🕉1/n -7th Century Chalukya Era Shri Ambabai Mahalaxmi Temple,Kolhapur,Maharashtra - a Shakti Peetha on PanchGanga River banks. Mounted on Stone platform, Murthi of Crowned Goddess is made of gemstone & weighs 40 kgs & is 3Ft in height. Shri Yantra is carved on the Temple wall 🚩 
🕉 2/n- Acc to Karavira Mahatmya,Lord Vishnu resides here in form of Devi Mahalaxmi. Demon Kolhasura, was destroyed by Goddess Mahalakshmi here at Karavira which is the temple today. Central Shrine is of Devi Mahalakshmi & two on either side are of Mahakali & Mahasaraswathi 🚩
🕉3/n-The Temple GarbaGriha is designed such that once a year, the Sun’s setting rays fall on the face of Goddess Mahalakshmi for a period of 3 days in March & Sept. Above Goddess Mahalaxmi’s sanctum is a shrine Of Lord Mahadev🚩@chitranayal09 @yashshiningstar
🕉 4/n- The Divine & Beautiful Shri Ambabai Mahalaxmi temple complex exhibits mortarless construction echoing the style of the early Deccan temples. The Richly Carved horizontal mouldings & the vertical offsets create a rich light & shade pattern 🚩#JaiMataDi #IncredibleIndia
🕉 Credits: Wiki 🚩
