Bramheswara Temple

Kamalika 11 months ago

Brahmeswara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Bhubaneswar, erected at the end of the 9th century CE. The timings are from 5: 00 am to 9: 00 pm. The temple stands in a courtyard surrounded by four smaller temples.

Beautiful temple, not flocked by too many tourists or locals on weekdays.

Ritika Sharma 13 months ago

Brahmeswara temple is an epitome of Panchayatana temple where apart from the main shrine(here Śiva) there are four subsidiary shrines in the four corner around the temple (Śakti, Gaṇeśa, Viṣṇu and Sūrya).
The temple is built in the 18th regnal year of the Somavamsi king Udyotakesari by his mother Kolavati Devi around 9th century. Tantric related images are also placed inside this temple. The exterior walls of the temple are adorned with the figures of several gods and goddesses, carvings of birds, animals and some religious scenes. Exquisite of the carvings is Lord Shiva in the form of Nataraja, playing a veena above a bull and voluptuous female figures elaborately bedecked with ornaments.
Gem of a temple in Bhubaneshwar.

Ankur K. Ray 21 months ago

Mukteshvara Mandir, Khurd,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Mukteshwara Temple is a 10th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The temple dates back to 950–975 CE and is a monument of importance in the study of the development of Hindu temples in Odisha. The stylistic development the Mukteswara marks the culmination of all earlier developments, and initiates a period of experiment which continues for an entire century, as seen in such temples as the Rajarani Temple and Lingaraj temple, both located in Bhubaneswar. It is one of the prominent tourist attractions of the city.

The Mukteshvara Temple is found to be the earliest work from the Somavamshi period. Most scholars believe the temple is the successor to Parashurameshvara Temple and built earlier to the Brahmeswara Temple (1060 CE). Percy Brown puts the date of construction of the temple to 950 CE. The presence of a torana, which is not part of any other temple in the region, makes this temple unique and some of the representations indicate the builders were starters of a new culture.