Mahalakshmi Devi idol in Pune dressed in 16 kg gold saree on Dussehra. See pics

A Mahalakshmi Devi temple in Pune has gone viral after pictures of the Goddess idol dressed up in a 16 kg gold saree were reported.

The festival of Dussehra is here and it marks the end of the auspicious days of Navratri and Durga Puja today. Also called Vijaya Dashami, this day marks the triumph of good over evil. The festival is celebrated across the country with much fervour and enthusiasm and effigies of Ravana, Meghnath and Kumbhkarana are burnt.

So, on this auspicious occasion of Dussehra, the Mahalaxmi temple located in front of Sarasbagh, Pune is in the news. That is because the Mahalaxmi Devi idol in the temple has been dressed up in a whopping 16 kg gold saree. In a conversation with Aaj Tak, the trustee of the temple informed that this gold saree was donated by a devotee in the year 2011 who had it crafted by a goldsmith in South India. The same devotee gave this saree as an offering to the Goddess.