Gondeshwar Temple, Sinnar

The Gondeshwar Temple in Sinnar, Nashik district, was built under the Seuna (Yadava) kings in the 11th or 12th century; Sinnar was a Yadava stronghold before the dynasty rose to imperial power. Local tradition credits Rav Govinda, son of the town's founder Rav Singhuni, with commissioning it at a cost of 200,000 rupees, and it is also known as Govindeshvara.

Built in the Bhumija style, it is a panchayatana complex on a rectangular platform of 125 by 95 feet. The main shrine holds a large Shiva linga and faces a Nandi pavilion, both on a raised plinth, and is entered through a mandapa with porches on three sides. Its Nagara-style shikhara has lost its finial, and its walls show scenes from the Ramayana. Four subsidiary shrines, each with a porch, honour Surya, Vishnu, Parvati and Ganesha. The wall that once enclosed the complex is now mostly gone.