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Early modern · Hindu · India
Kopineshwar Mandir
Thane, Maharashtra · 19.1930°, 72.9770°
Shiva (as Kopineshwar)Shilahara—
Sacred since
1760 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt 1760 (Shilahara origin)
Shilahara
History & significance
Thane's principal Shiva temple, founded under the Shilahara dynasty and rebuilt in 1760 with further renovations in 1879 and 1996. Its lingam, about 12 feet across, is among the largest in Maharashtra, and Shiva here is treated as the patron deity of the city.