Offering a blend of spirituality with the fun of an annual fair, Jyotiba Temple in Maharashtra is one of the most popular destinations to explore on your next vacation to the state. Being a popular pilgrimage site, the temple is frequented by tourists every year. With the views of the surrounding Sahyadri mountains and the devotional experience that you get to immerse yourself in, this temple is renowned for its cultural heritage and charm. If you are looking for an offbeat religious ... Jyotiba Temple is a Hindu shrine dedicated to Jyotiba, an incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, near Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India. The temple is built by Kedar craftsmen and has a big fair on Chaitra Poornima, when the temple turns pink with gulal. Jotiba temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. This is also called Kedarnath and Wadi Ratnagiri. Mythology says, Jotiba helped Mahalaxmi in her fight with the demons. He founded his kingdom on this mountain. He belongs to the Nath cult. He was born in the hands of Vimalmbuja, the wife of the sage Pougand, on Chaitra Shukla 6. It is situated to the north of Kolhapur in the deep, surrounded by green mountains and black precipices. The original temple was build in 1730 by Navajisaya. It is 330 ... The famous 'Jyotiba Devasthan (Temple)' and a folklore of majority people in Maharashtra and popularly known as 'Wadi Ratnagiri' is situated on the Jyotiba mountain range, about a Seventeen kilometers of north-west to the Kolhapur city.
