Lingaraj Temple is the largest and most important temple in Bhubaneswar, an 11th-century Shaiva monument dedicated to Harihara, a combined form of Shiva and Vishnu. Its 55-metre deul is the architectural high point of the city's Old Town and the anchor of Bhubaneswar's identity as the 'temple city'.
The complex holds around 150 subsidiary shrines within its walled enclosure, making it less a single building than a temple town in miniature, still in active daily use.
Built primarily during the reign of the Somavamshi dynasty in the 11th century, with later additions under the Eastern Gangas, the temple represents the mature phase of Kalinga architecture that preceded Konark.
Its Bindusagar tank, adjoining the temple, is considered sacred and features in the temple's ritual calendar, particularly during the annual Ashokastami chariot festival.
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Bhubaneswar, Odisha's capital, holds one of India's densest concentrations of surviving temples, headlined by the 11th-century Lingaraj Temple.
Culture · 8 min read
Odisha's temple circuit centres on the Jagannath Temple in Puri, the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar and the Sun Temple at Konark, and visitors should know that non-Hindus are not permitted inside the two active temples.
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