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Popularly known as 'Daxin kashi', karveer has extra-ordinary importance in the epics. Kolhaour is famous due to pilgrimage spots like the king of deccan - shri Jotiba, Shri Katyayani devi, Shrikshetra Dattatraya emple at Nrisimhwadi, Jain mandir at Bahubali, Darga of Vishalgad. Out of all these pilgrimage spots, Shri Jotiba at Wadi Ratnagiri is famous as a deity of the community. Being about 3100 feet high from sea-level, there are bounties of beauty in this region. It adds brilliance in the prosperity of Kolhaur, hence efforts are being made for all-round development of this region. |
This village is situated in hills and hosts about 5000 villagers, out of which 99% are related to 'gurav' community. They earn their liviing through performing religious rites, selling coconuts, sweets, red powder, etc.
Popularly known as Wadi Ratnagiri, Jotiba is situated 17.5 km distant south-west from Kolhapur. One can observe a trunk-like portion rising like a conch on the range of Sahyadris extending as Panhalgad, Pavangad which is nothing else than hill of Jotiba. There is the ancient famous Jotiba temple.
Badrikedar incarnated as Jotiba/ Kedareshwar. It is believed that Jotiba is combination of divine powers of Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh and Jamadagni.The word 'Jotiba' is constructed from the word 'Jot' which in Marathi means 'light'. Out of the five air, light, water, sky and the earth main elements of life, Jotiba is considered to represent the light.
Paugand rishi did not have any children. He satisfied Badrinath by hard worship. Badrinath promised to incarnate as a child of Pougand Rishi and his wife, Vimalambuja. Keeping the promise, Rishi incarnated as 8 years old child in front of the couple. This is none other than Jotiba. Vimalambuja sincerely wished her son to be saviour and espouser of the poor. And Kedarnath satisfied her by his incarnation. It is said that jotiba likes coconut and dried dates, 'Davana/marava'.
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Formerly there had been a very small temple where we see today a developed one. The temple was originally built by a devotee Raoji in Kival near Karad. In the year 1730 , King of Gwalior, Ranojirao Shinde reconstructed with renovation. This temple is constructed using Besalt.
In 1808, Daulatrao Shinde built 2nd temple of Kedareshwar which is standing without any support. In between Kedarling and Kedareshwar, there is temple of 'Charpatamba'/ 'Chopadai'. It was constructed by Preetirao Chauhan ( Himmatbahadoor) in 1750. These three temples form a group. Malaji Nikam - Panhalkar built the fourth temple at Samashwari in 1780.
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