Ambabai Temple

AMBABAI TEMPLE

Shri Mahalakshmi Temple of Kolhapur in Maharashtra is one of the Shakti Peeths also called Dakshin Kashi, which is mentioned in the Puranas. It draws numerous pilgrims to its holy abode everyday. The temple belongs, architecturally to the Kannada Chalukya Empire and may have been first built circa 700 AD. Mounted on a stone platform, the image of the four armed and crowned goddesses is made of gemstone and weighs about 40 kilograms.

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