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Shri Aday Durgay Temple is located near village Rameshwar
Rameshwar also known as Rameshwar Wadi is a small town located on the coast of Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra on the west coast of India. A very old Shri Dev Rameshwar Temple is located in this town which is dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiv ...
in Devgad
Devgad is a taluka in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, India consisting of 98 villages. It is located on the Arabian Sea in the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra, south of Mumbai. Devgad is known globally for its exports of locally grow ...
taluka of Sindhudurg
Sindhudurg Fort (Marathi pronunciation: in̪d̪ʱud̪uɾɡ is a historical sea fort located in Arabian Sea near the Konkan region of Maharashtra in Western India. The fort, commissioned by Chhatrapati Shivaji, was constructed between 1664 ...
District, Maharashtra, India. This temple is dedicated to two Hindu goddesses ''Aday'' and ''Durgay''. It is a historic temple that was built even before the 15th century, dedicated to the Clan Goddess or Kuladevata
A ''kuladevata'' (), also known as a ''kuladaivaṃ'' (), is an ancestral tutelary deity in Hinduism and Jainism.
Such a deity is often the object of one's devotion (''bhakti''), and is coaxed to watch over one's clan (''kula''), gotra, family, ...
of the Pujare.
Location
The temple is located in a forest near MSH 115. Devotees have to walk for about 15–20 minutes to reach the temple from the state highway. The only access to the temple is a small stone pathway through the forest land. There are a few mango plantations around the temple premises which are owned by the local people including some Pujare.
Architecture
The temple building is very simple in appearance. It consists of a small room elevated to a height of 4 feet. The entire temple building is only 10 feet high. The main entrance faces east. Unlike other temples in the region, this temple does not have a wooden door. The temple is open to devotees all the time. According to the traditions prevalent in the region, only male members of the clan are allowed to visit the temple. The temple is being renovated through donations from the Pujare of Rameshwar./ref>
Administration
The chief priest of the temple is a member of thePujare Clan
Pujare, also known as Pujar, Pujara or Pujari, traditionally belonged to the priestly class of the Maratha community. They are the original inhabitants of Rameshwar in Devgad Taluka of Sindhudurg District in Maharashtra, India.
Their oldest settl ...
residing in nearby settlements. This settlement has been there as long as the temple itself. The temple rituals are carried out by the Pujare priests. They are responsible for performing all the temple rituals, including Puja and Aarti, as well as taking care of the murtis.
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See also
*Pujare Clan
Pujare, also known as Pujar, Pujara or Pujari, traditionally belonged to the priestly class of the Maratha community. They are the original inhabitants of Rameshwar in Devgad Taluka of Sindhudurg District in Maharashtra, India.
Their oldest settl ...
* Shri Dev Rameshwar Temple
Shri Dev Rameshwar Temple is located in the village Rameshwar Wadi in Devgad taluka of Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra, India. This temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva. It is a historic temple built in the 16th century. Its chief in ...
* Rameshwar Wadi
* Rameshwar Dockyard
References
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