Bhrukutesvar Siva Temple

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Bhrukuteswar Shiva Temple
Religion
Kalinga Architecture )
Creator	Jajati Keshari
Completed	13th century C.E.

Bhrukuteswar Shiva Temple is situated in Yamesvara Patna, Old Town,

(Somavamsis).

Location

i) Address & ii) Approach: Bhrukutesvar Shiva Temple is situated in Yamesvara Patna, Old Town, Bhubaneswar. It is located in the right side of Badheibank Chowk on the road leading form

in with a circular yonipitha.

Ownership

i) Single/ Multiple Multiple ii) Public/ Private: Public iii) Any other (specify) Since it is a living temple. The local people look after the monument.

Age

i) Precise date: Late 13th Century. ii) Approximate date: Ganga period

Property Type

i) Precinct/ Building/ Structure/Landscape/Site/Tank: Structure ii) Subtype: Temple iii) Typology: Pidha deul

Physical description

i) Surrounding : Compound wall in south, east and west and an ancient well in north.

ii) Orientation: The temple is facing towards north.

iii) Architectural features (Plan and Elevation): On plan, the temple has a square vimana. On elevation, the vimana is a pidha deul measuring 5.03 m in height. With threefold division of bada the temple measures 2.03 m in height. The gandi has three receding tiers that measures 3.00 m in height and the mastaka has collapsed.

iv) Raha niche & parsva devatas: — 53

v) Decorative features: — Doorjambs: The doorjambs measuring 1.70 m in height and 0.70 m in width are plain. Lintel: —

vi) Building material: Laterite.

vii) Construction techniques: Dry masonry

viii) Style: Kalingan

See also

• List of temples in Bhubaneswar

Notes

References

1. Lesser Known Monuments of Bhubaneswar by Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan

2. Debala Mitra, Bhubaneswar, New Delhi, 1958, P. 60.

3. L. S.S. O’ Malley, Bengal District Gazetter Puri, Calcutta 1908, P. 243.

4. M.M. Ganguly, Orissa and Her Remains, Calcutta, 1912, P. 269.

5. N. K. Sahu (Ed), A History of Orissa, Vol. II, Delhi, 1980, P. 270.

6. R. P. Mohapatra, Archaeology in Orissa, Vol.I, Delhi, 1986, P. 82.

7. R. L. Mitra. The Antiquities of Orissa, Vol. II, Calcutta, 1963, P. 118-121.