Uttaresvar Temple, Osmanabad, Maharashtra India

The Uttaresvar temple is in utter ruins except for the vestibule housing the linga and the wooden door-frame of the outer entrance which has now been taken possession of by the Archaelogical Department of the Government of India. With its unrivalled creeper patterns, animal and human figures, the door frame is a rare specimen of a high degree of craftsmanship and wood-work. While on the right side entrance musicians are depicted as playing on musical instruments, the left represents devotees at worship. Some swan figures decorate its lower part. Historians opine that it is an excellent specimen of the skill in wood-work in the entire Marathvada region. Outside there is an idol of Suryanarayan. In a ruined temple in the vicinity is an idol of a goddess.