Sidhhanath Temple, Kharsundi

For other uses, see Sidhhanath Temple (disambiguation).

Shri Sidhhanath Temple, Kharsundi
सिद्धनाथ मंदिर, खरसुंडी
Shri Kharsundi Siddanath
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Sangli district
Festivals	Chaitra Astami
Location
Location	Kharsundi
State	Maharashtra
Country	India
Location within Maharashtra
Geographic coordinates	17°20′35″N 74°46′32″E
Architecture
Type	Mandir architecture

Siddhanath is believed to be incarnation of Lord Shiva. Siddhanath is the patron god of Atpadi and adjacent regions, and is one of several regional protective (Kshetrapal) gods of Maharashtra. Historical temple of lord Siddhnath, a big temple built in 450 years ago. The God in this temple is reincarnation of Lord Shiva even called as NathBaba. This God had two wives one stays with him (Goddess Jogeshwari) and other wife that is goddess Zakabai who is staying few km away from kharsundi near from Neilkarnji. God Nathbaba can meet her once in 3 years and this condition was put by his first wife Goddess Jogeswari. So all the villagers go along with Palki of god to meet her somewhere in December. Near Kharsundi there is a place called Gohdapur where the natural spring of water is coming from ages and does not go dry, the story is that God Nathbabas Horse once saw the snake and jumped and put its feet on ground, the water started flowing there, the snake was there for restrict god from meeting his second wife.

See also

• Kharsundi
• Bhoodsidhhanath Temple
• Revansiddha Temple, Renavi
• Balumama Temple- Ahilaynagar- Balewadi