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Mahalakshmi Temple Kolhapur
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
7th Century CE
One of the Shakti Peethas and one of six Mahalakshmi temples. A sun ray falls on the deity during March-April equinox.
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Details
- Dynasty
- Rashtrakuta
- Style
- Hemadpanthi / Chalukya
- Primary Deity
- Mahalakshmi (Shakti Peetha)
- Languages
- Marathi, Sanskrit
- Scripts
- Devanagari, Sanskrit
Historical Significance
Shakti Peetha. Solar equinox light on deity. Chhatrapati Shahu patronage
Architectural Features
Equinox sun alignmentShakti PeethaKirnotsav festival