Rameshwar Deula
| Rameshwar Deula | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Bhubaneswar |
| Deity | Rameshwar Deula |
| Location | |
| Location | Bhubaneswar |
| State | Odisha |
| Country | India |
| Geographic coordinates | 20°15′12.49″N 85°50′9.30″E / 20.2534694°N 85.8359167°E |
The Rameshwar temple is very old temple in
Lingaraj Temple
. It is located from 2 km distance from Lingaraj shrine.
Legend
Legend goes as when Rama was returning from Lanka after victory over Ravana, Goddess Sita asked to worship Shiva here. So Ramachandra built a Linga for that purpose.[citation needed] Traditionally during Ashokashtami, which falls one day before to Rama Navami in Chaitra Lord Lingaraja comes to this temple by a large chariot called Rukuna Rath and stays for four days. Historically the temple dates back to 9th century.
Images
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rameswar temple.
External links
- who is the aunt of Shiva, non other than The daughter of Mithila Archived 3 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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- ancient temples in bhubaneshwar
- ashokastami in bhubaneshwar
- ashokastami Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
