Kashi Vishweshwara Mandir, Mahuli, Satara

Kashi Vishweshwar Mandir - Mahuli

• Kashi Vishweshwar Mandir is an ancient Shiva temple located at the sacred confluence of the Krishna and Venna rivers in Mahuli. Revered as a local representation of Kashi, the temple dedicated to Kashi Vishweshwara has long been a place for Shiva worship, ritual bathing, and ancestral rites at the holy sangam.
• According to local tradition at Kashi Vishweshwar Mandir, Adi Shankaracharya bathed in the sacred Krishna–Venna Sangam and, on the Saptami day, worshipped Lord Kashi Vishweshwara. 
• Recognizing his saintliness and spiritual power, the villagers quickly had Padukas made in his honour, and from the following Purnima, worship of the Padukas began in a small mantapa next to the temple complex.
  
  

Anglai Devi 

• The worship of Anglai Devi in Satara is associated with two sacred shrines. One temple stands on a small island in the Krishna River. Another shrine dedicated to Anglai Devi is located on the Hill, where she is revered as the protective goddess of the hill fort.
• According to local recitations and belief, Adi Shankaracharya worshipped the Mūla Anglai Devi, the original shrine of Anglai Devi. The present temple located on the island in the Krishna River is believed to house this Mūla form.
• His stay in the region is remembered as a period when many seekers and local followers moved away from other philosophical schools and embraced the teachings and practices of Advaita Vedanta.