The Temple of Mahadeva in Neri – also called the Shiva Temple or the Hemadpanthi mandir of Neri – is a 11th to 12th century Hindu temple ruin from the Yadav dynasty era. It is notable for its Hindu artwork reliefs in Vidarbha style with Telingana influences. The temple was in active use through the 14th century before the region was conquered by the Delhi Sultanate. The reliefs and other sculptures such as those of Nandi were deliberately mutilated – defaced, chiseled out, beheaded, etc – after the 14th century.
The temple has a mandapa with three entrances, an antarala and a garbhagriya. The mandapa has extensive reliefs and carved pillars. The vimana looks plain, but that is because of recent restorations of the vimana and the roof above the mandapa. These restorations also added a few pillars inside the mandapa for safety.
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