श्री परशुराम मंदिर, चिपळूण, कोकण
Today at this temple
Quick facts
- Primary deity
- विष्णु
- Tradition
- vaishnava
- Year founded
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- Founder
- Ancient svayambhu — per Konkan-regional-tradition, the Parshuram Temple at Chiplun (Ratnagiri district, Konkan coast) is one of the OLDEST PARSHURAM SHRINES IN INDIA, founded at the location where LORD PARSHURAMA (6th avatar of Vishnu) is said to have created-the-Konkan-coast by shooting his parshu (axe) into the Arabian Sea which-receded to-reveal-the-land. Chiplun ("Chipli-van" = "camp-forest") was Parshuram's base-of-operations during his legendary-creation of the 7 Konkan-kingdoms. Modern temple-structure 1750s-1850s (Peshwa-era to British-colonial era) successive-reconstructions
- Managing trust
- श्री परशुराम देवस्थान ट्रस्ट
- Daily footfall
- दररोज 2,000-5,000
- Photography
- outside_only
- Non-Hindu policy
- all_welcome
- Dress code
- Traditional attire; no shorts
- Accessibility
- ♿ 👴 🍼
- VIP darshan
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- Typical visit
- 60–150 min
Sthala Purana — the story
Per Ramayana and Puranic-tradition (particularly the Mahabharata and Brahma Purana), PARSHURAM ("RAMA-WITH-AXE", 6th Vishnu-avatar, son of Sage Jamadagni and Renuka Mata) is the AVATAR OF VISHNU BETWEEN VAMAN (5th) AND RAMA-CHANDRA (7th). Parshuram is unique among Vishnu-avatars for his BRAHMIN-KSHATRIYA identity — born Brahmin but wielding-warrior-skills. His legendary-creation-of-the-Konkan-coast: after conflicts-with-kshatriya-kings (21-times-cleared-earth-of-kshatriyas narrative), Parshuram sought-to-create-a-new-land where-Brahmins-could-live-peacefully. He went to the western-coast and SHOT HIS PARSHU-AXE INTO THE ARABIAN SEA; the sea-god receded-the-waters by the arrow-distance, revealing the Konkan-coast. Parshuram then settled CHITAPAVAN BRAHMINS ("purified-funeral-pyre Brahmins" — the name derives from Parshuram purifying-them via cremation-ritual), GOUD SARASWAT BRAHMINS, and KARHADE BRAHMINS in the new-land. Chiplun became his primary-abode. The Chiplun-Parshuram-shrine commemorates-this-creation-myth-and-Parshuram's ongoing-presence in Konkan
References: Mahabharata — Parshuram narrative Parshuram-Bhishma, Parshuram-Karna episodes · Brahma Purana and Skanda Purana Konkan-creation-myth
Darshan & aartis
- 06:00सकाळ45 min · Mangala aarti
- 19:00संध्या45 min · Sandhya aarti
Plan your visit
Ratnagiri (RQY) — 80 km; Mumbai (BOM) — 250 km N
Chiplun (CHI) — 5 km (Konkan Railway, Mumbai-Mangalore line)
Hilltop parking; Mumbai-Goa NH-66 accessible
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Chiplun town hotels and MTDC (5 km)
Chiplun Konkan-Maharashtrian restaurants
Year-round. Peak: AKSHAYA TRITIYA = PARSHURAM JAYANTI (2026 approximately 19 April 2026) 1-1.5 lakh; Ram Navami; Konkan-monsoon-weekends. October-February ideal. Chitapavan-community pilgrimage traditional
- Traditional attire
- Fruits, milk, ghee for Parshuram-ascetic-offerings
- Cash/UPI
- For Akshaya Tritiya (2026 approximately 19 April 2026): Parshuram Jayanti supreme day
- Combine with Konkan-circuit: Ganpatipule (60 km S), Marleshwar, Kunkeshwar
Gallery & media
Deity & iconography
- Height of murti
- 152 cm
- Vahana
- None — Parshuram is depicted as warrior-sage-human form
- Adornments
- PARSHURAM MURTI — approximately 152 cm (5 feet) tall; depicted in classical-Parshuram-iconographic-form as a WARRIOR-SAGE (ascetic-brahmin-warrior) with MATTED-HAIR, SACRED-THREAD (yajnopavita), and PRIMARY WEAPON: the iconic PARSHU (AXE) — one of the 10 Vishnu-avatars shown-with-axe-rather-than-conch-chakra-lotus. His-depiction combines-brahmin-ascetic-features with kshatriya-warrior-elements reflecting-his-unique-brahma-kshatriya-identity. Daily-shringar with saffron-silk, rudraksha-mala, sacred-thread; subsidiary Shiva-lingam (Parshuram's father-deity) and Kamadhenu-cow iconography
- Consorts on panel
- Renuka Mata (Parshuram's mother, subsidiary-shrine); subsidiary Shiva-lingam (Parshuram considered-Shiva-devotee); Kamadhenu (sacred-cow)
- Favored bhoga
- Simple Brahmin-ascetic-offerings: fruits, milk, honey, ghee, coconut, tulsi; traditional-Konkan-Maharashtrian-naivedya
- Mantras chanted here
- Om Namo Bhagavate Parshuramaya · Parshuram-Ashtakam · Parshuram-Stotra · Vishnu-Sahasranama (10-avatar inclusion); Brahmin-kshatriya dual-mantras reflecting Parshuram's identity
- Worship purpose
- Parshuram (6th Vishnu-avatar) devotion; KONKAN-CREATION-MYTH veneration (Parshuram created-Konkan-coast by pushing-back-the-sea); AKSHAYA TRITIYA = Parshuram Jayanti supreme annual-observance; Konkan-Brahmin-community Kuldev (Parshuram is considered-the-founding-deity of Konkan-Brahmin-communities including Chitapavan-Brahmins and Goud Saraswat Brahmins); pair with Ganpatipule (60 km S), Marleshwar, Kunkeshwar — Konkan-coast pilgrimage circuit
Architecture & art
Traditional Konkan-Maharashtrian temple-style on hilltop; Peshwa-British-colonial stone-masonry; modest 15m shikhara; 60m × 50m compound
- Style
- Traditional Konkan-Maharashtrian temple-style on a hilltop overlooking Chiplun town; compound approximately 60m × 50m; Peshwa-era and British-colonial-era stone-and-masonry-construction; modest 15m shikhara
- Shikhara height
- 15 m
- Built of
- Local Konkan stone; traditional Maharashtrian masonry
- Notable features
- Parshuram (6th Vishnu-avatar) primary-deity — rare among major-Indian-temples · KONKAN-CREATION-MYTH site — where Parshuram created-the-Konkan-coast · Akshaya Tritiya = Parshuram Jayanti supreme festival · KONKAN-BRAHMIN KULDEV (Chitapavan, Goud Saraswat, Karhade Brahmin communities) · Subsidiary shrines for Renuka Mata, Shiva, Kamadhenu · Chiplun Konkan-coast location · Mumbai-Goa NH-66 accessible · Pair with Ganpatipule (60 km S), Marleshwar, Kunkeshwar, Konkan-circuit
- Protection status
- state_protected
History timeline
- Treta Yuga (traditional Puranic origin)
Per Ramayana-Puranic-tradition, Lord Parshuram (6th Vishnu-avatar, son of Sage Jamadagni and Renuka Mata) created-the-Konkan-coast by shooting his parshu-axe into the Arabian Sea; the sea-receded to-reveal-the-coastal-land which became the 7 Konkan-kingdoms. Parshuram settled the Chitapavan, Goud Saraswat, and Karhade Brahmins in this newly-created-land. Chiplun was his base-of-operations
- Ancient-medieval continuity
Continuous Konkan-Brahmin-community-worship at Chiplun Parshuram site; pre-Peshwa modest-shrine-structures
- 1750s-1850s
Peshwa-era and British-colonial-era successive-reconstructions established the current temple-structure
- Post-1947
Maharashtra-state-endowment-management; Konkan-coastal-tourism integration; Chitapavan-Brahmin-diaspora (Mumbai-Pune-global) pilgrimage
Special phenomena
Konkan-coast creation-myth site
Chiplun-Parshuram-Temple commemorates the FOUNDATIONAL KONKAN-CREATION-MYTH — Parshuram's arrow-creation-of-the-land-from-the-sea. The mythological-geography-narrative connects-the-entire-Konkan-coast to this single-divine-event. Chitapavan-Brahmin-diaspora (including Peshwa-families and modern-Mumbai-Pune Chitapavans) maintain Parshuram as their Kuldev
Poojas & sevas offered here
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Festivals & signature events
- Signatureराम नवमीAnnual
Location & nearby temples
- श्री मार्लेश्वर गुहा मंदिर, रत्नागिरी20.1 km · Marleshwar
Scriptural references
- Mahabharata — Parshuram narrative
- Parshuram-Bhishma, Parshuram-Karna episodes
- Brahma Purana and Skanda Purana
- Konkan-creation-myth
Sources & credits
✓ Verified by 2026-04-25. Seeded from training knowledge + Trust / Maharashtra Tourism references. Akshaya Tritiya = Parshuram Jayanti 2026 approximately 19 April 2026. Video metadata intentionally empty.