palki – a festival image of the deity is taken out in procession around the temple courtyard each friday, and on full moon days. during navratri festival, the sarees which are put on goddess idol is sold as prasad in the temple complex. the mahalaxmi ma idol decoration is changed every day. The temple has statues of mahalaxmi, mahakali and saraswati ma. best is to take local conveyance like autorikshaw. the temple is situated in middle of a busy market. there are four massive doors to the temple. the temple also has a shri yantra which was installed by adi shankarcharya. many people visit this temple after visiting tirupati balaji. when you do the temple parikarma then you will get to see many small temples like shani dev temple, tulja bhavani temple, mahishasuramardini, vitthal-rakhmai, shiva, vishnu, navagrahas, surya, tirupati balaji temple and lord dattatreya temple.Īnother legend i have read is that lord dattreya visit this temple every afternoon to take bhiksha from mahalaxmi ma.Īnother legend, i have heard is that the temple is made by pandavas. there is a small temple of tirupati bala ji in the temple complex. a visit to tirupati balaji temple is not considered complete unless the devotee take the blessings of goddess in this temple. tirupati bala ji temple in mahalaxmi temple complexĪnother legend is that lakshmi ma and lord vishnu always stays here and will stay here till the eternity. in mahalaxmi temple, the sati ma eyes have fallen down. since body parts of sati (parvati ma) have fallen down on shakti peethas. this makes sense also as shakti peeth temples are associated with form of parvati ma. they all said it is form of parvati ma and also known as amba bai. i asked many local people that is it parvati ma or laxmi ma. Mahalaxmi temple is also known as ambabai temple. there are many legends associated with the temple. the temple history goes back to 5000 years. Its a neat and clean temple with a great architecture. other three shaktipeeth temple in maharashtra are: There are 3 and half shaktipeeth temple in maharashtra and this is one of them.

devotees pray to goddess for prosperity, happiness and peace in life. this temple is one of those 6 places where you can get salvation or your prayers can be fulfilled.

during navratri festival lakhs of devotees visit the temple to take goddess blessings. Mahalaxmi temple in kolhapur is one of the most loved temple in maharashtra.

Mahalaxmi kolhapur