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High medieval · Hindu · India

Durga Devi Temple, Guhagar

Guhagar, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra · 17.4948°, 73.1881°

DurgaUndeterminedPanchayatana
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

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.

Sthala katha — the legend

The goddess is said to have destroyed the forces menacing Guhagar and slain the demon Mahishasura, and is worshipped here as Mahishasuramardini.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined