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	{{Infobox Hindu temple		{{Infobox Hindu temple
	\|name = Gondeshwar ~~temple~~		\|name = Gondeshwar Temple
	\|image = Gondeshwar temple.jpg		\|image = Gondeshwar temple.jpg
	\|map_type = India		\|map_type = India
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	\|map_caption = Location in India		\|map_caption = Location in India
	\|map_size = 250		\|map_size = 250
	\|native_name = गोंदेश्वर ~~मन्दिर~~		\|native_name = {{Script\|Marathi\|गोंदेश्वर}}
	\|country = [[India]]		\|country = [[India]]
	\|state = [[Maharashtra]]		\|state = [[Maharashtra]]
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	\|established = 11th century		\|established = 11th century
	\|governing_body = [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI)		\|governing_body = [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI)
	}}		\|materials=[[Basalt]]\|religious_affiliation=[[Hinduism]]\|festival=[[Maha Shivratri]]\|architecture_style=[[Bhumija]]}}
			The '''Gondeshwar Temple''' ([[IAST]]: '''Gondeśvara''') is an 11th-12th century [[Hindu temple]] located in [[Sinnar]], a town in the [[Nashik district]] of [[Maharashtra]], India. It features a [[panchayatana (temple)\|panchayatana]] plan; with a main shrine dedicated to [[Shiva]]; and four subsidiary shrines dedicated to [[Surya]], [[Vishnu]], [[Parvati]], and [[Ganesha]].
	The '''Gondeshwar ~~temple~~''' ([[IAST]]: '''Gondeśvara''') is an 11th-12th century [[Hindu temple]] located in [[Sinnar]], a town in the [[Nashik district]] of [[Maharashtra]], India. It features a [[panchayatana (temple)\|panchayatana]] plan; with a main shrine dedicated to [[Shiva]]; and four subsidiary shrines dedicated to [[Surya]], [[Vishnu]], [[Parvati]], and [[Ganesha]].

	== History ==		== History ==

	The Gondeshwar temple was built during the rule of the [[Seuna (Yadava) dynasty]], and is variously dated to either the 11th{{sfn\|Takeo Kamiya\|2003\|p=382}} or the 12th century.{{sfn\|Cyril M. Harris\|2013\|p=806}} 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~~.{{sfn\|Onkar Prasad Verma\|1970\|p=13}} 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, at a cost of 200,000 rupees. According to another suggestion, the temple - also known as Govindeshvara ([[IAST]]: Govindeśvara) - was built by the Yadava feudatory Govinda-raja, but no historical evidence supports this suggestion.{{sfn\|Onkar Prasad Verma\|1973\|p=9}}		The Gondeshwar temple was built during the rule of the [[Seuna (Yadava) dynasty]], and is variously dated to either the 11th{{sfn\|Takeo Kamiya\|2003\|p=382}} or the 12th century.{{sfn\|Cyril M. Harris\|2013\|p=806}} 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 Seuna-chandra.{{sfn\|Onkar Prasad Verma\|1970\|p=13}} 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, at a cost of 200,000 rupees. According to another suggestion, the temple - also known as Govindeshvara ([[IAST]]: Govindeśvara) - was built by the Yadava feudatory Govinda-raja, but no historical evidence supports this suggestion.{{sfn\|Onkar Prasad Verma\|1973\|p=9}}

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{{short description|11th-12th century Shiva temple}}
{{Infobox Hindu temple
|name = Gondeshwar temple
|image = Gondeshwar temple.jpg
|map_type = India
|coordinates = {{coord|19.8514|N|74.0019|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
|map_caption = Location in India
|map_size = 250
|native_name = गोंदेश्वर मन्दिर
|country = [[India]]
|state = [[Maharashtra]]
|district = [[Nashik district|Nashik]]
|locale = [[Sinnar]]
|deity = [[Shiva]]
|established = 11th century
|governing_body = [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI)
}}

The '''Gondeshwar temple''' ([[IAST]]: '''Gondeśvara''') is an 11th-12th century [[Hindu temple]] located in [[Sinnar]], a town in the [[Nashik district]] of [[Maharashtra]], India. It features a [[panchayatana (temple)|panchayatana]] plan; with a main shrine dedicated to [[Shiva]]; and four subsidiary shrines dedicated to [[Surya]], [[Vishnu]], [[Parvati]], and [[Ganesha]].

== History ==

The Gondeshwar temple was built during the rule of the [[Seuna (Yadava) dynasty]], and is variously dated to either the 11th{{sfn|Takeo Kamiya|2003|p=382}} or the 12th century.{{sfn|Cyril M. Harris|2013|p=806}} 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.{{sfn|Onkar Prasad Verma|1970|p=13}} 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, at a cost of 200,000 rupees. According to another suggestion, the temple - also known as Govindeshvara ([[IAST]]: Govindeśvara) - was built by the Yadava feudatory Govinda-raja, but no historical evidence supports this suggestion.{{sfn|Onkar Prasad Verma|1973|p=9}}

== Architecture ==

The Gondeshwar temple is built in the [[Bhumija]] style,{{sfn|Krishna Deva|1995|p=180}} in form of a [[Panchayatana (temple)|panchayatana]] complex, which features a main shrine surrounded by four subsidiary shrines.{{sfn|Takeo Kamiya|2003|p=382}} The temple is situated on a rectangular platform that measures 125 x 95 feet.{{sfn|Onkar Prasad Verma|1970|p=345}} The plan of the temple is very similar to that of the [[Shiv Mandir, Ambarnath|Ambarnath Shiva temple]], but the sculptures on its exterior walls are of inferior quality than those of the Ambarnath temple.{{sfn|Onkar Prasad Verma|1970|p=345}} The temple complex was originally surrounded by a wall, which is now mostly destroyed.{{sfn|Onkar Prasad Verma|1973|p=9}} Udayesvara Temple also known as Neelkantheshwara temple in [[Udaipur, Madhya Pradesh]] also shares a similar design.

The main shrine is dedicated to [[Shiva]], and contains a large [[lingam|linga]].{{sfn|Onkar Prasad Verma|1973|p=9}} The shrine and the [[Nandi (bull)|Nandi]] pavilion facing it are located on an elevated plinth.{{sfn|George Michell|Philip H. Davies|1989|p=394}} The [[mandapa]] (pavilion), which has porches on three sides, acts as the entrance to the temple.{{sfn|Takeo Kamiya|2003|p=382}} The shrine has a [[Nagara architecture|Nagara]]-style [[shikhara]] (tower),{{sfn|Onkar Prasad Verma|1973|p=11}} whose [[finial]] is no longer preserved.{{sfn|Onkar Prasad Verma|1973|p=9}} The walls of the temple depict scenes from the ancient epic ''[[Ramayana]]''.{{sfn|Onkar Prasad Verma|1973|p=24}}

The subsidiary shrines are dedicated to [[Surya]], [[Vishnu]], [[Parvati]], and [[Ganesha]]: all of them have a porch.{{sfn|Takeo Kamiya|2003|p=382}} They are rectangular in plan, and include a mandapa, an [[antarala]] (vestibule), and the [[garbhagriha]] (sanctum).{{sfn|Onkar Prasad Verma|1973|p=9}}

<gallery mode="packed">
KITLV 88234 - Unknown - Gondeshvara temple at Sinnar in British India - 1897.tif | The temple in 1897
Gondeshwar Temple - Sinnar, Maharashtra, India.jpg | In 2017, with the finial lost
Gondeshwar temple Sinnar, Nashik temple cross section and plan.jpg | Cross section and plan
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

=== Bibliography ===
{{ref begin}}
* {{cite book |author=Cyril M. Harris |title=Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kp_DAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT806 |year=2013 |publisher=Courier |isbn=978-0-486-13211-2 |page=806 }}
* {{cite book |editor1=George Michell |editor2=Philip H. Davies |title=The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India |volume=1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eqtNAAAAYAAJ |year=1989 |publisher=Penguin Books |isbn=9780140081442 }}
* {{cite book |author=Krishna Deva |title=Temples of India: Text |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=StnVAAAAMAAJ |year=1995 |publisher=Aryan Books International |isbn=978-81-7305-052-7 }}
* {{cite book |author=Onkar Prasad Verma |title=The Yādavas and Their Times |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v8ABAAAAMAAJ |year=1970 |publisher=Vidarbha Samshodhan Mandal }}
* {{cite book |author=Onkar Prasad Verma |title=A survey of Hemadpanti temples in Maharashtra |series=Temples of the Vidarbha Region |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JEA9AAAAMAAJ |year=1973 |publisher=Nagpur University |oclc=1324273 }}
* {{cite book |author=Takeo Kamiya |translator=Annabel Lopez and Bevinda Collaco |title=The Guide to the Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent |chapter=Sinnar: Gondeshwara temple |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ChVQAAAAMAAJ |year=2003 |publisher=Architecture Autonomous |isbn=978-4-88706-141-5 }}
{{ref end}}

{{Hindu temples in Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nashik district]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Maharashtra]]

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