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22-483: Mahalakshmi Temple or Mahalaxmi Temple may refer to: Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur considered a Shakti Peeth Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai , a prominent Mumbai landmark Mahalakshmi Temple, Dahanu , a temple at Dahanu Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mahalakshmi Temple . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

44-551: A peculiar braid or knot of hair - also a term for god Shiva / Rishabhanatha ) I, founder of the Northern Silhara family, around 800. Since then North Konkan came to be known as Kapardi-dvipa or Kavadidvipa. The capital of this branch was Puri, now known as Rajapur in the Raigad District. The dynasty bore the title of Tagara-puradhishvara , which indicates that they originally hailed from Tagara. Around 1343

66-417: A pilgrimage helps achieve moksha (salvation). The temple of the goddess Mahalakshmi was built by Karnadeva in 634 CE Chalukya reign. Mounted on a stone platform, the murti of the crowned goddess is made of gemstone and weighs about 40 kilograms. The image of Mahalakshmi carved in black stone is 3 feet in height. The Shri Yantra is carved on one of the walls in the temple. A stone lion (the vahana of

88-412: Is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Mahalakshmi , who resides here as Supreme Mother Mahalakshmi and is worshipped by locals as Ambabai . Goddess Mahalakshmi is the consort of Lord Vishnu and it is customary among Hindus to visit Tirumala Venkateswara Temple , Kolhapur Mahalakshmi Temple and Padmavathi Temple as a yatra (pilgrimage). It is believed that visiting these temples as

110-462: Is evidence to show that the Konkan king Kamadeo, Chalukyas , Shilahara , Yadavas of Devagiri dynasties visited this city. Adi Shankaracharya also visited. In 109 CE, Karnadeo cut off the jungle and brought the temple to light. The existence goes back to the 8th century, according to Bhandarkar and Khare. Itihāsa Chakra indicates that the temple dates back to Mahājanapadā times. In the 8th century,

132-625: Is known to have built a fort at Vallipattana on the Western Coast. Aiyaparaja secured victory at Chandrapuri ( Chandor ) in Goa. The reign of Avasara I proved to be uneventful. His son Adityavarman, who is described as brilliant as the Sun in valour, offered help to the kings of Chandrapuri and Chemulya (modern Chaul), 30 miles to the south of Bombay, so the influence of the Shilaharas had spread over

154-600: Is possible that a new idol called Padmavati was installed at that time. Historian Paul Dundas in his book The Jains mentions that Mahalaxmi temple Kolhapur was a Jain temple. Sheshashayee Vishnu which is an octagonal structure closer to the eastern gate has a panel of 60 Jain Tirthankaras carvings. Jains worshipped the idol in the temple as Padmalaya or the abode of Padma or Padmavati , an epithet of Goddess Lakshmi . Furthermore, in Chalukya times, Ganapati before

176-510: The Rashtrakuta period. Shilahara Kingdom were split into three branches: The dynasty originally began as vassals of the Rashtrakuta dynasty which ruled the Deccan plateau between the 8th and 10th centuries. Govinda II, a Rashtrakuta king, conferred the kingdom of North Konkan (the modern districts of Thane , Mumbai and Raigad ) on Kapardin ( Sanskrit : Wearing the kaparda ,

198-529: The 119th and 698th names of Lakshmi in Lakshmi Sahasranama. This is also the description mentioned in the Rahasya of Devi Mahatmya . Professor Prabhakar Malshe says, "The name of Karaveera is still locally used to denote the city of Kolhapur". The temple belongs architecturally to the Chalukya empire and was first built in the 7th century. The temple is referred to in multiple Puranas. There

220-582: The Rastrakuta rule. This explains Bhima's opposition to Chandrapuri or Chandor. Avasara III, no doubt, ruled in troubled times, but had no contribution of his to make. Finally, Rattaraja, loyal to the Rastrakutas, was compelled to transfer his allegiance to Taila II. Soon after the issue of the plates in 1008, the rule of Konkan passed over to the later Chalukyas. (Dept. Gazetteer: Kolaba, 1964, Dept. Gazetteer: 2002) The Shilahara family at Kolhapur

242-500: The capital was shifted to Kolhapur , some of their grants mention Valavada, and the hill fort of Pranalaka or Padmanala ( Panhala ) as the places of royal residence. Even though the capital was shifted to Kolhapur , Karhad retained its significance during the Shilahara period. This branch rose to power during the latter part of the Rashtrakuta rule and so, unlike the kings of the other two branches, those of this branch do not mention

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264-464: The clutches of Garuda . The family-name Shilahara (meaning "mountain-peak food" in Sanskrit) is supposed to have been derived from this incident. Even single inscriptions have more than one form of the name; one has the three forms Silara, Shilara and Shrillara. After Rashtrakuta power became weak, the last known ruler of this family, Rattaraja, declared his independence. But Chalukya Jayasimha,

286-484: The genealogy of the ten ancestors of Rattaraja but also mentions their exploits. The founder, Sanaphulla, was vassal of the Rastrakuta emperor Krisna I who had established his power over Konkan by 765 and probably handed it to Sanaphulla. The Kharepatan plates declare that Sanaphulla obtained lordship over the territory between Sahya mountain and the sea through the favour of Krisnaraja. Sana-phulla's son Dhammayira

308-556: The goddess), stands behind the statue. The crown contains a five headed snake. Furthermore, she holds a Matulinga fruit, mace, shield and a pānapātra (drinking bowl). In Lakshmi Sahasranama of Skanda Purana, Goddess Lakshmi is praised as "Om Karaveera Nivasiniye Namaha" means "Glory to the Goddess who lives in Karaveera" and as "Om Sesha Vasuki Samsevyaa Namaha" means "Glory to Goddess who is served by Adi Sesha and Vasuki ". They are

330-537: The island of Salsette , and eventually the whole archipelago, passed to the Muzaffarid dynasty . Shilaharas of Southern Maharashtra at Kolhapur was the latest of the three and was founded about the time of downfall of the Rashtrakuta Empire. All the branches of this family traced their descent from the legendary Vidyadhara prince Jimutavahana , who sacrificed himself to rescue a Naga prince from

352-442: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahalakshmi_Temple&oldid=1054467789 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur Mahalakshmi Temple (also known as Ambabai Mandir )

374-612: The northern branch of Konkan , the Shilaharas of Kolhapur claimed to be of the lineage of the Vidyadhara Jimutavahana. They carried the banner of golden Garuda. One of the many titles used by the Shilaharas was Tagarapuravaradhisvara , or supreme sovereign ruler of Tagara. The first capital of the Shilaharas was probably at Karad during the reign of Jatiga-II as known from their copper plate grant of Miraj and 'Vikramankadevacharita' of Bilhana. Hence sometimes they are referred as 'Shilaharas of Karad'. Later on although

396-401: The temple sank down due to an earthquake. In the 9th century, King Gandavadix extended the temple by building Mahakali Mandir. During 1178–1209, in the reign of Raja Jaysing and Sindhava, South gate and Atibaleshwar Temple were built. In 1218, Yadav king Tolum built Mahadwar and offered jewels to Devi. Furthermore, Shilaharas built Maha Sarasvati Mandir. He, being a Jain, got 64 idols carved. It

418-471: The temple was installed. In the 13th century, Shankaracharya built Nagar Khana and Office, Deepmalas. This article about a Hindu place of worship is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shilahara The Shilahara ( IAST : Śilāhāra; also Shelara, Selara, Shilara, Silara) was a royal dynasty that established itself in northern and southern Konkan in 8th century CE, present-day Mumbai and Southern Maharashtra ( Kolhapur ) during

440-529: The whole of Konkan . At this time Laghu Kapardi, the ruler of the Thane branch, was just a boy and the help given to the ruler of Chaul must have been at his expense. Avasara II continued the policy of his father. Indraraja's son Bhima is styled as 'Rahuvadgrasta Chandramandala' because he overthrew the petty ruler of Chandor. At this time the Kadamba ruler Sasthadeva and his son Chaturbhuja were trying to overthrow

462-472: The younger brother of Vikramaditya, overthrew him and appropriated his possessions. North Konkan was conquered by the Rashtrakuta king Dantidurga sometime in the second quarter of the eighth century. This house's history is known through one record, the Kharepatan plates of Rattaraja issued in 1008. Rattaraja was the last ruler of this dynasty. The document is extremely important as it not only gives

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484-470: Was the latest of the three and was founded about the time of the downfall of the Rashtrakuta Empire. They ruled over southern Maharashtra and Northern Karnataka , the modern districts of Satara, Kolhapur and Belagavi. Their family deity was the goddess Mahalakshmi, whose blessing they claimed to have secured in their copperplate grants (Mahalakshmi-labdha-vara-prasada). Like their relatives of

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