Chitrakarini Temple

Preetilata 13 months ago

I was totally in love with this temple. Such beauty, such grace, so much of intricate architecture. As if I wanted to spend more of my time here. All the greenery and the yellow blooming flowers were adding so much charm to the ethereal beauty of the temple. A must visit for sure. It’s located in the same compound of Lingaraj Temple.

Subhasmita Pradhan 14 months ago

The Chitreswar temple, otherwise known as Chitrakarini is situated to the North of the Lingaraj temple within a close distance. It has four smaller temples in the four corners of the compound. It is a saptaratha temple and is one of the most beautifully decorated monuments. Within the sanctum a chamunda image is worshipped.

Shakti Shankar Nanda 23 months ago

Chitrakarini Temple is located approximately 75m east of Papanasini Temple Complex on Rath Road in Bhubaneswar, right next to northern Lingaraja Temple compound wall. The east-facing temple is built in the panchayatana layout, with a central main temple accompanied by four smaller subsidiary shrines. The temples are set within a pretty and well manicured garden that is maintained by the ASI. North lintel frieze of Jagamohana window depicting Krishna playing his flute amidst enchanted followers and listening cattle
The temple is thought to have been constructed around the middle of the 13th century A.D. This potentially suggests it could have been instigated by the Ganga dynasty king Narasingha Deva I (also known as Parama Mahesvara) who reigned over the kingdom of Kalinga (ancient Odisha) between circa 1238 and 1264 A.D. This is the same ruler who is attributed as the builder of the Sun Temple at Konark. The temple’s name is derived from the Goddess Chitrakarini, a Sanskrit term that roughly translates to “Paintress”. She is a form of the Goddess Saraswati, who is regarded as the prime goddess of knowledge and creative expression.