Mahur Shakti Peetha

Shri Renuka Mata Temple stands on a hill at Mahur, also called Mahurgad, in Nanded district, Maharashtra. Mahur was traditionally known as Matapura or Matapur and is one of the state’s celebrated three-and-a-half Shakti Peethas. The goddess Renuka is revered as the mother of Parashurama, while the surrounding pilgrimage landscape includes temples of Dattatreya, Anasuya, Parashurama and other sacred sites on separate hills. Maharashtra Tourism identifies Mahur as a major centre of goddess worship set within a forested and historic landscape.

The Peetha tradition recorded in this database names the goddess Ekaveerika. One account associates the site with Sati’s right hand, while another regional tradition names the head. A dependable Peetha-specific Bhairava name has not been established in the entry. The popular Renuka narrative and the Ekaveerika Shakti Peetha classification overlap at Mahur but are not identical in every source, so both body-part variants should remain visible.

Navratri and especially Vijayadashami bring major worship and pilgrimage to Renuka Devi. Dattatreya Jayanti is important across Mahur’s broader sacred circuit and draws visitors to Datta Shikhar and related shrines. The hill journey, Renuka–Parashurama tradition and association with Dattatreya make Mahur a multi-layered pilgrimage destination. Its significance extends beyond a single body-part narrative to Maharashtra’s wider tradition of mother-goddess worship.