Mahamaya Temple, Ratanpur

Mahamaya Temple is temple dedicated to dual Goddess Lakshmi & Saraswati, located in Ratanpur and is one of the 52 Shakti Peethas, shrines of Shakti, the divine feminine, spread across India. Ratanpur is a small city, full of temples and ponds, situated around 25 km from district Bilaspur of Chhattisgarh. Goddess Mahamaya is also known as Kosaleswari,presiding deity of old Daksin Kosal region(modern Chhattisgarh state).

Mahamaya Temple is a famous temple dedicated to dual Goddesses Lakshmi & Saraswati. It is one of the 52 Shakti Peethas where Goddess Mahamaya is also known as Kosaleswari. Built in the 12-13th century during the reign of Kalachuris of Ratnapura, the temple was originally for three Goddesses Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswati. Later, Maha Kali left the old temple. The present temple was built by king Bahar Sai for Goddesses Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswati in vikram samvat 1552 (1492 AD).