Tulja Bhavani Temple

Dharashiv district, IN

Shree Tulaja Bhavani Temple is a 12th century CE Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Bhavani. It was built in 12th century CE by Mahamandaleshwara Māradadeva of the Kadamb dynasty. Considered as one of the 51 Shakti Pithas, it is located on the banks of Mandakini River and Bori Dam in Yamunachala Hill

of Balaghat Range of Tuljapur, which is 45 km northeast of Solapur, in Dharashiv district of Maharashtra in India. This Tuljapur Bhavani temple, along with Renuka temple at Mahur (330 km northeast of Tuljapur), Mahalaxmi temple at Kolhapur (275 southwest of Tuljapur), and Saptashringi temple at Vani (375 northwest of Tuljapur), make up the four great Shaktipithas of Maharashtra. There are other temples of Tulja Bhavani in India, such as the Chittorgarh Fort Tulja Bhavani Temple at Chittorgarh built in 1537–1540. This is 960 km north of Tuljapur. As well as this, there is the Patnakuva Tulja Bhavani Temple in the Gandhinagar district of Gujarat, which is 1,000 km northwest of Tuljapur.

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