Chakreshwarwadi

A visit to Chakreshwarwadi near Kolhapur is a feast for Astrologers. Chakreshwarwadi has a hillock called ‘Chakroba’. Chakra in Sanskrit means wheel. According to Hindu mythology ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ is a weapon of God Vishnu, Who is supposed to be preserver of the universe. As the folk storygoes, God Vishnu kept his Sudarshan Chakra at this place after killing demons. There exist a round-rock stone and 4th century caves with innumerable sculptures. Shivlinga, which exist here, denotes that the tradition of ling puja was in existence since the time immortal. Within all these varied scattered ruins, anybody standing at a particular place can see the entry galaxy from 360-degree axis. While turning around oneself, one can experience that he is the one controlling the galaxy. This is the place to experience the divinity.

Chakreshwarwadi is one unique place from where one can see innumerable stars, planets, and nakshatras of galaxy.

Great India seers &sages in the process of their search about the origin of the universe long ago put forward the concepts of ‘God’ though the radiation of sky, which they noticed around them, filled with stars & planets. There are many things to see, to experience about the Creator of this universe and Chakreshwarwadi is the ideal place.