Situated 40km north of Bhubaneswar near the town of Chaudwar in the Cuttack district of Odisha, Uttareswar Temple is an 11th century east-facing temple dedicated to Shiva. The temple is constructed entirely from laterite blocks, apart from the doorjambs, a little unusual for ancient temples I saw during […]
Sisiresvara (Sisireswara) Temple is located 100m west of Bindhu Sagar in Bhubaneswar old city, and shares the same compound as Vaital (Baitala) Deula. The temple is now missing the upper portion of its tower, and the mandapa (jagamohana) has been recently restored with a new roof added. Although […]
The Vaital (Baitala) Deula Temple is located 100m west of Bindhu Sagar in Bhubaneswar old city, and shares the same temple compound as the now much encroached upon Sisiresvara Temple. The form of this temple is almost unique in Bhubaneswar, the only parallel I had seen in Odisha […]
Located 300m north of Parsurameswara Temple in Bhubaneswar old city, Nagesvara (Nageswar) Temple is set within a small manicured garden next to an ancient tank. This monument also goes by the name of Nabakeswar Temple, it is often referred to as much in the media. Thought to have […]
Sharing the same temple precinct around Godabari Kund tank on the north bank of Bindu Sagar, Uttaresvara and Asta Shambhu temples are a short walk 120m west of Talesvara Temple. Uttaresvara and Bhimesvara Temples Largely restored, plastered, and painted bright yellow, this temple has clearly been subjected to […]
The partially ruined 9th century Talesvara (Taleswara) Temple is located on Kedar Gouri Road, approx 150m west of Parasuramesvara Temple. Set within a small garden, the east-facing temple is in private ownership but appears to be very well maintained and looked after, despite the fact that much of […]
Located just 80m south-east of the wonderful Parasuramesvara Temple in the old city, Pabaneswara Temple (formally known as Daitesvara) was my first experience of just how varied the treatment of ancient temples is in Bhubaneswar. Whilst the nearby Parasuramesvara and Mukteshwar Temples enjoy the attention of many devotees […]
Located in the north-west corner of well maintained gardens that also contains the Mukteshwar and Siddheshwar Temples, Parasuramesvara Temple is the earliest of the completely preserved temples in Bhubaneswar. If for some bizarre reason you only have time to see one ancient temple in the old city, this […]
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