Navratri 2017 – Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Temple
Photo Courtesy VAM Photo Studio (Mr. Vinayak Mhetar) Pashchim Maharashtra Devasthan Vyavasthapan Samiti Kolhapur Mahalakshmi Temple is the most important Shakti [...]
Roading in the Western Ghats
Until a few decades back, many of the roads in interior or rural India were simple dirt tracks carved out through jungles and forest. [...]
कोल्हापुरातील महालक्ष्मी मंदिराच्या 5 अनोख्या गोष्टी
नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते । शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तुते ॥१॥ महालक्ष्मी जी महामाया आहे, जिची पूजा स्वतः देव तिच्या निवासी करतात त्या देवीला नमस्कार. महालक्ष्मी जिच्या [...]
Navratra Mahotsav 2016
Navratra (nine nights) festival is celebrated for ten days during the Hindu months [...]
Kanyagat Mahaparvkal / कन्यागत महापर्वकाळ
गुरू राशीत बारा वर्षांनी कन्या राशीत प्रवेश करत असून, त्यानुसार ११ ऑगस्टला नृसिंहवाडी येथे कन्यागताला प्रारंभ होत आहे. वर्षभर हा सोहळा सुरू राहणार [...]
The story of mardani khel
In Kolhapur, Maharashtra, we watched a group of children practice a martial art form called mardani khel. When we came back, we tried to trace [...]
Kolhapur – Tracing Kushti’s (Wrestling) Origin
Kha-thoo! A low, deep, guttural sound followed like the engine of a truck springing to life after a night in frigid Delhi winter. “Did you [...]