Sinnar (Maharashtra)

Sinnar
State :	India
State :	Maharashtra
District :	Nashik
Location :	19 ° 51 ′ N , 74 ° 0 ′ E Coordinates: 19 ° 51 ′ N , 74 ° 0 ′ E
Height :	650 m
Area :	25 km²
Residents :	65,299 (2011)
Population density :	2612 inhabitants / km²
	Shri Gondeshwar Temple

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Sinnar (Marathi- सिन्नर) is a city with about 65,000 inhabitants in the Nashik district in the west of the Indian state of Maharashtra .

location

Sinnar is located on the Dekkan Plateau about 30 km southeast of the city of Nashik at an altitude of about 650 meters above sea level. d. M. The megacity of Mumbai is about 185 km to the southwest.

population

The population consists of about 75% Hindus , 13% Muslims , 8% Buddhists , 2.5% Jains , 1.4% Christians and a small proportion of Sikhs and others.

economy

The Nashik economic area is one of the most important and fastest growing in Maharashtra, but agriculture still plays a major role.

history

Large parts of central and western India belonged in the Middle Ages (ca. 850-1334) for power range of seuna , which has long vassals of Rashtrakutas and subsequent Chalukyas were, however, towards the end of the 12th century under their rulers Bhillama V. ( ruled 1173–1192) and founded a new capital in Devagiri , today's Daulatabad . Towards the end of the 13th century, pressure from the Islamic Sultanate of Delhi increased; after 1311 the region came completely under his control. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Sinnar belonged to the Mughal Empire , which was subsequently taken over by the Marathas and then gradually by the British .

Attractions

Shri Gondeshwar Temple

The main attraction of Sinnar is the high mediaeval Shri Gondeshwar temple from around 1200 ( 19 ° 51 ′ 4 ″ N , 74 ° 0 ′ 7 ″ E ), which in its plan is the ideal type of a five-part Indian temple ( panchayatana ) with a central Main temple and four smaller secondary notes follows. A fifth - open at the side - shrine with a stone Nandi bull, the mount ( vahana ) of the Hindu god Shiva , stands directly in front of the main temple. While the main temple is dedicated to Shiva, the four side shrines - each with an open porch at the side - are reserved for Parvati , Ganesha / Ganapati, Surya and Vishnu . Like most high medieval temples in North India, the Shri Gondeshwar Temple stands on a 1.80 m high platform ( jagati ), which protects the actual temple structure from rain and mud as well as from wild animals. The temple essentially consists of a small, laterally open portal vestibule ( mukhamandapa ), a largely closed vestibule covered by a pyramid-shaped roof ( mandapa ), an intermediate transition area ( antarala ) and a main building crowned by a Shikhara tower, within which a covered handling ( pradakshinapatha ) as well as the actual cella ( garbhagriha ) with the lingam are located. The strongly articulated outer walls are covered with figures and geometric and vegetable décor; The interior of the vestibule is also richly decorated and covered by a cantilever dome.19.851111111111 74.001944444444

Of only a few meters outside of the center location ( 19 ° 50 '44 " N , 73 ° 59' 44" O ) Bhairavnath- and Ganpati temple also from the 12-13. Century.

The not very well preserved Ayeshwaryeshwar Temple ( 19 ° 50 '56 " N , 73 ° 59' 28" O ) has an unusual exterior design with pillars and columns corresponding to the South Indian Dravida style close stands. It is also dedicated to Shiva and consists of an elongated open vestibule ( mandapa ) and a richly decorated sanctuary area.19.848888888889 73.991111111111

The Gargoti Mineral Museum deals with minerals (mainly Druze ) as found in various places in Maharashtra. But semiprecious stones and metals from other Asian and Australian sites are also presented.

Surroundings

In the vicinity of Sinnar is the wide portal of an otherwise largely disappeared fort, the foundation of which is traced back to the Marathi leader Shivaji .

Web links

Commons : Sinnar - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ www.census2011.co.in

[1] www.census2011.co.in