Kunkeshwar Mandir Kunkeshwar

KUNKESHWAR MANDIR

Kunkeshwar, Devgarh, Maharashtra, India

God

Kunekeshwar is the main deity of this temple, who is an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Here deity is in form Shivalingam.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - March to May (39°C during day and 22°C during night)Average - May (35°C during the day and 25°C during night)Lowest - December to February (34°C during day and 16°C during night)Monsoon season - June to September

Dress Code

For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.

Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name	Distance	Contact Number
Kunkeshwar Bus Stop	450 MTRS	1800221250
Kankavali Railway Station	49.5 KM	139
Sindhudurg Chipi Airport	54.5 KM	020-26685599

Railway Station Name	Distance	Contact Number
Kankavali Railway Station	49.5 KM	139

Airport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Sindhudurg Chipi Airport	54.5 KM	020-26685599

Architecture

Kunkeshwar Mandir was built in South Indian Style of architecture. The temple complex itself is covered with shovels, but it is also covered with stony stones. The room of the cave is a stone cut stone and the idol stone is black colored. Shivaling and Nandi are also black-colored (stone) stones. There is a temple on a flat place on this bank which is 8-9 meters high. The temple area is 22-24 meters high. The temple area is surrounded by a wall, but there is also a purple stone floor below.

Somewhere like its exteriors, the interiors are equally impressive. Six ‘deepmalas’ and an idol of Nandi on a platform welcomes the devotees to the temple. On the main spire of the temple, there are sculpted images of Gandbherund and Kamdhenu. Kunakeshwar is a Shiv Panchayatan temple, thus here one can see ‘shivpindi’ and an icon of Parvati. Ganesha image in the temple has three hands.

Religious Significance

Many tales are associated with the history of the temple. And according to one of them, there was a cow in the jungle of Kunaki, who used to shower her milk on a stone. After watching this act repeatedly, the angry owner of the cow hit the stone with the hammer. But then blood started streaming out of it. He soon realized that the stone is associated with some unique phenomenon and started praying it. That's how the temple came into existence and came to be known as the abode of Lord Kunakeshwar.

According to legend,a sailor traveling in the sea for trade came near the beach of Kunkeshwar. Suddenly a havoc appeared in sea. The sailor was a Muslim. The ship seemed to sink in the sea. He saw a lamp on that beach. He prayed to that lamp “I don’t know who you are, but if you will help me and stop the havoc I will build a temple for you”. And his ship came to the seashore of Kunkeshwar without any problem. He built the temple as promised. The Lingam was already there. As the Sailor was a non-Hindu, he thought that his religion will not accept him. Therefore he committed suicide from the top of temple.

History

This temple was built in 11th Century by Yadav Kings. Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj who rejuvenated this temple many times was a frequent visitor to this temple.

Temple Timings

Day	Timings
All Days	05:30 AM - 09:00 PM

Tours

Airports

Airport Name	Distance
Shamshabad	40 KM
Lorem Ipsum	12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name	Distance
Secunderabad	10 KM
Nampally	12 KM
Begumpet	6 KM
Lingampally	20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name	Distance
MGBS	35 KM
CBS	28 KM
kukatpally	20 KM
Lingampally	30 KM
Uppal	35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Private Transport	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757