Siddhanath, an incarnation of Shiva and kshetrapal of the regionChalukya of Badami—
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
Chalukya; second half added 1738
Chalukya of Badami
History & significance
A Shaiva temple at Mhaswad in Satara district, about 56 km from Pandharpur, attributed to the Badami Chalukyas and completed on its second side in 1738 by their descendant Dubal of Karad. Its Mhaswad Yatra, with a chariot of Siddhanath and crowds smeared in pink gulal, draws devotees from across India.