10 Biggest Maha Lakshmi Temple in india:
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Goddess Lakshmi is considered to be the goddess providing wealth and prosperity. It is believed that by going to the temple of Goddess Lakshmi and worshiping, the financial crisis ends. Mahalakshmi has many ancient and famous temples in India. Here we are going to tell you about 10 famous and miraculous temples of Mahalakmi.
1. Mahalaxmi Temple of Indore:
This temple is a huge temple of Mata Lakshmi located in Indore. In connection with the Sri Mahalakshmi temple located here, it is said that this temple was built by Malharrao (II) in 1832. In 1933, it was a 3-floor temple, which was destroyed by fire. The temple was renovated in 1942. Currently, this temple has been renovated on the lines of the Mahalakshmi temple in Mumbai and given a grand appearance.
2. Chaurasi Temple:
The temple is located in Bharmour district, 65 km from Chamba in Himachal Pradesh. The idol of Ganeshji and Narasimha Bhagwan (Lord Vishnu) is also located here along with Mahalakshmi. Nestled among the natural litigants, this temple is considered historically and religiously very important.
3. Lakshminarayan Temple of Chamba:
Located in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, this temple is an excellent example of traditional architecture and sculpture. This temple is the largest and ancient among the 6 major temples of Chamba. This temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu was built by King Sahil Varman in the 10th century. This temple is built in Shikhar style.
4. Ashtalakshmi Temple:
This temple is located near Elliot beach in Chennai. This temple is a huge temple about 65 feet long and 45 feet wide. The eight forms of Goddess Lakshmi are enshrined in 8 separate rooms on the 4th floor of the temple. In this temple Goddess Lakshmi is entombed with Lord Vishnu in the second floor of the temple.
5. Padmavati Temple:
There is a small village called Tiruchura near Tirupati in South India. This village has a miraculous temple of Goddess Padmavati (Goddess Lakshmi). This temple is also known as ‘Alamelamangapuram’. People here believe that the wish in the temple of Tirupati Balaji is fulfilled only when the devotees take the blessings of Balaji as well as Goddess Padmavati.
6. Golden Temple of South India:
The temple is located in Thirumalai Kod village Sripuram in Vellu district of Tamil Nadu state in South India. This Mahalakshmi temple is called the ‘Golden Temple of South India’. This temple is spread over 100 acres. The temple is located on the banks of the Palar River, 145 km from Chennai.
7. Padmanabhaswamy Temple:
Padmanabhaswamy Temple is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Lord Vishnu is also seated in this temple along with Goddess Lakshmi. A huge amount of ‘Lakshmi’ was obtained from the location of this temple. This temple is famous worldwide for its gold treasures. The Padmanam temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu was built by the kings of Travancore. It is also mentioned in the texts of the 9th century, but the existing form of the temple was built in the 18th century.
8. Mahalaxmi Temple of Mumbai:
This temple is located in Mumbai by the sea. Located on Desai Marg. This temple is very beautiful, attractive and the main center of faith of millions of people. According to history, this Mahalaxmi temple was established during the British era. At that time Goddess Lakshmi appeared in the dream of a contractor, Ramji Shivaji, and took out 3 idols of the ladies from the sea floor and ordered them to be removed and installed in the temple. In the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, statues of three goddesses Mahalakshmi, Mahakali and Mahasaraswati exist together.
9. Mahalaxmi Temple of Kolhapur:
The temple is located in the district Kolhapur in Maharashtra. The Mahalakshmi temple located here is said to have been built by the Chalukya ruler Karnadeva in the 7th century. After this, it was rebuilt by Shilhar Yadav in the 9th century.
The main sanctum of this temple has a golden statue of Goddess Mahalakshmi about 40 kg, which is about 4 feet in length. The Lakshmi statue here is said to be about 7,000 years old.
10. Lakshminarayan Temple:
This temple is one of the major temples of Mata Lakshmi located in Delhi. The Lakshminarayan temple located here was originally built by Veer Singh Dev in 1622. After this, Prithvi Singh renovated it in 1793. After this, in 1938, the Birla Group, a large industrial family of India, expanded and revived it. After which it is also called Birla Mandir.
