Pataleshwar Temple

Pataleshwar Temple was built by a Maratha Chief Naru Shanker, after the 3rd battle of Panipat fought in 1761 between the Marathas and the invading Afghans, in memory of the Marathas who lost their lives.

The temple dedicated to Shiva has a subterranean inner sanctum the walls and high domed ceiling of which are covered with the most intricate and colourful paintings.

There is a beautifully proportioned and painted mandapa (covered platform) in front of the sanctum. Another interesting feature of this temple is the high tapering pillar with small projections for a thousand earthen lamps, which gives it the name Sahasra Deepak Stambha (pillar of a thousand lamps).