Durga Devi Temple, Guhagar
| Durga Devi Temple | |
|---|---|
 Durga Devi temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Deity | Durga |
| Location | |
  Location in Maharashtra | |
| Geographic coordinates | 17°29′41″N 73°11′17″E / 17.494813°N 73.188067°E |
| Website | |
| www | |
Durga Devi temple, Guhagar is a temple[1] at Guhagar, a taluka in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra state in India.
Story
[edit]According to Hindu mythology, goddess defeated the ill energies in one night and saved Guhagar from possible destruction. During her war with the enemy, a pearl from one of the ornaments was broken. Goddess ordered one of her devotees to collect the broken pearl from a tree near the seashore.[2]
The goddess also killed a devil named Mahishasura and hence got the name Mahishasoor Mardini[3][4]
Surroundings
[edit]Around the temple, there is a lake with a central wooden pillar.[5] There are four temples of the subordinate shrines at four corners of the main temple, thus converting it into Panchayatan style temple. A Panchayatana temple has four subordinate shrines on four corners and the main shrine in the center of the podium, which comprises their base.[6]
Gallery
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Shri Navadurga Devi, Guhagar -
Shri Durgeche Manohari Roop -
Official Aarti of Shri Navdurga of Guhagar -
Shri Navdurga of Guhagar and her Official Aarti
References
[edit]- ^ "Guhagar Temples - Ratnagiri - Vyadeshwar Temple near Guhagar Beach - Durga Devi Temple - Guhagar - Temples near Guhagar Beach - Guhagar Travel Guide". www.guhagar.ind.in.
- ^ "shri_durga_book" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasura Mardini) - Work of Art - Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - The Metropolitan Museum of Art". The Met’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
- ^ "The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasura Mardini) - Bangladesh or India - Pala period - The Met". The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ^ "Guhagar-Durga devi Temple" – via Flickr.
- ^ "Welcome the-world-heritage-sites.com - BlueHost.com". www.the-world-heritage-sites.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
External links
[edit]- Velavan Beach House -Coastal Homestay at Guhagar