Chatrurshrungi Temple (Pune)

Chaturshringi Mata Temple

State: - Maharashtra.

District/Taluka :- Pune / Haveli.

Best Time to Visit Chaturshringi temple :-

Any time you can visit Chaturshringi temple but the temple is decorated with full force during the Navratras, and this is when it is crowded at the most.

Transport:-

1) Way from Pune to Chaturshringi temple :-

There are buses from Pune station and Pune municipal corporation which go towards Sangvi, Aund and Pimple Gurav get down at the stop Chaturshringi. Ask for the temple Chaturshringi nearby. By road reach Shivaji nagar and go straight on the University road and take left turn after crossing GPP College anyone can guide you to Chaturshringi temple.

Shivaji nagar-GPP college-Chaturshringi (3 kms)

2) Way from Mumbai to Chaturshringi temple:-

Reach Pune station by bus and express trains there are trains and buses from Mumbai to Pune interval of 1 hour. From Pune station follow the above route to reach Chaturshringi temple. By road you have to reach on old Pune -Mumbai highway till Pashan from Pashan go to Chaturshringi temple.

Mumbai (old Pune-Mumbai highway) – Pashan (143 kms) – Chaturshringi (5 kms from university road).

The temple Chaturshringi was built during the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Bhosle. It is located on the hills slopes of Senapati Bapat road near Shivajinagar,Pune. The temple is looked by the trustees of Chaturshringi Devasthan (Temple).

Chaturshringi (Chatur means four) which has four peaks on this mountain. The height of Chaturshringi is 90 feet and around 125 feet wide, is the symbol of power and faith. There are 100 steps to be climbed to reach the shrine of Goddess Chaturshringi. The temple also consist shrine of both lord Ganesh and Goddess Durga it has eight idols of Ashtavinayak  situated in separate four hill locks.

Chaturshringi temple has an tale associated with it is said that a merchant named Durlabsheth Pitambardas Mahajan who was a great follower of Goddess Chaturshringi and visited all her temples everywhere but as he aged he could not afford and travel to the temples of goddess Chaturshringi. By seeing his worship for goddess Chaturshringi the goddess came into the dreams of the merchant and said him that “if you couldn’t come to me, I’ll come to stay near you.” So she told him to go on the North-West Mountain of Pune and dig there. When he started digging the ground as the goddess Chaturshringi said to him he found naturally created statue of goddess (Swayambhu Devi).He constructed the temple in the same place were the statue was found.

Goddess Chaturshringiis also known as goddess Ambreshwar. She is also known as the presiding deity of the Pune. There is fair held during the navratras in the foothills of the temple. It is among the must see places in Pune. Every year thousands of people gather during the Navratras which is the main festival of the Goddess Chaturshringi temple is decorated with lights and lamps with traditional Indian style. The Chaturshringi temple has not lost its grandeur although it is situated between many IT companies and commercial buildings. There many reincarnations in Pune of goddess 

Chaturshringi which are in the forms of Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati, and Ambareshwari.

Thus temple of Goddess Chaturshringi has an important place in Pune and must visit place in Pune.