Tulja Bhavani Temple
| Shree Tulja Bhavani Temple | |
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तुळजा भवानि मन्दिर् | |
Main entrance gate (Raje Shahaji Mahadwar) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Dharashiv district |
| Deity | Bhavani (as Amba Bhavani or Amba Bai) |
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| Governing body | Shri Tulja Bhavani Temple Trust |
| Features |
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| Location | |
| Location | Raje Shahaji Mahadwar Road, Jijamata Nagar, Tuljapur, Dharashiv district, Maharashtra - 413601 |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Country | India |
| Geographic coordinates | 18°00′41″N 76°07′32″E / 18.011386°N 76.125641°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Hemadpanti architecture |
| Style | Hemadpanthi style |
| Creator | Maratha King Mahamandaleshwara Māradadeva |
| Date established | 1169 |
| Completed | 1169 |
| Specifications | |
| Inscriptions | Dharur Inscription |
| Materials | Black stone |
| Elevation | 648 m (2,126 ft) |
| Website | |
| shrituljabhavanitempletrust | |
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Shree Tulaja Bhavani Temple (Marathi: श्री क्षेत्र तुळजा भवानि देवस्थानम्), a 12th century CE Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Bhavani built in 12th century CE by Maratha Mahamandaleshwara Māradadeva of the Kadamb dynasty, considered as one of the 51 Shakti Pithas, is located on the banks of Mandakini River and Bori Dam in Yamunachala Hill of Balaghat Range of Tuljapur, 45 km northeast of Solapur, in Dharashiv district of Maharashtra in India.
This Tuljapur Bhavani temple, along with Renuka temple at Mahur 330 km northeast of Tuljapur, Mahalaxmi temple at Kolhapur 275 southwest of Tuljapur, and Saptashringi temple at Vani 375 northwest of Tuljapur, forms the four great Shaktipitha in Maharashtra.
There are other temples of Tulja Bhavani in India, Chittorgarh Fort Tulja Bhavani Temple at Chittorgarh built in 1537–1540 960 km north of Tuljapur, and the Patnakuva Tulja Bhavani Temple at Patnakuva village of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat 1,000 km northwest of Tuljapur.