Mankeshwar is a panchayat village in Bhoom Tehsil, Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, India
It is known for its Shiva temple and Goddess Satwai Devi temple.
The Shiva temple in Mankeshwar, is among the type of temple called "Hemandpanti mandirs"
This mandir is built out of one black rock which has nice beautiful art
in it. There is a Shiva Linga in the temple which is below the ground
level and you have to get down by stairs for darshan.
Here is a river flowing around the temple which makes a curve around temple.
The Satwai devi temple is beside Shiva mandir. Satwai devi is the
goddess of destiny and is also known as the sixth-day goddess.
This temple is built in 1100 to 1150 and of Chalukya era.
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This temple is indeed a masterpiece of art. Nice photographs too.
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