एकवीरा आई मंदिर | Ekvira Devi Temple | Karla Caves | Complete Details | Lonavala

The famous Ekvira Aai Mandir is a Hindu temple near the Karla Caves, close to Lonavala and Mumbai in Maharashtra. Goddess Ekvir is worshiped by Hindus and people from other faiths and is right next to the cave.
This temple is a place of worship for the Koli and Agri communities. While the main goddess is Ekvira Mata, to her left is Jogesvari Devi. Ekvira Aai temple is on a hill, and you must walk around 500 steps to reach the Mandir.
It is amid the famous Karla caves, which the Archeological Survey of India protects.
It’s a temple for the Koli (Fishermen) community on the Mumbai-Pune highway. It’s also known as Karla caves. The goddess is also called ‘Ekvira Aai’ in Marathi.
During festivals (Navarathri and Chaitra), the Koli people climb the tall mountain, which has 350 man-made steps, to reach the temple and worship Aai Ekvira.
Koli tribes offer animal sacrifices in the temple to Aai Ekvira. They offer goats and chickens.
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[@dineshthakare5840]

Today I'm going to AAIEKVIRA Temple

[@Wanderer579]

My best wishes. 🙏

[@subodhanilgangurde5927]

Boudha leni ka Darshan hua...so amazing

[@Wanderer579]

Well done. Bhagwan Boudha bless you. 🙏

[@yogeshrk]

Nice vdo.. and info.
Special focus on Instruction Board at Entrance.

[@Wanderer579]

Thanks. 🙏😊

[@shamlimbore9406]

......Awesome.....💓

[@Wanderer579]

Thanks 😊

[@Raghav-kr6ob]

Thanks for this amazing video ❤

[@Wanderer579]

Thanks 😊

[@sumonasanyal6972]

Thanks for this lovely darshan 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Wanderer579]

Thanks 😊

[@ROAD-E-BUDDY]

Aai Ekvira❤

[@Wanderer579]

Aai Ekvira.

[@vishalhadke4481]

तिथे अतिक्रमण केले आहे. देवी चं मंदिर नसताना सुद्धा जाणून बुजून खोडासाळ पणा
करणे. ती जागा पूर्णतः बुद्ध लेण्याची आहे
अतिक्रमण. थांबवा
नमो बुद्धाय 🙏🙏🙏💙💙💙

[@Wanderer579]

🙏

[@eth2364]

Sometimes I wonder , how come you have a Devi temple built in front of a 2000 year old Buddhist caves. I think most of the Buddhist statues are also converted into Hindu god and goddess. Similarly with caves, some of them have also been converted into Hindu caves .

[@Wanderer579]

As per Wikipedia, "The monastery was once home to two 15-meter grand pillars outside the chaitya. Now only one of these remains, and the remaining space is occupied by a temple dedicated to the goddess Ekveera, who is worshipped most notably by the Aagri and Koli community of Mumbai."
Whatever maybe, the Temple and the Buddhist Caves coexist now.

[@eth2364]

​@@Wanderer579Thanks for the info. So temple does not have any historical significance, it's just that people found some space in front an ancient structure, so they decided to build a temple.

[@Wanderer579]

@@eth2364 Maybe.

[@user-to8bf5se9g]

True

[@Project_coccon]

Its common phenomenon occuring everywhere ,mostly in Indospheere countries
Just like ankor wat hindu temple became Buddhist temple after Buddhist became majority .
However there are cases like ellora caves where the mulnivasi deccani hindu rashtrakuta king built religious srtucture of three religions Hinduism ,Buddhism and jainism

[@Arudh_Facts]

Jai Akvira माँ 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Wanderer579]

जय एकवीरा माँ।🙏

[@sumonasanyal6972]

Jai Aai Ekvira 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤

[@Wanderer579]

Jai Mata Di

[@Raghav-kr6ob]

Jai Ekvira Aai 🙏🙏🙏

[@Wanderer579]

Jai Mata Di

[@Nikhil-bp8hp]

Jai Mata Di ❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Wanderer579]

Jai Mata Di

[@SmartBoy-bm8pn]

Nice video sir ji🎉🎉

[@Wanderer579]

Thanks 😊

[@Nikhil-bp8hp]

Nice video ❤

[@Wanderer579]

Thanks 😊

[@omkarguptaofficial5207]

Today I'm going to aai ekvira temple

[@Wanderer579]

Jai Maa Evlkvira. Have a memorable day.

[@Jeewan-io6jf]

Very informative video... Thanks ❤

[@Wanderer579]

Thanks 😊

[@deepaksinghsingh4386]

Nice place ❤

[@Wanderer579]

​@@deepaksinghsingh4386Thanks 😊

[@user-xq8kq8qq9u]

JAI SAI MAAJI

[@Wanderer579]

Jai Sai Maaji

[@KUKU_TRAVELER]

NAMO buddhay

[@Wanderer579]

Namo buddhay

[@Jeewan-io6jf]

Jai Shree Ma 🙏

[@Wanderer579]

Jai Mata Di

[@ShristiSanyal7]

❤❤❤

[@Wanderer579]

Thanks 😊

[@sanjaydalvi3180]

Buddha Dharm hi Desh ki virasat hai 🎉🎉 Buddha ki murtiya ko hi dev , Devi banake puj rahe hai.
देवळाचा धर्म आणि धर्माची देवळे हे पुस्तक प्रबोधनकार ठाकरे लिखित आहे

[@Wanderer579]

True.

[@GMChess-ht6fi]

Nice informative video.
Aap mid October mein gaye teh.
Aap lonavala mein kahan peh thareh teh
By the way r u goregaonkar

[@Wanderer579]

मैं mid september में गया था। लोनावला बस जाना आना, बिना किसी halt का।
Thanks 😊

[@SleepyGears-cj1lg]

Deepak

[@Wanderer579]

🤔

[@rajeshkurmi4233]

Indian BBQ Co. near Fun Republic Andheri West ka video banaiye.

[@Wanderer579]

Thanks for your suggestion 😊

[@mdc1175]

Jai Ma Ekvira 🙏🙏🙏

[@Wanderer579]

Jai Mata Di 🙏

[@chandrakantkakhandki1885]

For senior citizen around 90 years is there any way for them to skip stairs as my grandmother cant walk properly

[@Wanderer579]

See, from car parking, there are some 100 odd steps which cannot be skipped. Maybe, there may be some arrangement of "Palki", but I am not really sure.

[@chandrakantkakhandki1885]

@@Wanderer579 ok as need to know that only anyways thanks

[@Wanderer579]

I found this one comment in Tripadvisor, which is:
"The View from the Karla Caves is nice. The main highlight was the climb onto the Ekvira Temple which was a bit stressful for city folks like me who lack fitness. It is a 15-20 min climb from the parking lot. For Senior Citizens, we were lucky to find a "Palki" which is not known to everyone. They bargain to around 2500 to-fro journey. Overall a nice experience. The line on Saturdays is a bit long. We reached around 4 PM. It is advisable to start in the morning to avoid rush and heat."

[@jhanvi_kumari6378]

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[@Wanderer579]

May Aai bless

[@KalluSSC]

2 lions pehredari nahi kar rahi hai use Ashok Stamb kehte hai woh Samrat Ashok ka pratik hai! Uss jagah Bhagwan Buddha ka vaas thaa! Please recheck the information before you spread it!

[@Wanderer579]

Thanks for the update.

[@ariantechnology4340]

Lonavala k risha walon se bach k rahin

[@Wanderer579]

👌

[@KUKU_TRAVELER]

Ye Buddha ka sathal hai yaha se jao tum

[@Wanderer579]

Namo Buddhai.

[@neelneel6440]

totally unmaintained place

[@Wanderer579]

Yes, this historical and religious place needs more maintenance.