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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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

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 →

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

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 →

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 →