Tuljapur temple

Tuljapur Temple History, Timings, Live Darshan details

Tuljapur temple History

As per the Legend, After the death of Sage Kadarbh, his wife Anubuthi performed strict penance for the Goddess Bhavani to take care of her child on the banks of River Mandakini. The demon Kurkur tried hard to interrupt Tapasya, Goddess Bhavani killed the demon and rescued Anubuthi. It is believed that Goddess Bhavani self-manifested here.

Tuljapur temple Tirth

Kallola Tirth

Viswakarma built the temple for the deity at Yamunachala on Lord Brahma’s order. Lord Brahma decided to create Holy Tirtha’s at this temple and invited Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati, who obeyed the command. Various other Tirtha’s from the Himalayas, Vindhyas, Sahayadris, Trikut and Malay mountains flocked together. There was a tumultuous assemblage of all these and on account of the furore created by them Brahma named it ‘Kallola Tirth’. It is believed that taking a holy dip in this Tirth will be relieved from sins. One must take a bath in this Tirtha before entering the temple. As per Tulaja Mahatyam, the devotee will also be relieved from various diseases on taking a holy dip.

Gomukh Tirth

A stream of water constantly falling down some 6 ft from the Gomukh (A stone image of cow’s head). This flow of water comes from the Mankavati Tirth. Locals believe that this water is from River Ganga.

There are other Tirtha’s namely, Ganesh Tirth, The Amrit Kund (Sudha Kund)

Tuljapur temple Timings

4:00 am – 10:00 pm

How to reach Tuljapur temple?

By Air

  1. The nearest airport is at Solapur which is 52 km away. Latur Airport is 80 km away.

By Train

  1. The nearest railway station is at Osmanabad which is 30 km away. Solapur station is 47 km away and Latur is 72 km away.

By Road

  1. Bus frequency is high from Osmanabad, Solapur, Barshi and Latur. Bus every 30 mins from all these places.

Tuljapur temple Images

Reference Link: History

4 comments

  1. Plz ur contact no…. Is dis DarShan open…

  2. can i advance booking for abhishek

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