ऐसा रहस्यमई मंदिर जहां कुंड के पानी आने का रास्ता अज्ञात है 5 नदी का संगम पंचगंगा मंदिर Panchganga

Panchganga Mandir Among the list of popular temples in Mahabaleshwar, Panchganga Temple is one such holy and divine site that draws a huge crowd of tourists due to its religious significance. It’s a stunning ancient monument that is made at the confluence of 5 waterbodies named Krishna, Venna, Koyna, Savithri, and Gayathri. The water from these rivers mixes and comes out from the statue of a Gaumukh, which is the prime attraction of this temple. It is believed that people fill this water in their water bottle and bring it back to their homes to use in other religious rituals. Such is the purity of this water. History of Panchganga Temple, Mahabaleshwar Dating its history back to the 13th century, the Panchganga Temple was constructed by the then-Yadava King. Later, after so many years, there were many improvements done to its building in the 16th and 17th centuries. Then, Chhatrapati Shiva Maharaj and Chandra Rao More took the responsibility of this temple on their shoulders and restored it to keep the faith and trust of people alive. It is said that the Panchganga Temple has an interesting tale attached to its origin. As per the legends, once Lord Vishnu, Lord Brahma, and Lord Shiva decided to do a Yagna in Mahabaleshwar. At that time, to complete the ritual, Lord Brahma was waiting for his wife, Goddess Savitri, but due to some unknown reasons, she was not there at the site. This whole situation made Lord Brahma very angry as Yagna was getting delayed. To get the Yagna done on time, Lord Brahma requested that Lord Indra find a new girl. Lord Indra got a girl named Gayathri. Then, Lord Brahma married her and she sat with him in the Yagna. Later, after some time, when Goddess Savitri arrived at the place and saw someone sitting at her place with Lord Brahma, she got irked. Her outrage was at its peak that she cursed everyone including the Trinity to be converted into rivers. Since then, the Lord Brahma here is known as the Venna River, Lord Shiva as the Konyana River, Lord Vishnu as the Krishna River, and Goddess Savithri and Gayathri are known by their name themselves.