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Guhagar, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra · 17.4948°, 73.1881°
A Durga temple in the coastal town of Guhagar, Ratnagiri district, laid out on the panchayatana plan with four corner shrines around the central sanctum, and set beside a tank with a wooden pillar at its centre.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The goddess is said to have destroyed the forces menacing Guhagar and slain the demon Mahishasura, and is worshipped here as Mahishasuramardini.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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