Lonar Kamalja Devi Temple, Maharashtra

Address

Lonar Kamalja Devi Temple, Lonar, Buldhana district Maharashtra 443302

Diety

Amman: Kamalja devi

Introduction

The 5th century Temple, dedicated to Padmavati, is located in the Lonar, Buldhana District, and Maharashtra State. It is said the Goddess appeared Swayambhu here. This temple is also known as the Kamalja Devi Temple. Although there are more temples along the banks of Lonar Lake, This Kamalja Devi Temple is dilapidated Condition. Outside of the temple a broken shiva lingam is presented. The goddess Kamalja is the village deity of Lonar. She’s actually an avatar of goddess Lakshmi. When lord vishnu fought and killed a demon named Lavanasur. Here Lavan means salt and Asur means demon. At that time, goddess Lakshmi also was present. It is said that Goddess Lakshmi liked the place so much that the decided to stay there as Kamalja. During the period of Navaratri (nine nights) festival the villagers organize a fair at the Kamalja Devi Temple and people pray for what they want. An age old tradition here is that if a couple is blessed with a boy, they would come to this temple and place bangles as a gift.