Durga Devi Temple, Guhagar

Durga Devi temple, Guhagar is a temple at Guhagar, a taluka in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra state in India.

Story

According to Hindu mythology, goddess defeated the ill energies in one night and saved Guhagar from possible destruction. During her war with the enemy, a pearl from one of the ornaments was broken. Goddess ordered one of her devotees to collect the broken pearl from a tree near the seashore.
The goddess also killed a devil named Mahishasura and hence got the name ''Mahishasoor Mardini''

Surroundings

Around the temple, there is a lake with a central wooden pillar. There are four temples of the subordinate shrines at four corners of the main temple, thus converting it into Panchayatan style temple. A Panchayatana temple has four subordinate shrines on four corners and the main shrine in the center of the podium, which comprises their base.