Locality : Kolhapur State : Maharashtra Country : India Nearest City : Pune Best Season To Visit : All Languages : Hindi & English Temple Timings : 5.00 AM and 8.00 PM. Photography : Not Allowed
Locality : Kolhapur State : Maharashtra Country : India Nearest City : Pune Best Season To Visit : All Languages : Hindi & English Temple Timings : 5.00 AM and 8.00 PM. Photography : Not Allowed
Five worship services are offered each day at the Kolhapur Mahalaxmi temple. The first one is at 5 am, and it involves the waking of the deity with a Kakada – torch, to the accompaniment of hymns. The second worship service at 8 am involves the offeirng of the Shodashopachara pooja consisting of 16 elements. The afternoon and evening services and the Shejaarati pooja constitute the three other services. A festival image of the deity is taken out in procession around the temple courtyard each Friday, and on full moon days.