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Worship of the Primeval Energy Shakti in the Form of the Mother Goddess Is Seen in the Four Shakti Peethas of Maharashtra Bhavani with Her Seat at Tuljapur Mahalakshmi at Kolhapur Mahamaya Renuka at Mahur and Saptashrungi at Vani Sri Bhavani Amman Is Also Worshipped in the State of Tamil Nadu Periyapalayam Other Shakti Temples in the Maharashtra State Are Those at Ambejogai and Aundh Goddess Bhavani Giving the Sword to Shivaji at Tuljapur the Goddess Bhavani Is Held in Great Reverence Throughout Maharashtra She Is Considered to Be an Embodiment of Ugra or Ferocity as Well as a Karunaswaroopini an Embodiment of Mercy the Bhavani Temple in Tuljapur Is Located on a Hill Known as Yamunachala on the Slopes of the Sahayadri Range in Maharashtra near Solapur the Temple Entrance Is Elevated and Visitors Ascend a Flight of Steps to Reach the Shrine Historic Records Speak of the Existence of This Temple from as Early as the 12th Century the Devi Bhaghavatam Puran Says Bhavani Devi Is the Original Form of Aadhi Parashakti and Sister of Shri Krishna Maha Vishnu Is Said to Have Undergone Penance to Get Devis Help for His Krishna Avatar as a Result of Which Devi Is Born to Yashoda as Maha Maaya Devi This Is Why Bhavani Holds a Conch and Chakra in Her Hands Thus Resembling Vishnucitation Needed.