Odisha Style, Bhubaneswar: Sari Temple

Sari is another among the many 13-th c Eastern Ganga-era temples built around Old Town Bhubaneswar, between and around the Lingaraja compound and Bindu Sagar tank (see the Papanasini post for the non-exhaustive list of this set of temples). Sari is located in the narrow alleyways between Lingaraja and Bindu Sagar.

 

Sari Temple and adjacent free-standing Rekha Deul (sanctum tower), sometimes called Suka or Suka-Sari.

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Smaller shrine in the same compound

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Part of the Pidha Deul (mandap) of Sari sticks out onto the adjacent street

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Part of the plinth sticking out into the neighboring plot

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