About Vindhyavasini Temple

The ancient story says that at the time of the birth of Krishna as the eighth child of Devaki and Vasudeva, Yogamaya had been born at the same time at the house of Nanda and Yashoda, as instructed by Vishnu. Vasudeva replaced Krishna with this daughter of Yashoda. When Kansa tried to kill this infant, believing that she was his prophesied killer, she escaped from the grasp of Kansa, and turned into her form of Durga. She informed the tyrant that his killer had already been born elsewhere and subsequently vanished from the prison of Mathura. Thereafter, she is believed by local lore to have chosen to reside at the Vindhyachala mountains, where her temple is located at present.

In the year 1976, the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the temple was celebrated. As the idol of the Goddess is of Hoysal style it is believed to be almost 800-1000 years old.  The idol is very beautiful and stands in the aggressive form of Mahishasur Mardini. She portrays weapons in all of her eight hands and she has a buffalo bull trapped strongly under her feet. During Navaratri, a grand celebration is held for the Goddess. The idol of Kartikeya sitting on a peacock, which is also installed in the temple of the Goddess, is alluring. As both these idols are really beautiful, the intricate carvings made on them and the black stone that has been preserved even today, you feel like appreciating the artisans who made these beautiful idols.