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Lingaraja Temple (Odia: [liŋɡɔraːd͡ʒɔ] ⓘ) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the oldest temples in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha, India. The temple is the most prominent landmark of Bhubaneswar city and one of the major tourist attractions of the state.
Simplified schema of a Kalinga architecture temple The Lingaraja Temple, a revered pilgrimage center and the culminating result of the architectural tradition at Bhubaneswar, sixth century AD. The Jagannath Temple, one of the four holiest places (Dhamas) of Hinduism, [1] in the coastal town of Puri in Odisha.
Temples include Lingaraja Temple, Muktesvara Temple, Rajarani Temple, Ananta Vasudeva Temple. [117] The Kukutesvara Siva Temple is a small, 1000-year-old shrine to Shiva. The twin hills of Khandagiri and Udayagiri, served as the site of an ancient Jaina monastery which was carved into cave-like chambers in the face of the hill. These caves ...
A Nata mandira (or Nata mandapa) is the dance hall of a Hindu temple. It is one of the buildings of the temple, especially in the Kalinga architecture. The name comes from the sanskrit Nata (=dance) and Mandira (=temple). The most known nata mandiras are the Temple of Surya at Konark and the Lingaraja temple [1] in Bhubaneswar.
Bindusagar Lake is located in the right side of the Talabazar road leading from Kedargouri Chowk to Lingaraja Temple, Old Town, Bhubaneswar. This road is also known as Bindusagar Road. It is now under the care and maintenance of Lingaraja Temple Administration. The tank is enclosed within a masonry embankment made of dressed laterite blocks.
The Sanctum measures 2.00 square meters. It is a living temple. According to the prevalent legend the king of Chudangagada was a devout worshipper of lord Lingaraja. Kapilesvara Siva Temple: Shiva 14th century The presiding deity is a Siva-lingam at the center of a circular yonipitha inside the sanctum. It is a living temple, facing towards ...
Lingaraja Rest House is situated on the western embankment of Bindu Sagar in Gyananagara (Hadi sahi), Old Town Bhubaneswar. One can approach the temple on the left side of the road leadingfrom Kedara-Gouri Chowk to Vaital temple. It is a pidha deul and is facing towards the south.
This is the floor plan of the Lingaraja Mandir in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. With roots likely around 7th-century, the current structure and above plan reflects the temple completed in the 11th-century. This is a Shiva temple. The temple's architectural plan follows the square and circle principle found in historic Sanskrit texts.