Bhrukutesvar Siva Temple

Bhrukuteswar Shiva Temple is situated in Yamesvara Patna, Old Town, Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. It is a single structure pidha deul without any frontal porch. According to the local people this temple was built by the Kesaris (Somavamsis).

Bhrukuteswar Shiva Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityShiva
Bhuvaneshvari(consort)
Location
LocationBhubaneshwar
StateOdisha
CountryIndia
Bhrukutesvar Siva Temple is located in Odisha
Bhrukutesvar Siva Temple
Location in Odisha
Geographic coordinates20°14′18″N 85°50′01″E / 20.23833°N 85.83361°E / 20.23833; 85.83361
Architecture
TypeKalingan Pancharatha Style
(Kalinga Architecture)
CreatorJajati Keshari
Completed13th century C.E.

Location

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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 Lingaraja temple to Yamesvara Temple. The temple is at a distance of 40 metres (130 ft) west of Talesvara temple across the compound wall, 30 metres (98 ft) north-west of Yamesvara temple and 30 metres (98 ft) east of Bakresvara temple. The temple is facing towards north. It is a single structure pidha deul without any frontal porch. The enshrined deity is a Shiva linga in with a circular yonipitha.

Ownership

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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.

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

Property Type

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

Physical description

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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

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Notes

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References

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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.