Kartikesvara Siva Temple
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Kartikesvara Siva Temple | |
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Religion | |
Kalinga Architecture ) | |
Completed | 13th century A.D. |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Kartikesvara Siva Temple (Location: Lat. 20° 14’27" N., Long. 85° 50’ 12"E., Elev. 73 ft) is situated at a distance of about 100 m from eastern gateway of
Ownership
i) Single/ Multiple : Single.
ii) Public/ Private : Private.
iii) Chief priest : Gandhi Garabadu.
1v) Address : Old Town, Bhubaneswar.
Age
i)Precise date : Unknown
ii) Approximate date : 13th Century A.D
iii) Source of Information : The temple is dated on basis of architectural features and building material.
Property Type
i) Precinct/ Building/ Structure/Landscape/Site/Tank: Building.
ii) Subtype: Temple.
iii) Typology: The vimana is rekha deul and Jagamohana is a pidha deul.
Property use
i) Abandoned/ in use : In use.
ii) Present use : Living temple.
iii) Past use : Worshipped
Significance
i) Historic significance : Built during the Ganga period.
ii) Cultural significance : Gandhi Garabadu Mahaprasada Anusthana operates in the precinct.
Plan
i) Surrounding: The temple is surrounded by residential buildings in the eastern side and local shops (Cabins) market complex in the southern side.
ii) Orientation: Facing towards west.
iii) Architectural features (Plan and Elevation): The temple is buried up to the jangha portion. It is
iv) Raha niche & parsva devatas: The niches in the eastern side measures 0.82 m in height x 0.55 m in width with a depth of 0.46 m while the other niches are buried.
v) Decorative features: The temple walls are plain.
Doorjambs: The doorjambs of jagamohana carved with three plain vertical bands measures 1.58 m in height and 1.30 m in width. At the lalatabimba there is a Gajalaxmi seated in lalitasana and flanked by two elephants on either side standing on full blown lotus.
Lintel: The architrave above the doorjamb is carved with the usual navagraha.
vi) Building material: Laterite
vii) Construction techniques: Dry masonry
viii) Style: Kalingan
ix) Special features, if any: The gandi is decorated with angasikharas and bhumi amlas. Since the temple is pancharatha in plan and the pilasters are also carved as pancharatha.
State of preservation
i) Good/Fair/ Showing Signs of Deterioration/Advanced: The temple is in advance stage of deterioration.
ii) State of Decay/Danger of Disappearance: Very fast, due to the growth of vegetation like
Condition description
i) Signs of distress: Rain water is seeping inside the sanctum due to the absence of mastaka and stagnating inside the sanctum.
ii) Structural problems: Completely damaged up to the gandi portion.
iii) Repairs and Maintenance: No work of repair or maintenance in the recent past seems to have been done.
Grade (A/B/C)
i) Architecture: B
ii) Historic: C
iii) Associational: C
iv) Social/Cultural: C
Threats to the property
Conservation Problem and Remedies: Encroachment problem and growth of vegetation mainly on the roof of the jagamohana and vimana and seepage of rain water directly into the sanctum. It is now in a bad state of preservation.
Compound Wall: There is no compound wall but it is within the boundary wall of Gandhi garabadu Mahaprasada Anusthana and Narayana Maharana's residencial plot.
References
- http://www.ignca.nic.in/asi_reports/orkhurda081.pdf
- http://ignca.nic.in/asp/showbig.asp?projid=orkhr0810001
- Category:Shiva temples
- List of Hindu temples in India#Orissa
- www.eodissa.com
- Book: Lesser Known Monuments of Bhubaneswar by Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan (ISBN 81-7375-164-1)