Neelkantheshwar Temple,
Sindkhed Raja, Maharashtra
Neelkantheshwar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Sindkhed Raja Town in Sindkhed Raja Taluk in Buldhana District in Maharashtra, India. The temple is one of the state protected monuments in Maharashtra declared by Archaeological Survey of India. Sindkhed Raja is the birthplace of Jijabai, the mother of Maratha Emperor Shivaji.
History
The Temple
This temple is facing towards east. the temple consists of sanctum, antrala and sabha mandapa. Nandi can be found facing towards the sanctum. There is an inscription belonged to Raghoji, brother of Jijabai, the mother of Maratha Emperor Shivaji on a stone pillar behind the Nandi. The inscription records the renovation activities carried out by him.
There is a north facing shrine enshrining an image of Harihara in the temple premises. This image is considered to be the oldest sculpture in the temple dated to 11th century CE. The right side of the image represents Lord Shiva and left side represents Lord Vishnu. Nandi is carved at the feet on the right side while Garuda is carved on the left side.
There is a tank called Neelkanth
Barav in front of this temple. The pond is square in shape with an area of 34 × 34 meters. The
pond is provided with ghats on all sides for safe descend. It is said that
there were 15 Shiva Lingas installed on all the four sides of the tank and an
image of Uma Mahesvara on the northern wall of the tank. There are shrines for
Bhairava and Saneeswara on the western bank of the tank.
Connectivity
The temple is located at about 1
Km from Sindkhed Raja Bus Stand, 32 Kms from Jalna Railway Station, 33 Kms from
Jalna, 49 Kms from Lonar, 57 Kms from Mehkar, 82 Kms from Buldhana, 87 Kms from
Aurangabad Airport and 90 Kms from Aurangabad. The temple is situated on Jalna
to Mehkar route.
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