 The great ruler & founder of the Maratha kingdom, Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj visited the temple as he was a prominent devotee of her, people believe that the Goddess gifted him a sword - 'The Bhawani Talwar' - to succeed in his expeditions.Tulaja word indicates to an old Hindu monastery at Tolaja village in present Rawalpindi division of Pakistan.Along with temples of Renuka at Mahur, Mahalaxmi at Kolhapur, and Saptashringi at Vani, the temple of Bhavani at Tuljapur forms the four great Shaktipitha in Maharashtra.Many legends are associated with the temple.