Global InformationMandhradevi information
| Mandhardevi | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Satara District |
| Deity | Lord Mandeshwar |
| Location | |
| Location | Wai |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Country | India |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | More than 400 years old |
Mandhardevi Kalubai temple is near Wai (Satara District, Maharashtra, India). Located on a hill 4,650 feet above sea level, the temple, some 20 km from Wai, Satara,[1] overlooks the picturesque Pandavgad Fort and Purandar fort. Devotees attribute miraculous properties to a grove around the shrine. Local lore has it that the temple is more than 400 years old but no definite date on the construction is available.
The title of the land is in the name of Lord Mandeshwar and Kaleshwari Devi. Most of the year there is little tourist traffic.
The nearest primary health centre is six kilometres away and a major hospital is at Satara town.[citation needed]
The idol of Kalubai sports two silver masks and silk finery. The masks are carried in a procession by members of the Gurav family, seen as the hereditary custodians of the shrine. Members of this family take turns to conduct rituals.
- ^ S.S. Shashi (1996). Encyclopaedia Indica: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Volume 100. Anmol Publications. p. 54.