00:00Mahalakshmi, who is considered to be a goddess who gives wealth and prosperity.
00:07It is believed that by going to the temple of Goddess Lakshmi, all financial problems are solved by doing pooja.
00:13It is considered to be very auspicious to visit the Lakshmi temple on Friday.
00:18On this holy day of Diwali, we will show you 10 such temples of Goddess Mahalakshmi, which are present in India.
00:26These temples of Goddess Lakshmi are ancient and very famous.
00:30These temples have a special reputation throughout the country.
00:33There is a village in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, called Tiruchura, where Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped as Devi Padmavati.
00:41This beautiful temple is also known as Al Mel Mangapuram.
00:46It is believed that the wish of Tirupati Balaji temple is fulfilled only when devotees also take the blessings of Devi Padmavati with Balaji.
00:55Mahalakshmi temple is located in Tirumalaikot village in Vellu district of Tamil Nadu.
01:01This temple, which is spread over 100 acres, is 145 km from Chennai, which is located on the banks of the Palar river.
01:08Padamnabh Swami Temple
01:10Padamnabh Swami Temple is the famous temple of Lord Vishnu in Tiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala.
01:17But here Goddess Lakshmi is also worshipped.
01:20This temple is famous all over the world for its vast gold treasure.
01:25This temple was built by the kings of Travancore, which is mentioned in the texts of the 9th century.
01:33But the present form was made in the 18th century.
01:37Mahalakshmi Temple of Mumbai
01:40This temple, located on the banks of the sea, is the center of faith of hundreds of thousands of people.
01:46According to historians, the establishment of this Mahalakshmi temple took place during the time of the British.
01:51According to popular legend, Goddess Lakshmi appeared in the dream of a contractor,
01:56who was ordered to remove the statues of three goddesses at the bottom of the sea and place them in the temple.
02:03After which the contractor did the same.
02:06The three statues of Mahalakshmi, Mahakali and Mahasaraswati are still present in the temple.
02:15The construction of Mahalakshmi Temple in Kolhapur was done by the founder of Chalukya, Karan Dev.
02:20The establishment of this Mahalakshmi temple took place in the 7th century.
02:24Later, Shilhar Yadav got it reconstructed.
02:28In the temple premises, there is a statue of Goddess Mahalakshmi, which is about 40 kg and is 4 feet long.
02:35It is said that this statue is more than 7000 years old.
02:39Now let's talk about the capital of the country, New Delhi.
02:43One of the special temples of Delhi is Lakshmi Narayan Temple,
02:47which was originally built by Veer Singh Dev in 1622.
02:51After that, Prithvi Singh got it reconstructed in 1793.
02:56In 1938, India's industrialist family Birla Group expanded it and got it reconstructed.
03:03This is why it is also called Birla Temple today.
03:09Indore's Mahalakshmi Temple
03:11The cleanest city in the country, Indore has a Mahalakshmi temple.
03:15The pride of the capital is the Shri Mahalakshmi Temple,
03:20which is said to have been built by Malhar Rao Dixit in 1832.
03:27This temple was in operation until 1933.
03:30In 1942, it was renovated in the style of the Mahalakshmi Temple of Mumbai.
03:37Chaurasi Temple
03:39Chaurasi Temple is located 65 km from Chamba in the mountainous region of Himachal Pradesh.
03:44Along with Devi Mahalakshmi, the statue of Lord Ganesha and Lord Narasimha is also located here.
03:50This temple, located in beautiful valleys, is considered to be very special from a historical and religious point of view.
03:56Chamba's Lakshmi Narayan Temple
03:59There is another temple in Chamba, Lakshmi Narayan Temple,
04:03which is famous for its traditional architecture and sculpture.
04:07This is the largest and oldest temple in Chamba's six special temples.
04:11This temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu was built by King Sahil Varman in the 10th century.
04:17This temple is known for its huge peak, Sheli.
04:21Ashtalakshmi Temple
04:23Ashtalakshmi Temple is located near the Elliot Beach in Chennai.
04:28The length of this temple is approximately 65 feet and the width is 45 feet.
04:33There are 800 statues of Goddess Lakshmi in the temple, which are established in eight separate rooms of four floors.
04:40Goddess Lakshmi is seated in the second floor of this temple with Lord Vishnu.
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