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Parshuram Temple, Chiplun

Parshuram village, Chiplun taluka, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra · 17.5556°, 73.5047°

Parashurama, the sixth avatar of VishnuUndetermined
Sacred since
1700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1700
Undetermined

History & significance

Also called Shree Kshetra Parshuram, this Konkan hill temple was raised in 1700 on the initiative of Swami Paramhans Brahmendra, with funding from the Siddi commander Rasul Yakut Khan. It is the principal shrine of Parashurama in the region his myth claims he created.

Sthala katha — the legend

Tradition holds that Parashurama shot an arrow into the Arabian Sea to push it back and reclaim the Konkan, then chose the Mahendragiri peak here as his permanent home.

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Sources

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