Temple inside view Tuljapur Temple Back Door view
TULJAPUR A HOLY PLACE
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Temple inside view Tuljapur Temple Back Door view
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This is a temple town which rose to
prominence during the Maratha regime and the goddess was a family deity of the Bhosle
rulers. Chhatrapati Shivaji used to take her blessings for success in his military
campaigns. It is believed that the Tulja Bhavani presented Shivaji with the Bhavani sword.
Tuljapur is one of the holy place in Maharashtra in Osmanabad district. This place comes
under the Marathwada region located 270 meter above sea level on the hills called as
Balaghat. The name of this town was "Chinchpur" as this place is full of
Tamarind trees, but, later on changed to "Tuljapur" after the name of Shree
Tulja Bhavani. Now it is considered one of the main holy places in India. Lakhs of
devotees from all over the country visit this place. The place has religious significance
during the period of "Navratra". Pandharpur and Akkalkot are the
other nearby places of religious significance.
