The Chattushringi[1]Temple also spelt as Chattushrungi Temple is a Hindu temple in the city of Pune in Maharashtra state of India.[2] The temple is located on the slope of a hill on Senapati Bapat Road.[3] It is said to have been built during the reign of the Maratha king Shivaji. The temple is looked after by Chattushringi Devasthan (Temple) trustees.
Chattushringi (Chattu means four) is a mountain with four peaks. The Chattushringi temple is 90 feet (27 m) high and 125 feet (38 m) wide and is a symbol of power and faith. One has to climb more than 200 steps to reach the shrine of Goddess Chattushringi. In the temple premises there are also temples of Goddess Durga and Lord Ganesh. This includes eight miniature idols of Ashtavinayaka. These small temples are located on the four separate hillocks.[3]
The legend associated with the temple is that, once there was a rich and prosperous merchant named Durlabhsheth Pitambardas Mahajan who was an ardent believer of Goddess Saptashrungi Devi and visited Vani every now and then. But as he grew older, he could no longer travel and this hindered him from visiting the temple and it bought him sorrow in his heart, he prayed Saptashrungi Devi with tears and then one night the Goddess Saptashrungi Devi appeared in his dream and told him, "if you can not come to me, I will come to you & stay near you." She told him to come to a mountain situated in the North-West of Pune & dig there. The place as described by the goddess was traced out and a miracle happened as he found a natural statue of the goddess (swayambhu devi). He constructed the temple at that place and this is the same temple which was renovated from time to time, which is the present temple.[4]
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The presiding deity of the temple is Goddess Chattushringi, also known as Goddess Ambareshwari. She is also considered as the presiding deity of the city of Pune. The temple is maintained by the Chattushringi Devasthan Trust. Every year a fair is held at the foothills on the eve of Navratri. Thousands of people gather to worship the Goddess Chattushringi.[3]
chaturshringi, temple, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2015. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Chaturshringi Temple news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Chattushringi 1 Temple also spelt as Chattushrungi Temple is a Hindu temple in the city of Pune in Maharashtra state of India 2 The temple is located on the slope of a hill on Senapati Bapat Road 3 It is said to have been built during the reign of the Maratha king Shivaji The temple is looked after by Chattushringi Devasthan Temple trustees Chaturshringi Temple Chaturshrungi Templeश र चत र श र ग द वस थ नReligionAffiliationHinduismDeityGoddess ChaturshringiFestivalsNavratriLocationLocationSenapati Bapat Road PuneStateMaharashtraCountryIndiaLocation in Maharashtra IndiaGeographic coordinates18 32 20 36 N 73 49 41 60 E 18 5389889 N 73 8282222 E 18 5389889 73 8282222ArchitectureTypeWest IndianCreatorDurlabhsheth Pitambardas MahajanCompletedDuring Shivaji s reignWebsitehttp www chattushringidevasthanpune orgChattushringi Chattu means four is a mountain with four peaks The Chattushringi temple is 90 feet 27 m high and 125 feet 38 m wide and is a symbol of power and faith One has to climb more than 200 steps to reach the shrine of Goddess Chattushringi In the temple premises there are also temples of Goddess Durga and Lord Ganesh This includes eight miniature idols of Ashtavinayaka These small temples are located on the four separate hillocks 3 Contents 1 Legend 2 Deity 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLegend editThe legend associated with the temple is that once there was a rich and prosperous merchant named Durlabhsheth Pitambardas Mahajan who was an ardent believer of Goddess Saptashrungi Devi and visited Vani every now and then But as he grew older he could no longer travel and this hindered him from visiting the temple and it bought him sorrow in his heart he prayed Saptashrungi Devi with tears and then one night the Goddess Saptashrungi Devi appeared in his dream and told him if you can not come to me I will come to you amp stay near you She told him to come to a mountain situated in the North West of Pune amp dig there The place as described by the goddess was traced out and a miracle happened as he found a natural statue of the goddess swayambhu devi He constructed the temple at that place and this is the same temple which was renovated from time to time which is the present temple 4 Deity editThe presiding deity of the temple is Goddess Chattushringi also known as Goddess Ambareshwari She is also considered as the presiding deity of the city of Pune The temple is maintained by the Chattushringi Devasthan Trust Every year a fair is held at the foothills on the eve of Navratri Thousands of people gather to worship the Goddess Chattushringi 3 See also editList of Hindu temples in IndiaReferences edit Website of Chattushringi Devi Mandir chattushringidevasthanpune org n d Retrieved 30 October 2016 Chaturshringi Temple Pune May 2013 Retrieved 1 May 2015 a b c Hebbar Prajakta 30 September 2013 Know Your City Chaturshringi Temple Indian Express Burange Yashodhaan 30 July 2018 Pune s Chaturshringi Temple The Story and Myth Punekar External links editChattushringi Devasthan Pune nbsp This article about an Indian Hindu place of worship is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chaturshringi Temple amp oldid 1179267162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
