Aundha Nagnath Temple

Aundha Nagnath Temple, in the town of the same name in Hingoli district, is a Shiva temple regarded as the eighth of the twelve Jyotirlingas. The name presents Shiva as lord of serpents, and devotees come seeking relief from Kaal Sarp Dosh. Legend credits the Pandavas with founding it, but the present structure goes back to the 13th-century Yadavas of Devagiri. After damage in the Delhi Sultanate invasions, the upper part is thought to have been rebuilt in the 18th century, work widely attributed to Ahilyabai Holkar.

The lower walls are in the mortarless Hemadpanti style, carved with deities, mythological scenes, elephants and geometric patterns, while the shikhara is Maratha work. The linga sits in a small basement chamber reached by a narrow stair. Nandi's pavilion stands behind the temple, explained by the story that the whole building turned to face the saint Namdev when priests sent him to the back. Mahashivratri brings a large chariot festival.