Situated 50m south-east of the main entrance to Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar old city, Ekamreswar Temple has enjoyed a new lease of life in the last few months. This 12th century Shiva temple built in a Pancha Ratha style was once seriously encroached upon by the surrounding buildings, […]
Dedicated to Lord Shiva, Gouri Shankar Temple is located in Bindu Sagar Road about 30m south of Tirthesvara Temple and Bhabani Shankar Temple Complex. That was no typo either, when I say the temple is “in” the road I mean just that ! Here Bhubaneswar has got quite […]
Located opposite Bhabani Shankar Temple Complex on Bindu Sagar Road in old Bhubaneswar, Tirthesvara Temple (also known as Teertheswara) is a small temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. As is so often the case in the old city, this 14th century temple is now being suffocated at the hands […]
Bhabani Shankar Temple Complex (also known as Bhabanishankar or Bhavani Sankara Temple) is located immediately west of Bindu Sagar Road heading from Lingaraja Temple to Bindu Sagar Tank in Bhubaneswar old city. This set of small temples were not on my radar at all prior to visiting Bhubaneswar, […]
Located on the right side of a small alleyway connecting Rath Road with Bindu Sagar in old Bhubaneswar, the temple precinct contains three temples, although the largest structure here is often incorrectly known as Sukasari. The main temple here is in fact Sari Temple, the smaller structure to […]
Chitrakarini Temple is located approximately 75m east of Papanasini Temple Complex on Rath Road in Bhubaneswar, right next to northern Lingaraja Temple compound wall. The east-facing temple is built in the panchayatana layout, with a central main temple accompanied by four smaller subsidiary shrines. The temples are set within […]
Ladu Baba Temple (formally known as Kainchhi Temple) is located on the right side of Ratha Road leading from Lingaraja Market. It is just about visible from the main road, directly opposite Chitrarkarini Temple. The temple is now partially buried, and as you can see is swamped on […]
Located immediately north of Papanasini Temple Complex and on the north bank of Papanasini Tank, Mangaleswara Temple dates to the Ganga period and was built sometime in the 14th century A.D. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the temple is now some 1.5m below the current road level so is […]
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