Shri Naguesh Temple

Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Shri Naguesh Temple is situated in the village of Bandode, 4 kms east of Ponda.

The temple Sabhamandap has a gallery on both sides that contains exquisite specimen of intricate wood carvings of the events of Ramayana on one side and wooden images of Astadikpal and Gandharva on the other.

The Shri Naguesh temple has inscriptions of the old scriptures on stone. The deity in the Shri Naguesh temple is that of the Lord Ganesh.

The Shri Naguesh temple has been bequeathed to posterity but the temple was subsequently renovated in the days of Chatrapati Shahu, the Maratha ruler of Satara.