka at Mahur, Mahalaxmi at Kolhapur, and Saptashringi at Vani, the temple of Bhavani at Tulajapur forms the four great Shaktipitha in Maharashtra. [3] Many legends are associated with the temple. One legend involves a demon, Madhu-Kaitabh, who was wreaking havoc upon both the gods and humans.
Shree Kshetra Padali, vihe, Kolhapur Chatrapati, Himmat Bahadur Chavan, Gwalior Shinde, and Kival Navajibaba are some sasankathis in this festival. Due to the scattering of ‘Gulal’ by the devotees, the entire temple complex appears pink and even the Jyotiba hill has turned pink, resulting in people referring to the temple as the Pink temple.
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A bust statue of the founder of the Maratha empire, Shivaji inside the temple complex In the month of Shravan, pilgrims flock to the temple for the annual pilgrimage known as Temblai yatra (jatra) where people from far off areas of Kolhapur and Belgaum district arrive to worship the Goddess.
Kolhapur is known as 'Dakshin Kashi' or Kashi of the South because of its spiritual history and the antiquity of its shrine Mahalaxmi, better known as Ambabai. [6] The region is known for the production of the famous handcrafted and braided leather slippers called Kolhapuri chappal, which received the Geographical Indication designation in 2019 ...
Hupari is a Municipal council in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Hupari comes under Hatkanangle taluka. Hupari is famous for the production of silver ornaments. Most of the families in this city have ancestral skill for developing artistic ornaments from silver. There is big temple of Shri aai ambabai mata (Mahalaxmi temple)