Saptashrungi Mata Temple at Vani, Nashik

Saptashrungi Devi is Amba Mata, she is located at Vani a area muggy the city of Nashik in the disclose of Maharashtra. This place is one of the 51 shakti peeths in India & Pakistan.

Saptashrungi Mata Temple, Vani

The state of Maharashtra is the quarters to four of these peeths, they are namely

*Saptashrungi Devi at Vani, Nashik.

*Tulja Bhavani at Tuljapur

*Amba Bhavani or Mahalakshmi at Kolhapur.

*Renuka Devi in Mahur village in Nanded District.

The devi is carved concerning the subject of a stone cliff concerning top of the mountain Saptashrung at an altitude of 1230 meters above sea level. The carving is eight feet high and is carved upon a single stone twist. Devi a weapon held in each of her eighteen arms. Sapta-Shrungi means Seven Beauties, these are a chain of Seven mountain peaks and for that defense the make known Saptashrungi identifies considering Durga Devi who resides here. In general Durga Devi likes to reside upon top of the mountains so one of here names is Parvati (of the mountains). The temple is located at N 20 23 28.6; E 735425.1, it nice of sticks to the cliff where the Devi is carved. There is a road, which goes taking place to and altitude of 1150 meters, from here there is flight of 470 stairs, which goes right taking place to the shrine. The temple is taking into consideration ease related when the city of Nashik past own occurring transport buses.

One of the definitely important books that was composed at this place is the Devi Mahatmaya or Durga Saptashati which is section of the Markendeya Puran. Sage Markandeya wrote this book.

SWAYAMBHU SHRI GANESH MANDIR

Today I am writing this blog about a SWAYAMBHU SHRI GANESH MANDIR close to my native in Sangli district. Since my childhood I have been staunch follower of this temple. The interesting fact about this Ganesha Temple is that the Ganesha Idol here is not the installed one, but instead has come out of the ground. It has gradually kept rising above the ground. From few inches of height during my childhood, now it has risen to some 2 and half feet above the ground. This is very much reason as why this is being called Swayambhu Shree Ganesh.

Over the years it has earned fame and reputation for fulfilling the desires of thousands of people in Sangli district and surrounding areas. It has been worshiped as being "Navasacha Ganapati". This means "Wish-Fulfilling Ganesha". People visits this temple in huge numbers on every Tuesdays, Ganesh Chaturthi, Vinayak Chatuthi, Sankashti, Anagarki, Ganesh Jayanti etc.

This temple is located in small village called "Antri Khurda" in 32 Shirala Taluka of Sangli District in Maharashtra state. This is somewhere around 25 kms from Peth Naka on NH4 on en route to Kolhapur.

From Mumbai/Thane/Pune, one can travel up to Peth Naka and take sharing vehicle or ST bus to reach to Shirala town and from their take another sharing vehicle or ST bus to reach to Anti Khurda. To travel up to Peth Naka, one can take ST buses, Private Luxury buses from Mumbai/Thane/Pune going to Sangli, Kolhapur, Karnataka. There are certain buses right up to Shirala as well.

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