MOTHER MAHALAKSHMI OF KOLHAPUR

It is this temple that received many valuable endowments from the foreigners; it is here the three Goddesses - Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati and Mahakali are enshrined in the central shrine; it is this city founded by Padmavarma son of Yadu; it is here Kasha did penance; it is this kshetra that kept up its eminence in all the seven kalpas with different names under distinguished rulers; and it is this kshetra that confers both moksha and bhoga salvation and material benefits to all.

Renowned in puranas as pilgrimage centre, prominent as the capital of many dynasties; visited by pravaktas, and acharyas, patronized by imperial families; associated with the sports of the Trimurthi, eulogized in devotional literature, worshipped by eminent Peshwas, the holy Mother and Kshetra have been drawing pilgrims since time immemorial.

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