Pateshwar
village in Maharashtra, India
Pateshwar is a village in Satara district of Maharashtra, known for rock-cut caves with shrines of Shiva.
Pateshwar is located about 11.26 km South East of Satara on the Satara-Kolhapur state highway in Maharashtra. While there are two ways of approaching Pateshwar, the most popular route is through Degaon village by State Transport buses, autorickshaws apart from private cars. The other route is from the South through a village called Borgaon. This road is preferred by the locals, however tourists prefer the Degaon route.
Pateshwar has 8 ancient caves and many ancient stone carved deities of Shiva and other deities. The place is known for having more than 1000 Shiva-lings (Also known as Pinds). Most important amongst these is the Maha Shiva Lingam which has intricate carvings. Many of the deities find references in the ancient Hindu Vedas and Puranas. Some of the identified deities are as below
Shivalings
Ekmukhdhari Pind
Chaturmukhdhari Pind
Ashtadikpal Pind
Harihar Pind
Margalmhaisa Pind
Yantra Pind
Kumbheshwara
Sahastralinga
Other Deities
Ekmukhi Bramhadev
Chaturmukh Shiv
Saraswati
Agni
Sheshashayee Vishnu
Vainayaki
Tripura
Ashtadashbhuja Mahishasur Mardini Chamunda
Ashtamatruka
Navgraha
Dvadashavtar
Balibhadra
Many of the deities are unique and have not been completely identified yet.
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