Maha Laxmi Mandir Sarasbaug - Pune Attractions | Places Near By Pune

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Maha Laxmi Mandir Sarasbaug - Pune Attractions | Places Near By Pune

Just in the front of Saras Baug, a famous landmark of Pune, lies the famous MahaLaxmi Temple.
It's very rare to see all the 3 Goddess MahaLaxmi, MahaSaraswati and MahaKali together.And this very temple has all these 3 Goddess.

MahaLaxmi Mandir

The entire temple is carved with white marble, which adds an additional grandeur to the majestic architecture of the temple

Timings of Temple:
Mandir Timing during Navratri – 5:00 am to 12:00 midnight.
Aarti Timing - 7:15 am and 7:15pm.

Address of Temple:
Opposite Saras Baug, Saras Baug, Swargate, Pune, - 411002

History of Temple:
The temple was founded by Late Shri Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal, in the year 1972.The consecration(Pranpratishtha) of the temple was done in 1984.
The Mandir is made of pure white marble, without any use of steel in it, and it took almost 12 years to complete the work. The deities in the Mandir are also made of marble.

Significance of Temple:
The temple has the idols of Goddess MahaLaxmi, MahaSaraswati and MahaKali together.All these 3 idols are made of pure gold.

MahaSaraswati, MahaLaxmi, MahaKali (left to right)

The entire temple has been built using white marble.
The temple is famous for the various festivals that are celebrated with great pomp and show, in the temple.
For eg: On the eve of Tripurari Poornima, the temple is decorated and lite by more than 1,00,000 diyas.

More than 1 lakhs diyas

There are several such festivals that are celebrated in the temple.

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