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Sikhar Chandi Temple is located on top of a hill in the Patia area within the city of Bhubaneswar. Maa Shikharchandi is worshipped in a temple on this hill, a form of the divine mother, and is a significant spiritual and cultural landmark. It is said to be associated with the Yogini culture. Interestingly, the regular Pujak of the Sikharchandi is a non-Brahmin who comes daily from a nearby village down the hill and leaves the temple by evening. It appears to be contemporaneous with the Chausathi Yogini temple of…
This Uttareswar Shiva temple stands on the northern side of the Bindusagar tank with the Lord Siva as its presiding deity. A group of temples are inside its complex. Lord Shiva is worshiped in the Uttaresvara temple. There are statues of Bhairava and Bhairavi on both sides of the entrance to the Garbha Gruha. The main monuments are the Uttareswar and Bhimeshwar Temple assigned to the 9th- 10th century AD. There are many small and large temples in the vicinity of this temple, and Godavari is also located in the…
Baitla Deula is a unique temple in Ekamra Kshetra. A Tantric Pith, the main deity of the temple is Chamunda, a form of Goddess Durga, locally known as Kapalini. Also known as Tinimundia, the temple is built in khakra order resembling a South Indian Gopuram. According to some, the temple resembles a Boitalu or pumpkin and hence the name. Anthor belief attributes the name to the shape of a sailing boat(Boita in Odia). However, temple servitors believe that the title is derived from the word'baital' associated with the tantric rites…
Parasuremeswar temple is located in Bhubaneswar. It has been assigned to the middle of the seventh century. The temple is an exquisite example of early Odishan architecture. Two characteristics of Odishan temples are the tower ( Deula) and the porch-like hall (Jaganmohan), are fully devolved. Every stone of the temple is informative, says Percy Brown. It is furnished with four latticed windows and grill decoration of bands of animated musicians, dancers remarkable for the ingenuity of conception, beauty of design and rhythmic vigour, writes Debala Mitra. This gives the visitor…
