Devi Morjai Temple-Morjim

I visited this temple sometime back, both for the seven sisters and for the Kaavi Art it has. Devi here is in the form of Mahishasurmardini. Purohit Ji was kind to show me the Utsava Murti that is an exact replica of the main murti.

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