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{{Short description|Hindu temples in India}}
{{Saktism}}
{{Hinduism}}

Three and a half [[Shakta pithas]] (prominent worship centres of Hindu goddesses) are in [[Maharashtra]].<ref>[http://www.nivalink.com/destination-exp/three-and-a-half-shakti-peeth-goddess-shakti-maharashtra Three and a half Shakta pithas of Goddess Shakti in Maharashtra ]</ref>

These four temples are:

# [[Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur]]
# [[Tulja Bhavani Temple]] at [[Tuljapur]] in Dharashiv district
# [[Renuka]] Temple at [[Mahur, Maharashtra|Mahur]] (Matripur) in Nanded district
# [[Saptashrungi]] Temple of Vani in Nashik district.<ref name="Bansal2008">{{cite book|author=Sunita Pant Bansal|title=Hindu Pilgrimage|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lzPCOVQGP3wC&pg=PT191|accessdate=2 March 2013|date=23 January 2008|publisher=Hindoology Books|isbn=978-81-223-0997-3|pages=191–}}</ref> This is known as a half Shakta pitha of Goddess Shakti.<ref>[http://blessingsonthenet.com/indian-temple/article/1206/three-and-a-half-shakti-peeth-maharashtra Three And A Half Shakta pithas Maharashtra]</ref>

==Mahalaxmi==
{{Main article|Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur}}
The [[Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur|Mahalaxmi]] (also known as Ambabai) Temple situated in [[Kolhapur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], is one of the 18 Maha [[Shakta pithas]] listed in [[Skanda Purana|skanda]] [[puranas|puran]], and one of 52 Shakta pithas according to various [[Puranas]] of Hinduism. According to these writings, a Shakta pitha is a place associated with [[Shakti]], the [[Goddess]] of power. This is the place where maa [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati's]] 3 eyes fell. The Kolhapur Shakta pitha is of special religious significance being one of the six places where it is believed that one can either obtain salvation from desires or have them fulfilled. Kolhapur Peeth is also known as Karvir Peeth or Shree Peetham. Lakhs of devotees visit the temple every year, from all over Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana.

==Tulja Bhavani==
{{Main article|Tulja Bhavani Temple}}
Tulja Bhavani Temple is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the goddess [[Durga]]. Goddess Durga live here in her tulja bhavani form.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tuljabhavani.in/ |title=Home |website=tuljabhavani.in}}</ref> She is also known as the adishakti. She is Maharashtra's guardian goddess [Maharastrachi kulaswamini] of Bharat. It is located in [[Tuljapur]] in [[Dharashiv district]] of [[Maharashtra]] and is considered as one of the 51 [[Shakta pithas]]. It is situated 45  km from [[Solapur]]. The temple was built in c. 12th century CE.

==Renuka==
{{Main article|Renuka}}
Reṇukā/Renu is a [[Hindu]] goddess worshipped predominantly in the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is one of the [[Shakta pithas|18 Maha Shakta pithas]]."Renu" means "Atom/Mother of Universe"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.esakal.com/esakal/20100904/5485665681142013664.htm|title=माहूरकरांना आता विकासाची स्वप्नं|trans-title=Mahurkarâna Aata Vikasachi Swapna|language=Marathi|work=[[Sakal]]|date=September 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103348/http://www.esakal.com/esakal/20100904/5485665681142013664.htm|archivedate=2015-05-18}}</ref> She is also worshipped in the [[South India]]n states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Karanataka]], [[Tamil Nadu]], and [[Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.renukaparameswari.org/|title=Sri Renuka Amman Parameswari|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518065743/http://www.renukaparameswari.org/|archivedate=2015-05-18}}</ref> Renuka's temple at [[Mahur, Maharashtra|Mahur]] in Maharashtra is considered one of the Shakta pithas. Another temple of Renuka mata is in [[Konkan]], also worshipped as Padmakshi Renuka. It is also Shakta pitha among 108 peethas but not considered in main 1/3 Shakta pithas of Maharashtra. Renuka is also called "Renu", which means "Atom/Mother of the Universe".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vhp.org/temples-of-bharat/shakti-pithas-of-maharashtra|title=Shakti Pithas of Maharashtra|work=[[Vishva Hindu Parishad|VHP]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150429120819/http://vhp.org/temples-of-bharat/shakti-pithas-of-maharashtra|archivedate=2015-04-29}}</ref>

==Saptashrungi==
{{Main article|Saptashrungi}}
Saptashrungi {{IAST|Saptaśrr̥ṇgī}}) is a site of Hindu pilgrimage situated {{Convert|60|km}} from [[Nashik]] in west Indian state of [[Maharashtra]] in India. According to [[Hindu]] traditions, the goddess Saptashrungi Nivasini dwells within the seven mountain peaks. (''Sapta'' means seven and ''shrung'' means peaks.) It is located in [[Nanduri]], [[Kalwan]] taluka, a small village near [[Nashik]] in India. Devotees visit this place in large numbers every day.<ref name=Gad>{{Cite web|url=http://nashik.nic.in/htmldocs/touristplaces.htm|title=Places of Tourist Nashik District|accessdate=2 March 2013|publisher=Official web site of Nashik District|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001202528/http://nashik.nic.in/htmldocs/touristplaces.htm|archivedate=1 October 2013}}</ref> The temple is also known popularly as one of the "three and half [[Shakta pithas]]" of [[Maharashtra]]. The temple is also one among the 51 Shakta pithas located on the [[Indian subcontinent]] and is a location where one of [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]]'s (first wife of Lord [[Shiva]]) limbs, her right arm is reported to have fallen. Its half Shakta pitha among three and half Shakta pithas of Maharashtra.

==See also==

*[[Kalighat]]
*[[Renuka]]
*[[Saptashrungi]]
*[[Tulja Bhavani]]
*[[Yatra]]

==References==
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{{Hindu temples in Maharashtra}}

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[[Category:Shakta pithas]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Maharashtra]]

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