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Gondeshwar Temple

Sinnar, Nashik district, Maharashtra · 19.8514°, 74.0020°

Shiva (Gondeshwar)Seuna (Yadava)Bhumija
Sacred since
1100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
11th-12th c. (Seuna Yadava)
Seuna (Yadava)

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Sinnar in Nashik district built under the Seuna (Yadava) dynasty, laid out as a panchayatana with the main shrine ringed by four subsidiary shrines to Surya, Vishnu, Parvati and Ganesha. One of the finest surviving Bhumija-style complexes in Maharashtra, it is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.

Sthala katha — the legend

Local tradition credits its building to Rav Govinda, son of the Gavali chief Rav Singhuni, at a cost of two hundred thousand rupees.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Seuna (Yadava)