Amruteshwar Temple - A beautiful stone carved artefact never seen before..

This temple may be more than 1500 years old. It is a very important place of worship of Lord Shiva. The temple is made of stone with beautiful carvings.
This temple is about 25km from MTDC of bhandardara Resort. And only 6 km. from sandhan valley (samrad village).

About the temple :
Amruteshwar Temple is an ancient Shiva temple situated on the bank of the river Pravara at Ratanwadi village (under Ahmadnagar district), which is the base village for traking to famous Ratangad fort . This temple is maintained by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is considered to be over 1,000 years old.
The beautiful stone carved temple was built by the rulers of Shilahara Dynesty in the 9th Century A.D ....
Local people says, that the present one is one of the 12 Shiva temples built by king Jhang.
The temple has two side opening gate s. It was constructed in Hemadpanthi architectural style with beautiful rock carvings on the main shrine.
The ceiling, walls and the pillars of the temple are decorated with some impressive & lovely art forms, like Gandharvas, Ganikas, Dancers with poses, snakes , flowers etc. .....
Inside the main temple, you need to walk few stairs down to reach the actual Shiva Linga ....
The Shiva Linga is half submarged below the ground level .... can be reached from the front & rear entrances .... careful about the steps of the stairs , they are uneven ...

The Nandi is at the rear entrance of the temple which is currently used as the main entrance.
There is also the jalakunda near temple having Devakoshtaka with devata.
The atmosphere of the temple is vey calm , probably due to very less visitors that makes you feel relax with peace of mind.

travel tips :
- Advisable to carry your own water bottles, but pl. don't pollute the surroundings.
- Temple opens all days : 6:00am to 5:30pm
- The Ratanwadi village can also be reached directly by boat from Bhandardara and to cross the Arthur lake. The details to be enquired locally.
-you can stay a to Samrad village near lake and can visit sandhan valley and amruteshwar temple easily. The local helpful contact person is Arjun Bande provide camping, meal and all guidelines. Contact no.-8275139075
Definitely a must visit place bhandardara, Arthur lake, sandhan valley, amruteshwar temple, Ratangarh, kalsubai and harishchandragad.

Wonderful journey through forest road with great views of the lake & surrounding mountain range which helps you to explore yourself..
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