Legends:
The Karavira Mahatmya states that Vishnu resides in the form of
Mahalakshmi at Kolhapur.
Legend has it that Kolhasura, a demon that tormented the Gods and other beings,
was destroyed by Mahalakshmi here at Karavira, and that the spot of his death
became a thirtha and that she took abode here in a shrine which constitutes the
temple today. Kolhapur
is having a history of more than 2000 years.
The Cultural Hub
of Maharashtra:
Kolhapur, the land of
magnificent temples, is the religious pride of Maharashtra.
Nested in the tranquil laps of the Sahyadri mountain ranges, it is situated on
the banks of the river Panchganga.
Founded by Chhatrapati Tarabai, this princely
state flourished under the reign of Chhatrapati’s of Kolhapur,
especially under the legendry Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj and Rajaram
Chhatrapati Maharaj who set a vision and laid the foundation of modern Kolhapur.
Education has always been in the forefront with one
dream project of late Shri Rajivji. The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kolhapur at
Kagal is the first CBSE affiliated Govt. school in the entire district working
as a pace setting institute.
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