Temblai Temple - History, Timings & Entry Fee

At a distance of 3 km from Kolhapur Railway Station, and 6 km from Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Temblai Temple is a Hindu temple situated at Vikramnagar locality of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. It is one of the popular places of pilgrimage in Kolhapur.

Located atop Temblai Hill, the temple is dedicated to Goddess Temblai or Tryamboli. Temblai Devi is a form of Renuka Devi, an incarnation of Goddess Durga. The temple complex has two temples, the bigger temple on the southern end is dedicated to Temblai Devi while the one on the northeastern side is a smaller one dedicated to Yamai Devi. The temple complex has a large idol of Ganpati in the open plateau section on the northeastern side of the temple.

The idol worshiped in Temblabai Temple has four hands and is made of black stone. The goddess idol is placed in a way that its back is turned to the Mahalaxmi Mandir. According to legend, Goddess Renuka is the sister of Mahalaxmi and she actively supported Mahalaxmi in her endeavors to slay the demons in the region. Later when the war was over, and Mahalaxmi turned victorious, she did not give due respect to Renukadevi, which made her angry and she came down to the hill and sat there with her back towards Mahalaxmi. This is the reason why the idol of Mahalaxmi at her temple faces the west and that of the Goddess Renuka at Temblai Temple faces the east.

In the month of Shravan, pilgrims flock to the temple for the annual pilgrimage known as Temblai yatra (Jatra) where people from far off areas of Kolhapur and Belgaum district arrive to worship the Goddess. Every year during Navratri, on the fifth day of Lalitapanchami, a palkhi procession is taken from the Mahalaxmi temple to Temblai mandir at Temblai hill.

Timings: 5 AM to 9 PM

Entry: Free