The temple of Goddess Chatturshringi Temple is located in the district of Pune, Maharashtra
City - Pune
State - Maharashtra
Distance from -
Shivajinagar railway station - 4km
Pune Junction - 7 km
Pune International Airport - 14 km
How to reach -
Rental cars, private vehicles, Auto rickshaws, Buses
Online booking of Yatra buses from many cities to the temple, especially during major festivals is arranged by the temple trust
Time -
6 a.m to 9 p.m.
6 a.m to 12 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays as the devotees crowd is much more.
Other names of the Goddess - Ambareshwari, MahaLaksmee, Mahakalee, Mahasaraswatee
Goddess Chattushringi temple is located in the north west of Pune city on a slope of a group of 4 hills hence the name since Chattu means 4.
The temple is quite big with a height of 90 feet and a width of 125 feet. It represents the strength, power of the Goddess and the faith of her devotees.
The temple premises have temples of Goddess Durga and Lord Ganpati. Lord Ganpati's temple has 8 miniature idols of Ashtavinayaka.
There is a smaller version of the temple right at the main entrance which is also visited by the devotees.
Goddess Chattushringi and Lord Ganpati are the presiding dieties of the city of Pune and hence have innumerable followers and devotees.
Apparently the story regarding the construction of the temple goes like this. A rich Peshwa merchant, Durlabhsheth Pitambardas Mahajan, in the times of Maratha rule was an ardent devotee of the Goddess and would regularly visit the Vani devi temple. As he grew older he was unable to travel and this troubled him a lot. Pleased with his faith and devotion, the Goddess appeared in his dream and gave him a location in Pune itself for finding her idol and where he should construct her temple so that he may visit her again regularly. Accordingly on digging up the said place an idol of the Goddess was revealed ( Swayambhu devi ). The merchant got a grand temple built for her as per her instructions. This tale is about 250 - 300 years old. Down the ages the temple has been repaired and restored many times.
The temple is managed by a trust by the name of
Chattushringi Devasthan Trust. ( श्री चत्तुशृंगी देवस्थान ). The trust has done a good job of maintaining the premises, surroundings, stairs etc. The 100 plus steps are well made and after every 6 steps a sitting and resting point is constructed. The trust has also made provisions for a dharamshala, drinking water, waterfalls, fountains and water banks for the convenience of the thousands of devotees who visit every year.
The festival of Navratri is celebrated lavishly with the whole temple complex being lit with tradtional oil lamps. Every year the trust also does something unique to add to the festivities, like dropping hundreds of flower petals from a helicopter on the temple premises.
On Dussehra day, a silver idol is placed in a silver chariot and taken around in a procession for the devotees to pay their respects.
The trust is also planning to bring about more amenities lik free Wi-Fi, CCTVs, LED TVs at the entrance that will show the inner sanctum for the waiting devotees along with loudspeakers for important announcents and playing devotional songs. A firebrigade , ambulances with trained Doctors is also to be provided during auspicious days and major festival periods.
Videography and Pictures are not allowed inside the temple.
Picture source -
Temple, wikipedia
Goddess Chaturshringi
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