- Mandher Devi Temple in Mandhradevi
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Mandherdevi Kalubai temple is near Wai (Satara District, Maharashtra, India). Located on a hill 4,650 feet above sea level, the temple, some 20 km from Satara, overlooks the picturesque Purandar fort. Devotees attribute miraculous properties to a grove around the shrine. Local lore has it that the temple is more than 400 years old and was built during Shivaji's Maratha rule. However, no definite date on the temple's construction is available.
The title of the land is in the name of Lord Mandeshwar and Kaleshwari Devi. Most of the year there is little tourist traffic here. The nearest primary health centre is six kilometres away and a major hospital is at Satara town.
The temple is popular among Hindus who undertake the annual Kalubai Jatra pilgrimage over a ten day period every January. The main event is a 24-hour-long festival on the day of the full moon that includes animal sacrifices to the demons of goddess whom she killed. The goddess is offered (Nivad) of Puran Poli - a sweet and also Curd-Rice. The religious event usually draws more than 300,000 devotees. The annual fair is in honour of Kaleshwari Devi, fondly called Kalubai by the faithful.
The idol of Kalubai sports two silver masks and silk finery. The masks are carried in a procession by members of the Gurav family, seen as the hereditary custodians of the shrine. Members of this family take turns to conduct rituals.
Stampede
Over 300 devotees died there in a stampede in 2005.
See also
Hindu Temples in Maharashtra Alandi • Ashtavinayaka (Morgaon, Siddhatek, Pali, Mahad, Theur, Lenyadri, Ozar, Ranjangaon) • Bhimashankar Temple • Bhuleshwar Temple • Chaturshringi Temple • Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple • Dashabhuja Temple • Ganapati Temple, Redi • Grishneshwar • Jejuri • Kailash Temple • Kalaram Temple • Kopineshwar Mandir, Thane • Kukdeshwar Temple • Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur • Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai • Mahur Renuka Temple • Mandher Devi Temple in Mandhradevi • Mumba Devi Temple • Nerul Balaji Temple, Maharashtra • Panchavati • Patit Pavan Mandir • Rameshwar Mandir • Saptashrungi • Sarasbaug Ganpati • Satpuda Manudevi Temple, Adgaon • Shani Shingnapur • Shegaon • Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai • Siddheshwar & Ratneshwar Temple • Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai • Titwala Ganesha temple • Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple • Tulja Bhavani Temple • Vajreshwari Temple • Vithoba Temple, Pandharpur • Yamai
Categories:- Shakti temples
- Hindu temples in Maharashtra
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