of a stream, to court has nothing very significant. A noteworthy feature of the temple is the use of stone throughout, even for the internal domes and pinnacles. The effect internally is striking and the situation on the stream most picturesque. The original structure of the temple is said to have been built by one Ragho-pant Josi who was a native of Vateganv and who served as minister or karbhari to one of the subordinate chiefs of the Nimbalkar family in the time of Nana Fadanavis (1764–1800). Vatesvar Temple The Vatesvar temple is an insignificant edifice of rough trap and mortar, but has a strictly pyramidal pinnacle about 12.19 metres (40 feet) high. The courtyard is approximately 9.29 m2 (100 square feet) surrounded by ruined cloisters. The walls are of masonry about 4.21 metres (4 ft.) thick, of roughly cut rectangular blocks of trap each corner flanked with a small bastion. The wall on the southern side is now in bad repairs. A winding pavement with steps here and there leads to the entrance which is through an archway. The temple is beautifully situated at a sudden bend in the stream and behind it is a magnificent grove of tamarind trees. Though the name of the builder remains anonymous to date the temple is reported to be very antique. Social reformer and writer Annabhau Sathe (Devanagari: अण्णाभाऊ साठे) was born in this village in 1920. References External links http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SANGLI/places_Vategaon.html Cities and towns in Sangli district