Gondeshwar Temple, Sinnar
| Gondeshwar Temple | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Nashik |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Governing body | Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) |
| Location | |
| Location | Sinnar |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Country | India |
  Location in India | |
| Geographic coordinates | 19°51′05″N 74°00′07″E / 19.8514°N 74.0019°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 11th century |
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 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
IAST: Govindeśvara) - was built by the Yadava feudatory Govinda-raja, but no historical evidence supports this suggestion.[4]
Architecture
The Gondeshwar temple is built in the
Udaipur, Madhya Pradesh
also shares a similar design.
The main shrine is dedicated to
Nagara-style shikhara (tower),[8] whose finial is no longer preserved.[4] The walls of the temple depict scenes from the ancient epic Ramayana.[9]
The subsidiary shrines are dedicated to Surya, Vishnu, Parvati, and Ganesha: all of them have a porch.[1] They are rectangular in plan, and include a mandapa, an antarala (vestibule), and the garbhagriha (sanctum).[4]
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The temple in 1897 -
In 2017, with the finial lost -
Cross section and plan
References
- ^ a b c d Takeo Kamiya 2003, p. 382.
- ^ Cyril M. Harris 2013, p. 806.
- ^ Onkar Prasad Verma 1970, p. 13.
- ^ a b c d e Onkar Prasad Verma 1973, p. 9.
- ^ Krishna Deva 1995, p. 180.
- ^ a b Onkar Prasad Verma 1970, p. 345.
- ^ George Michell & Philip H. Davies 1989, p. 394.
- ^ Onkar Prasad Verma 1973, p. 11.
- ^ Onkar Prasad Verma 1973, p. 24.
Bibliography
- Cyril M. Harris (2013). Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture. Courier. p. 806. ISBN 978-0-486-13211-2.
- George Michell; Philip H. Davies, eds. (1989). The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India. Vol. 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu. Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140081442.
- Krishna Deva (1995). Temples of India: Text. Aryan Books International. ISBN 978-81-7305-052-7.
- Onkar Prasad Verma (1970). The Yādavas and Their Times. Vidarbha Samshodhan Mandal.
- Onkar Prasad Verma (1973). A survey of Hemadpanti temples in Maharashtra. Temples of the Vidarbha Region. Nagpur University. OCLC 1324273.
- Takeo Kamiya (2003). "Sinnar: Gondeshwara temple". The Guide to the Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent. Translated by Annabel Lopez and Bevinda Collaco. Architecture Autonomous. ISBN 978-4-88706-141-5.
