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Manudevi Temple is located near Adgaon village in
Yawal Yawal is a taluka, city and a municipal council in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India. Geography Yawal has 1 river with 2 tributaries, (Harita and Sarita a.k.a. Hadkai and Khadkai). In the stream of Suki River Suresh Chopane, Geologist from Chandrap ...
Taluka, in
Jalgaon district Jalgaon (Marathi pronunciation: ͡ʒəɭɡaːʋ is a district in the northern part of Maharashtra, India. The headquarters is the city of Jalgaon. It is bordered by the state of Madhya Pradesh to the north and by the districts of Buldhana to ...
in the scenic natural surroundings of the
Satpura Range The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and ends in Chhattisgarh. The range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and these ...
,
Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
, India. Manudevi is the
kuldevi A kuladevatā (), also known as a kuladaivaṃ, is an ancestral tutelary deity in Hinduism and Jainism. Such a deity is often the object of one's devotion (''bhakti''), and is coaxed to watch over one's clan (''kula''), gotra, family, and child ...
of 70% of the people in Jalgaon district. The front of the temple features a waterfall and is surrounded by hills on three sides and makes a popular picnic spot. School children and college students are frequent visitors. The temple also features a man made lake nearby. Manudevi near Bormaal Also, a famous Manudevi Temple is there in Bormal Hills in Aurangabad District of Maharashtra. Manudevi is worshipped by most of
Khandeshi Khandeshi is a language spoken in the Maharashtra state of India. It is spoken in the Khandesh region (Districts Dhule, Jalgaon and Nandurbar ुळे, जळगाव आणि नंदुरबार wedged between the territory of Bhil ...
and nearby people. The Goddess is believed to be Kuldevata of many families including the Baviskar Family. Baviskar has recently reconstructed the temple, a destination for pilgrims and tourists. Villagers celebrate the festival of
Navratri Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in the honour of the goddess Durga. It spans over nine nights (and ten days), first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar), and again in the month of Sharada. It is ob ...
at Bormaal and also arrange small fairs with devotees visiting temples for nine days.


External links


www.manudevi.com
Hindu temples in Maharashtra Tourist attractions in Jalgaon district {{India-hindu-temple-stub