Temple of Maharashtra

Temple At Maharastra

Maharashtra is an ancient land with rich culture and traditions. This state has many famous temples that are visited by innumerable devotees every year. Maharashtra also owns two of the ancient rock cut temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. These famous temples are the Elephanta Cave Temple and the Kailashanatha Temple at Ellora.

Famous Lord Ganesha is the most respected and worshiped gods in Maharashtra. There are eight shrines dedicated to him, which are located around Pune. These shrines are collectively known as the Ashta Vinayak temples. The Mahalakshmi temples at Kolhapur and Mumbai are also famous. The city of Nashik in Maharashtra is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage center, where many famous temples are located like the Kalaram Temple, Kapaleshwar Temple, Muktidham Temple etc.

Kalaram Temple

The most significant temple is the Kalaram temple located in the Panchavati area, Nashik. This temple built in 1794 by Gopikabai Peshwa, is another architectural grandeur, with the motif, pretty much analogous to that of the Trimbakeshwar Temple. The speciality of the temple is that it was built with black stones.

The Temple

The temple got the name Kalaram Mandir as the idol of lord Ram is of black colour and the 'Kalash' is made of 32 tons of gold. The temple is made by complete black stones, which has four doors facing East, West, South and North. The stones were brought from Ramshej 200 years ago. It took 23 lakhs of rupees and 2,000 workers to build the temple in 12 years. This 70 feet high structure has been built with black stone extracted from the mine of Ramsej Hill. The copper peak of the temple is gold-plated and looks ravishing by day and night as well.

Idol

Festival

During festivals like Ram Navami, Dasara (Dusshera) and Chaitra Padwa (Hindu New Year day) great processions and 'Utsav' take place.