About Shree Mahalaxmi Temple, Kelshi

This temple is located at a distance of 3 km from Kelshi village. This temple falls in the village of Utamber; But due to its fame as 'Mahalakshmi Temple of Kelshi' since ancient days, it is still called the same. The idol of the goddess in this temple is Swayambhu.

The legend behind this self-made idol is that once while a farmer was plowing the land, the plough got stuck and blood-red water started coming from the place where the plow got stuck. The farmer excavated there and got the Swayambhu idol of Sri Mahalakshmi. Later, a Brahmin named Lakshmana Lagu built this very beautiful temple of the goddess.

There are two domes above this temple and these domes are not vertical but round. The dome was made so that it resembles a mosque from afar because of the procession of malechchas in the past. The dome of the inner temple, however, is vertical. The temple has three gates and a wide area around it. Beautiful lotus flowers can be seen blooming in the pond behind. From Chaitra Shuddha Ashtami to Chaitra Poornima there is a huge festival in the temple. There is a fair of Devi on Chaitra Poornima. This fair usually has a crowd of 3000-4000 people. This fair runs just like an old village style. Every caste & community has its specific tasks during this fair. Currently, the management of the temple is in the hands of a trust established in 1960. Before that, the people in the village who were called Karbhari looked after the arrangements of the temple.