narsinhwadi or narsobachi wadi is one of the important holy place associated with lord dattatreya and his avatar sri narasimha saraswati. lord dattatreya is very much revered in maharashtra, gujarat, karnataka and andhra pradesh. few important places of lord dattatreya in these states are this narsinhwadi datta mandir in kolhapur, gangapur datta temple in karnataka and girnar in gujarat. sri […]
Yamai devi temple | Visiting Yamai devi temple in kolhapur
yamai devi is sister of lord jyotiba. yamai devi is kul-devi of many maharashtrian families. as per popular legend when a child is born then yamai devi writes the destiny of the child with in five days of birth. lord jyotiba is also kul-devata of many maharashtrian families. as per legend, lord jyotiba is an incarnation of […]
Mahaganapati temple in wai | Dholya ganapati temple wai
mahaganapati temple or dholya ganapati temple is located on bank of krishna river in wai, satara district of maharashtra. wai is an ancient city. during mahabharata time the city was known by the name “virat nagari’ (virat means very large and nagari means city in hindi). it is also called as ‘a town of temples‘ because there are […]
Kalubai temple, Visiting Mandhardevi kalubai temple
mandhardevi kalubai temple – this is again one of those charged temple which is quite popular among maharashtrian people. kaleshwari devi is fondly called as kalubai by the devotees. visiting kalubai temple: the temple lies in satara district, maharashtra. about 20 km from the satara distict. the temple is situated on a hill 4,650 feet above sea level and overlooks […]
Renuka mata temple sonai, Renukaa darbaar glass temple
renuka mata is mother of lord parshuram, (sixth avatar of lord vishnu). there is a beautiful renuka mata temple near shanishingnapur shani temple. although, i had visited shani shingnapur three times before but was not aware of this renuka mata glass temple. it was because of our driver ganesh who knew this temple that we had the good fortune […]
Jyotiba temple | Visiting Lord Jyotiba temple in wadi ratnagiri
lord jyotiba and khandoba (jejuri) are two important temples or deities in maharashtra. in the sense that they are kul-devatas (family gods) of many maharashtrian families. legends about lord jyotiba: 1. as per popular legend, lord jyotiba is an incarnation of three gods: brahma, vishnu, mahesha, and jamadagni. lord jyotiba helped goddess mahalaxmi to defeat the […]