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"Jadhav added, "We have jurisdiction inside the temple premises. Temple premises and surrounding areas experience traffic congestion during Navaratra. These will be solved under the temple's development plan," he said.The Mahalaxmi temple faces several issues such as lack of toilets, proper drinking water and dumping of garbage inside the temple premises. It hosts lakh of devotees during Navaratra festival.The biggest hurdle before the temple committee is parking facility. Kolhapur: A plastic ban will be imposed inside Mahalaxmi temple premises during the nine day Navaratra festival according to president of Paschim Maharashtra Devsthan Samiti ( PMDS ) Mahesh Jadhav.Instructions regarding the same will be issued to all vendors soonThe PMDS controls the temples in Western Maharashtra..