Gosagaresvar Siva Temple

Hindu temple in Odisha, India
20°14′N 85°49′E / 20.233°N 85.817°E / 20.233; 85.817 20.24538°N, 85.832681°EArchitectureTypeKalinga architectureCompleted14th century A.D.

Gosagaresvar Siva Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to god Shiva located in the city of Bhubaneswar in Orissa, India. There are three Hindu shrines dedicated to Shiva within the walls of the temple complex.[1]

History

The temple build in Ganga rule 14th-15th centuries A.D The temple has a single pidha vimana of Kalinagan order. It is a living temple and the presiding deity is a Sivalinga within a circular Yonipitha. The temple was repaired by Orissa State Archaeology under X and XI Finance Commission Award. Religious ceremonies like Sivaratri and Sankranti are observed here.[2]

Architecture

  • Structural System : Pidha vimana of impoverished Kalingan order
  • Building Techniques : Ashlar Dry masonry.
  • Material of Construction : Coarse grained sandstone[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Gosagaresvar precinct Siva Temple-III, Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Dist.-Khurda" (PDF). ignca.nic.in. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Gosagaresvar precinct Siva Temple-III" (PDF). ignca.nic.in.
  3. ^ "Gosagaresvar precinct Siva Temple-III" (PDF). ignca.nic.in.

References

  • Pradhan, Sadasiba (2009). Lesser Known Monuments Of Bhubaneswar. Bhubaneswar: Lark Books. pp. 1–2. ISBN 978-81-7375-164-6.
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