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SHREE SATERI DEVSTHAN::Past, Present and Future
SHRI SATERI Temple :: Archetectural Treat
VENGURLE Town :: A Heaven On Earth
SHREE SATERI DEVSTHAN::Past, Present and Future
The following story tells how Vengurle town got its name.
Hundreads of years ago, when Vengurle was not in existence, a place called Ansur(situated five miles away from Vengurle) was the center of trade and commerse. Roots of Shri Sateri could be traced back to this place. Original temple of Shri Sateri at this place is known as 'Mul Bhumikeche Mandir'. Rights of this temple are shared by Parab and Gawde families. In those days, a pious man from Parab family used to walk ten miles every day to visit and pray Shri Sateri Devi. As the years passed by and the man grew older, it became more and more difficult for the poor fellow to practise this routine. Still he maintained the prayers with the same intensity and passion.
Sri Devi was pleased to see the devotion and commitment shown by her devotee. She blessed him and promised to end his hardship by coming closer to his home. On the way back, the old man witnessed a stunning scene where a dome like structure was spontaneously rising from the ground. He realised that Shri Sateri Devi is appearing at the point and hugged that structure with extreme happiness. He asked Shri Devi to stay there and stop growing. Instantaneously the structure stopped growing. That location is nothing but todays Shri Devi Sateri Mandir.
In the local language (Malvani which is a spicy dilect of Marathi language) VENG menas a hug and URLE means remaining. That is how the place got its name as
SHRI SATERI Temple:: Archetectural Treat
The temple has a specious premises spread over approximately one acre of a land. Entire structure is constructed using the volcanic stone abundant in Konkan region and is around 50 feet wide and 150 feet in length. Overall architecture reveals very interesting and impressive usage of ancient Hindu architecture. The construction stands out from most of the temples in this region of India because of the distinct lack of wooden components. A sperical, propertinate dome adds to the visual appeal of the building and so does the DIPMALA and the TULSI VRINDAVAN in front of the building. All the belivers can enjoy a deep peace of mind just by entering this temple.
With the changing times and increasing number of Shri Sateri followers, temple administration started becoming more and more complex and demanding task. To tackle this challenge, Shri Devi Sateri Devsthan, Vengurle trust was established in 1997. The trust has played key role in maintaing and improving temple facilities. Process have been standerdiezed and documented for most of the temople activities. By far the most demanding project undertaken by trust has been renovation of the temple and its premises. It involves beautifull marble flooring, matching color scheme and modern illunination system. Along with the religious programmes, trust is also planning to aid social welfare and educational activities. Thanks to Shri Sateri blessings and support of all the followers these programmes are going to be a big success for sure!
