Kolhapur's Goddess Mahalaxmi gets apt tribute

Mumbai-based ocularist Dr Chandrashekhar Chawan gifted a pair of diamond embedded artificial eyes to Goddess Mahalaxmi at the Mahalaxmi temple on Sunday.

The pair has 18 diamonds — nine in each cornea part of the artificial eyes. Eighteen carat gold has been used for fitting the diamonds. 

The cost of the eyes is Rs90,000 as per Western Maharashtra Devasthan Committee. Committee representative Appasaheb Kulkarni told media persons that the eyes will be handed over to priests for daily ‘alankar pooja’ so that they will be used on daily.
Chawan, who is founder of Shekhar Eye Research, had obtained a patent for developing the eye jewellery branded as Laser Eye jewellery. In this concept, the lenses can be decorated with precious stones.

“Before launching Laser Eye jewellery in the market, I offered artificial eyes to the goddess for seeking her blessings,’’ Chawan, who was accompanied by his wife Smita.