It is the family deity of the Bhosale Royal family, the Yadavs and of countless numbers of families belonging to different castes. The second among the 'Shaktipeeths' is Tulja Bhavani of Tuljapur. What is attributed is to the invisible Supreme power. But it does not refer to the stone idol installed in a temple. It is true that God or Goddess is always referred as ‘swayambhu’ in Vedas, Puranas and many legends. The Goddess is said to be swayambhu (self emanated). According to the priest, this Goddess came here from Tuljapur during 14th century. There is a third temple of Tulja Bhavani in the village of Patnakuva Gandhinagar in Gujarat. There is yet another Tulja Bhavani temple built in 1537-1540 in Chittorgarh. Historically this temple was built in 12th century. The second among the 'Shaktipeetas' is Goddess Bhavani at Tuljapur.īhavani is one who gives life and source of original power. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peetas attributed to Goddess. It is situated at Tuljapur as such it is popularly known as Tulja Bhavani Temple in district of Maharashtra.
Mother Goddess Bhavani temple is the place where Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj graced was blessed by Matha Bhavani. Since then the Mother Goddess came to be called as Bhavani of Tuljapur or Tulja Bhavani. The goddess on the prayer of her pet devotee settled on the hill of "Bala ghat". Then Goddess Bhavani rescued Anubhuthi and killed the demon. There was a demon (Rakshasa) by name “Kukur" who tortured her.
After his death his wife "Anubhuthi" performed a penance for goddess in the name of Bhavani on the banks of river "Mandakini" to look after her child. According to the epic story, there was a sage "Kardam" and his consort "Anubhuthi’ with an infant, in this area. The history of the temple dates back to the days of ' Skanda Purana ' as it finds a mention in that holy script. The legend has to its credit to say that the Goddess gave him a sword called ‘Bhavani kadga’' by using which Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was successful in his expeditions.
Ĭhhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj the founder of the Maratha kingdom, always visited this temple to seek blessings. She is considered to be a mother who provides to her devotees and also plays the role of dispensing justice by killing Asuras. Tulja Bhavani is a form of Durga who is worshiped in Maharashtra, and also by people of Telangana, Northern Karnataka and Nepal Bhavani translates to "giver of life", meaning the power of nature or the source of creative energy.
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