Kopineshwar Mandir, Thane, Hindu temple in Thane, India

Kopineshwar Mandir is a Hindu temple in Thane that houses one of Maharashtra's largest Shivalinga shrines as its central focus. The main sanctuary is surrounded by several smaller shrines dedicated to other deities distributed across the temple grounds.

The temple was built by the Shilahara dynasty. In 1760, after the Marathas captured Thane, subhedar Ramji Bivalkar rebuilt it as a stone temple. The hall in front of the garbha griha was rebuilt in 1879 with donated funds, and the temple was renovated again in 1996.

The temple's name is invoked in the annual new-year welcome procession held in Thane, and its grounds host events up to the Mahashivratri festival. Since 1973 the courtyard has been used for Thane's first yoga class, started by yoga teacher K. B. Sahasrabuddhe. In 1917 a gathering of cow-protection supporters met in the compound in the presence of Mahatma Gandhi.

The temple sits on Shivaji Road, which now separates it from Masunda Lake; one gate opens opposite the lake and a second gate stands inside the Jambhli Naka market. Arriving from Thane railway station, walk west along the Tembhi Naka road. The Nandi bull stands at the entrance gate.

The temple's Nandi bull sits at the entrance gate, and the Shivalinga in the sanctum measures about 12 feet in diameter and 4 feet 3 inches in height, one of the largest in Maharashtra. The Marathi Wikipedia adds that in 1917 a gathering of cow-protection devotees met in the temple grounds in the presence of Mahatma Gandhi.