Kotiteertheswara Temple (also known as Kotitirthesvara Temple) is located halfway between the cluster of monuments around Mukteshwar Temple and Bhindu Sagar Tank, just 50m south of Swarnajaleshwar Temple in old Bhubaneswar. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the west-facing temple was built by the Somavansi dynasty in a Kalinga pacharatha style in […]
Swarnajaleshwar Temple is situated 200m south-west of Parasuramesvara Temple in a residential area on the way to Bindu Sagar Tank in old Bhubaneswar. This late 7th century temple is thought to have been built by the Sailodbhava dynasty, in a Kalinga Triratha style with only a vimana and no […]
Located on the east bank of Bindu Sagar tank in old Bhubaneswar, the west-facing Ananta Vasudeva Temple is the only surviving Vaishnava shrine in the city, and the second biggest monument after the famous Lingaraja Temple. Architecturally it is similar to Lingaraja Temple but on a reduced scale, […]
Aisaneswara Temple (also known as Aishanyeswara Temple) is located opposite the western compound wall of Lingaraj Temple, next to the Municipal Corporation Hospital in old Bhubaneswar. It is approximately 100m south of the Papanasini Temple Complex. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, this east-facing 13th century temple is built in […]
Originally dedicated to Lord Shiva, the 9th-10th century Sampoornajaleswara Temple (confusingly sometimes called Nagesvara Temple) is located on Kotiteertha Lane heading towards Bindu Sagar Tank on the west (left) side of Lingaraja West Canal. It is directly opposite the less decorated Subarnajaleswara Temple. The east-facing temple only has […]
Dedicated to Shiva, the 9th-10th century Subarnajaleswara Temple (also known as Subarnesvara Temple) is located on Kotiteertha Lane heading towards Bindu Sagar Tank on the east (right) side of Lingaraja West Canal. The east-facing temple is planned in a pancharatha style, although what can be seen today is […]
Sandwiched between Ananta Vasudeva temple to the east and Bindu Sagar Tank to the west, the tiny 10th/11th century Pataleswara Temple is yet another example of an ancient structure partially buried below the present ground surface in old Bhubaneswar. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the area around the temple […]
The 13th century Lakheswara (Lakhesvara) Temple dedicated to Shiva is located on the Ganges–Yamuna Road, directly opposite Gangeswara and Yamuneswara Temples in old Bhubaneswar. The east-facing temple is saptaratha in plan, with only the vimana remaining with a more recent door jamb addition. The jagamohana is no longer […]
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