Sree Mahalakshmi Shakthi Peeth Temple, Kolhapur (Kolhapur)

India / Maharashtra / Kolhapur
 temple, interesting place, Shakti Peeth

Akshara SkPT004 a - Sree Mahalakshmi Temple is one of the 4th Sakthi Peeth Temples.This one is Akshara Shakthi Peeth Temple among 51 Akshara Shakthi Peet Temples.Other two temples are also believed that Netharas of Sathi Devi fallen as per Tandra Chudamani.Naina devi temple,Bilaspur and Nani mandir pakistan. Body Part - Nethra Eyes, Akshsras - ee, eem. Akshara devi - Eeshini. Bairav - Krodhish or Krodeesa bhairav. Sakthi Peetam - Mahalakshmi or Nethra peetam. Dharshan - Kolhapur shila murti is rare form of stone. Lalitha sahasranamam - " Vakthra lakshmi parivaga chalan meenpa lochanaa" - வக்த்ரலக்ஷ்மி பரிவாஹ சலன்மீனாப லோச்சனா".PT Wealth - parikAra, means curing, temple to worship for those who wants to become rich, since devi's eyes are fall down here and known as Nethra Peet.SrPT - surya pooja temple ,soorya pooja performed for three days around the 21st of each March and September.Thru a small open window on the western wall the setting sun falls on the face of Shridevi.MuVT - Moolavar vishesa temple, Devi's murthi prathishted by Sree Shivaji Maharaj.
Location: Kolapur, Maharashtra 416002
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The Shri Mahalakshmi Temple of Kolhapur in Maharashtra - India, is among the 108 of the shakti peetha, listed in various puranas of Hinduism. Also known as Dakshin Kashi. According to these writings, a shakti peetha is a place associated with Shakti, the goddess of power. The Kolhapur peetha is of special religious significance, being one of the six places where one can either obtain salvation from desires or have them fulfilled. The temple takes its name from Mahalakshmi, the consort of Vishnu, and it is believed that the divine couple reside in the area.
The temple belongs, architecturally, to the Chalukya empire, and may have been first built circa 700 AD. Mounted on a stone platform, the idol of the four armed and crowned goddess is made of gemstone and weighs about 40 kilograms. A stone lion, the vahana of the goddess, stands behind the statue. The crown contains an image of the Sheshnag — the serpent of Vishnu. In Her four hands, the deity of Mahalakshmi holds objects of symbolic value. The lower right hand holds a matulinga (a citrus fruit), in the upper right, a large mace (kaumodaki) with its head touching the ground, in the upper left a shield (khetaka), and in the lower left, a bowl (panpatra). Unlike most Hindu sacred images, which face north or east, the image of this deity looks west.
It is believed that the temple was once belonging to Jains in those periods and was worshiped as Goddess Padmavati and images and idols inscribed on the temple walls clearly define that the temple belonged to Jains. Later a story was made that a rakshasa built the temple in one night to overcome his curse.
There is also a belief that Amba Bai or Mahalakshmi is wife of Tirupathi-Tirumala Lord Venkateshwara and so once we visit the Tirupathi Venkateshwara temple for the first time, we need to take the darshan of Goddess Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur. The other wife of Lord Venkateshwar is Goddess Padmavati.
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Coordinates:   16°41'41"N   74°13'22"E

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  • Jai Mahalaksmi Ambabai!
  • Must place to visit in Kolhapur
  • Ambabaicha udo udo..
  • MARATHI KHUP PRACHIN MANDIR AHE. YACHE SHIPLA ETKE SUNDAR KORLE AHET KI TE PAHTANA YA CHA SILPAKARANE KAY ANE KASE KORLE ASEL YACHA VICHAR JARI KELA NA TARI ANGAWAR SHAHARE YETAT.
  • Ambabaichya naavaan chang bhala.. Very nice and really holy place to must visit at least once in life. The constant source of inspiration and energy for all kolhapuris/ karavirkar. Matechya charani lakh lakh pranam
  • My mother - Mahalaxmi mata.
  • HI, WANT TO VISIT MAHA LAXMI TEMPLE !!
  • II JAI MAHALAXMI MATA II
  • http://jejuri.in/files/images/-ambabai_mahalaxmi.jpg
  • महाराष्ट्रतील देवीची साडेतीन पीठे आणि जेजुरीचा कुलस्वामी खंडोबा यांची परिपूर्ण माहिती देणारे मराठीतील संकेतस्थळ http://www.jejuri.in/devi
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  • It is Jain basadi
  • Research shows that it is Jain basadi
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6WgrstANsQ It is a jain temple, please check this video on you tube where you can see so many jain idols on the walls of this temple
  • sri mahalaxmi prasanna. aai ambabai prasanna.karvir nivasani sri mahalaxmi prasanna.
  • i had saw in old book that it it temple belong to jain only And it true
  • JAY MAHALAXMIJI MATA
  • aai amba bai jap????
  • yes, it is Jains temple
  • The Jain idols carved on the temple prove that it was Jain temple which was later on COnverted like many other temples in South India. As its rightly said above, 'Later a story was made that a rakshasa built the temple in one night to overcome his curse'
  • I got the detail information from this side. I request u please add the more information about Firangaidivi at kurkumbh , Tal.Dhaund Dist. pune.
  • Jai Maa Laxmi Maiya
  • A book titled Goddesses in world mythology by Martha Ann detailed 9500 female deities during 30000 bc to 5000 bc across the world from america to japan. Indian deites are around 9000 . Mention is made of Goddess Minakshi and Amba besides others Book also mentions Amba at Kolhapur and at the source of river Saraswati . But no mention of Mahalaxmi.Minakshi deity was brought by survivors of sunken lands called Kumar Kandan in 16000 BC. Perhaps Kumari Kandan was a part of Lemuria extending from Pacific Islands to Madagascar.
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