The Shree Vajreshwari Yogini Devi Mandir is a

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dedicated to the goddess Vajreshwari, located in the town ''

Vajreshwari Vajreshwari also known as Vajrabai is a village situated near the Tansa River in the Bhiwandi taluk of Thane district, Maharashtra, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of c ...

'', 75 km away from

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. The town, earlier known as ''Vadvali'', was renamed Vajreshwari in honour of the presiding deity of the temple.

Location

The town of Vajreshwari, on banks of the river Tansa, lies in Bhiwandi city,

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It is 27.6 km away from the nearest station of

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on the Western Railway line and 31 km from the nearest station of Khadavli on the Central Railway line. The temple is located near the post office of Vajreshwari town, on the Mandagiri hillock, which was formed out of a volcanic eruption and is surrounded by hills on all sides.

Legends

The

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s mention the region of ''Vadvali'' as a place visited by

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and

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s of the god

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. The legend says that Parashurama performed a

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(fire offering) at Vadvali and the hills of volcanic ash in the area are its residue. The primary deity of the temple, ''Vajreshwari'' (), also spelled ''Vajreshvari'', also known as ''Vajrábái'' and ''Vajrayogini'', is considered an incarnation of the goddess ''

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'' or '' Aadi-Maya'' on earth. Her name literally means "the lady of the

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(

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)". There are two legends about the goddess' origins, both associated with the Vajra. A

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(demon) named ''Kalikala'' or ''Kalikut'' troubled the

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s (sages) and humans in the region of Vadvali and waged a war against the

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s (gods). Distressed, the gods and sages headed by

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performed the ''TriChandi yagna'', a fire offering to the

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, to please Her. An aahuti (offering of

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in yajna) was not granted to

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(king of devas). Enraged, Indra hurled his Vajra - one of the most powerful weapons in Hindu mythology- at the yajna. The terrified gods and sages prayed to the Goddess to save them. The Goddess appeared in all her glory at the site and not only swallowed the Vajra and humbled Indra but also killed the demons.Rama requested that the Goddess stay in the region of Vadvali and be known as Vajreshwari. Thus, the Vajreshwari temple was established in this region. Another legend in the ''Vajreshvari Mahatmya'' says that

and other devas went to goddess

and requested her to help slay demon Kalikala. Goddess Parvati assured them that she would come to their aid at the right time, and ordered them to fight with the demon. In the battle, Kalikala swallowed or broke all weapons thrown at him. Finally, Indra threw the Vajra at the demon, which Kalikala broke into pieces. From the Vajra emerged the Goddess, who destroyed the demon. The devas extolled her as ''Vajreshwari'' and built her temple. The seventh canto of '' Navanath Kathasar'' states that Machindranath served the goddess ''Vajrabhagawati'' (Vajreshwari) for a month by giving her a bath of the water of hot springs. This place is also called Nath Bhoomi, a land of Nathas.

History

The original temple of Vajreshwari was at Gunj, five miles (8 km) north of Vadavli. It was moved to Vadvali after its destruction by the

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. In 1739,

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- the younger brother and military commander of

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Baji Rao I Ranveer singh - had set up camp in the Vadvali region on his way to capture the Portuguese-held Bassein Fort of Vasai. The fort was unconquerable even after a three-year war. Chimaji Appa prayed to goddess Vajreshwari that if he could conquer the fort and defeat the Portuguese, he would build a temple to her. According to legend, the goddess Vajreshwari appeared in his dream and told him how to conquer the fort. On 16 May, the fort fell and the defeat of the Portuguese in Vasai was complete. To celebrate his victory and to fulfill the vow taken in front of the goddess Vajreshwari, Chimnaji Appa ordered the new ''Subhedar'' (governor), Shankar Keshav Phadke, to build the Vajreshwari temple. The ''Nagarkhana'' in the main entrance gate was built by the

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dynasty of

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. The stone steps leading to the temple and the ''Dipamala'' (a tower of lights) in front of the temple were built by Nanasaheb Chandavadakar, a moneylender from

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Temple structure

The main gate entrance has a ''Nagarkhana'' or drum house, and is built similar to the Bassein Fort's entrance. The temple is also surrounded by a stone wall like a fort. Fifty-two stone steps are to be climbed to reach the main shrine. A golden tortoise is carved on one of the steps and worshipped as

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, the tortoise incarnation of Vishnu. The main shrine has three sections: the main inner sanctum (''

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''), another sanctum, and a pillared ''

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'' (assembly hall). The Grabha-griha houses six idols. The saffron

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(idol) of the goddess Vajreshwari with a sword and a gada ( mace) in her right and left hands respectively and a

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(trident) besides her, stands in the centre. Murtis of the goddess

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(Parshurama's mother) with a sword and a lotus in her hands, goddess

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Mahalakshmi of Vani and a tiger, goddess Vajreshwari's

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or mount; are to the left of the goddess Vajreshwari. On her right are the murtis of the goddess

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ka (the village goddess) with a lotus and a ''kamandalu'' (water pot) and Parshurama armed with a parshu (axe). The goddesses are adorned with silver jewelry and crowns, stand on silver lotuses, and are sheltered by silver umbrellas. The sanctum outside the Garbhagriha has idols of

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and local deities like Moraba devi. The assembly hall has a bell, which devotees ring when entering the shrine and a marble lion, also believed to be the goddess' mount. A ' (a structure in which a fire offering is done) is outside the assembly hall. Smaller shrines on the temple premises are dedicated to ''Kapileshwar Mahadeva'' (

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), Datta,

and saints of Giri Gosavi sect. A peepal tree in front of the Hanuman shrine has assumed a form of Ganesha and is worshipped as the deity. The

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(tomb) of the 17th century Giri Gosavi saint Godhadebuwa is further up on top of the Gautam hill, behind the Mandagiri hillock.

Temple festivals

The temple celebrates

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(nine nights dedicated to worship of Hindu Goddesses) once from the first day of the fortnight of the waxing moon of the Hindu month of

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(March) to the ninth day of

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, and then from the first day of the bright half of the Hindu month of

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(October) to the 10th day

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. A fair in honour of Goddess Vajreshwari is held on Amavasya (new moon day) in the month of Chaitra. The fair commences on the 14th day of the fortnight of the waning moon of the month with ceremonial worship of the Goddess. On Amavasya at night, lamps are worshipped. On the next day, the first day of the Hindu month

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, the ceremonial procession with a ''

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'' (palanquin) carrying an image of the goddess, is taken out. Other festivals the temple celebrates are Shiva worship in the Hindu month of

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; Kojagiri Poornima - full moon day of Hindu month Ashvin;

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(festival of lights);

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(festival of colours); Datta Jayanti (birthday of the deity Datta); Hanuman Jayanti (birthday of the monkey god

) and Godhadebuwa Jayanti (birthday of the saint Godhadebuwa).

Administration

The temple is taken care of by the ''Shree Vajreshwari Yogini Devi Public Trust''. The members of the Giri Gosavi sect are members of the trust and have been responsible for worship and maintenance of the shrine since its establishment in 1739.

Hot springs

There are around twenty-one hot water springs ( sa, kunda) in a five-kilometer radius of the temple. According to tradition, the hot water is the blood of demons and giants who were slain by the goddess Vajreshwari.Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency By Sir James MacNabb Campbell, Reginald Edward Enthoven. Published 1882, Govt. Central Press, p.373 According to scientists, their proximity to the former volcano in the region accounts for their creation. Pilgrims who visit the temple also have a holy bath in the springs, which are named after

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(sun-god),

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(moon-god),

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(fire-god),

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(wind-god), Rama (Vishnu's incarnation),

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(Rama's wife and incarnation of the goddess

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- wife of Vishnu) and

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(Rama's brother).

Other temples of the goddess Vajreshwari

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: a

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, where a part of the body of the goddess

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(first wife of Shiva, who was reborn as Parvati - Shiva's nominally second wife) fell * Vajreshwari Temple,

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, Gujarat, which is located on Idar Mountain with full nature surroundings (by Dhruv Pandya * Vajreshwari Temple, Solpur, Bidar district, Karnataka state.

References

Website about the Vajreshwari temple
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Notes

External links

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