Gondeshwar Temple, Sinnar, Nashik, Maharashtra

Gondeshwar Temple, Sinnar, Nashik, Maharashtra

Gondeshwar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Sinnar Town in the Nashik District in Maharashtra, India. It represents the best example of the Hemadpanthi style of architecture popularized during Yadava’s period. This Temple is the largest & complete example of the medieval temples of the Deccan for the Indo-Aryan style. Gondeshwar Temple is situated at north-east of Sinnar town near Nashik.

History

The Gondeshwar temple was built during the rule of the Seuna (Yadava) dynasty, and is variously dated to either the 11^th or the 12^th century. Sinnar was a stronghold of the dynasty during their pre-imperial period, and modern historians identify it with Seunapura, a town established by the Yadava king Seuanchandra. According to local tradition, the town of Sinnar was established by the Gavali (that is, Yadava) chief Rav Singhuni, and the Gondeshvara temple was commissioned by his son Rav Govinda. According to another suggestion, the temple is also known as Govindeshvara. It was built by the Yadava feudatory Govinda Raja, but no historical evidence supports this suggestion.  

The structure was constructed using the locally available black basalt stone and lime. The temple’s origin dates back to 12 – 13th century during Yadava dynasty. There are differences of opinion among the scholars about the Yadava king who built the temple, as per some – Raj Govinda& as per other – Govind Raja (may be a similarity in the name caused this confusion). According to Cunningham’s report, the earliest historical mention of Sinnar appears to be in a copperplate grant of 1069 A. D.

The Temple

For brief details, please refer below link;

https://hindutemples-india.blogspot.com/2019/03/gondeshwar-temple-sinnar-temple.html

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 2 Kms from Sinnar Bus Station, 24 Kms from Nashik Road Railway Station, 31 Kms from Nashik, 183 Kms from Pune, 183 Kms from Mumbai and 184 Kms from Mumbai Airport. MSRTC buses are available from Nashik / Pune / Mumbai Bus stands to Sinnar. Sinnar lies to southeast of Nashik city on the Nashik – Pune Highway. Sinnar is well connected via Pune-Nashik highway & private vehicles are available on hire at Nashik and Sinnar. Nearest railway station is Nashik Road railway station. Nearest Airport is located at Mumbai.

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