page_title: Renuka
section_title: Origin story
hierarchical_section_title: Renuka / Origin story
caption_attribution_description: English: Savadatti Renuka sagara Author and Source&#160;: Manjunath Doddamani, Gajendragad, Karnataka (North), India
context_page_description: Reṇukā/Renuga/Renu is a Hindu goddess worshipped predominantly in the Maharashtra and southern Indian states of Karanataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Renuka's temple at Mahur in Maharashtra is considered one of the shakti peethas.
context_section_description: The legends of Renuka are contained in the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa and in the Bhagavata Purana.Goddess Renuka is known for her chastity.Once her husband Jamadagni felt thirsty and asked water to his wife but Renuka devi could not find water anywhere due to the drought so she with the help of her chastity went to kailash with her mortal body and asked Lord Shankara to give ganga to quench her husband thirst.
caption: Renuka Sagara, Malaprabha River, Saundatti. (Belgaum District), North Karnataka, Karnataka
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