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Banashankari Temple

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Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple
Phone:
+91 93111 83388

Address:
Bagalkot District, Badami 587201, India

Banashankari Devi Temple or Banashankari temple is a Hindu shrine located at Cholachagudd near Badami, in Bagalkot district, Karnataka, India. The temple is popularly called Banashankari or Vanashankari since it is located in the Tilakaaranya forest. The temple deity is also called the Shakambhari , an incarnation of the goddess Parvati. The temple attracts devotees from Karnataka as well as the neighbouring state of Maharashtra. The original temple was built by the 7th century Kalyani Chalukya kings, who worshipped goddess Banashankari as their tutelary deity. The temple celebrates its annual festival called Banashankari jatre, in the months of January or February. The festival comprises cultural programmes, boat festival as well as a Rath yatra, when the temple goddess is paraded around the city in a chariot.
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