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Tag Archives: bhubaneswar

Odisha Style, Bhubaneswar: Lingaraja Temple

Posted on September 30, 2019 by varunshiv

The Lingaraja Temple is the largest in Bhubaneswar, with the sanctum tower rising 36.5 meters. The temple is set in a large walled complex, with many smaller shrines and structures around it. Continue reading →

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Odisha Style, Bhubaneswar: Brahmeshwar Temple

Posted on September 29, 2019 by varunshiv

This mid-11th c example is the first we come across where the temple is set within a coherent walled complex with side shrines (in this case four corner shrines), and hints at the much larger complexes of the Lingaraja and Jagannath Puri temples. Continue reading →

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Odisha Style, Bhubaneswar: Rajarani Temple

Posted on September 28, 2019 by varunshiv

This temple from the early-11th c is contemporaneous with Siddheahwar, but the sanctuary exterior and tower (Rekha Deul) are much more profusely sculpted. Continue reading →

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Odisha Style, Bhubaneswar: Siddheshwar Temple

Posted on September 27, 2019 by varunshiv

This temple is located adjacent to Mukteshwar temple, and was built in the early-11th c, just after Mukteshwar. Siddheshwar typifies the later Odia style, with a large, bold sanctuary tower (Rekha Deul) and square pyramidal mandap (Pidha Deul). Continue reading →

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Odisha Style, Bhubaneswar: Mukteshwar Temple

Posted on September 26, 2019 by varunshiv

Mukteshwar, from the late-10th c, is the transitional example from the earlier style represented by the Parashurameshwar temple, and the later period of Odia temple architecture. Continue reading →

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Odisha Style, Bhubaneswar: Markandeshwar Temple

Posted on September 25, 2019 by varunshiv

This temple, like the Mohini temple a short distance away, is located at the edge of the Bindu Sagar tank Continue reading →

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Odisha Style, Bhubaneswar: Vaital Deul and Shishireshwara Temples

Posted on September 24, 2019 by varunshiv

Vaital Deul, from the late-8th c, is a Devi (Durga) temple with a unique design. The sanctuary is rectangular as opposed to square, and so the tower above it is elongated. Continue reading →

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Odisha Style, Bhubaneswar: Mohini Temple

Posted on September 23, 2019 by varunshiv

This late-8th c temple, on the southern bank of the Bindu Sagar tank, has a scheme similar to Parashurameshwar temple. Continue reading →

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Odisha Style, Bhubaneswar: Uttareshwar Temple Group

Posted on September 22, 2019 by varunshiv

This temple complex lies to the north of Bindu Sagar, the large tank in the Old Town area around which many of the temples of Bhubaneshwar are located. Continue reading →

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Odisha Style, Bhubaneswar: Swarnajaleshwar Temple

Posted on September 21, 2019 by varunshiv

This temple, from the late-7th c, is another example of an early Odia temple without a mandap, like the Shatrughaneshwar group temples (and like Parashurameshwar originally was). Continue reading →

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