The Tulja Bhavani Temple, located in Tuljapur, Maharashtra, is a revered pilgrimage site dedicated to Goddess Bhavani. As one of the "three-and-a-half" Shakti Peethas in Maharashtra and among the 51 Shakti Peethas in India, the temple holds immense spiritual and historical significance. The deity, an eight-armed black stone idol of Goddess Bhavani, is considered a "swayambhu" or self-manifested form of the goddess. She is worshipped as a fierce protector who vanquished the demon Matanga, and as