Sinhagad Kondhaneshwar Shiv Mandir, Maharashtra

Address

Sinhagad Kondhaneshwar Shiv Mandir, Ghera Sinhagad, Sinhagad Fort, Maharashtra 411025

Diety

Kondhaneshwar

Introduction

Sinhagad is a hill fortress located at around 35 km southwest of the city of Pune, India. Some of the information available at this fort suggests that the fort could have been built 2000 years ago. The caves and the carvings in the Kaundinyeshwar/ Kondhaneshwa temple stand as proofs for the same. The Sinhagad Fort was initially known as “Kondhana” after the sage Kaundinya. The Kaundinyeshwar temple coupled with the caves and carvings indicates that the fort had probably been built around two thousand years ago. It was seized by Muhammad bin Tughlaq from the Koli king Nag Naik in 1328 AD. This fort temple was attacks by Mughals emperor. Kondhaneshwar temple also known as Kaundinyeshwar temple. The small yet old temple is dedicated to God Shiva. . And Nandi placed outside the temple. The temple faces the east and has some carvings which are more than 2000 years old. It is on the highest point on the Sinhagad Fort. Mahashivratri is celebrated with great enthusiasm by devotees of Lord Shiva.