The village of Ganeswarpur is situated in the district of Cuttack, around 30 KM from the Cuttack city and 5 KM from Chhatia. There are two temples in this village, Tareswara Temple and Pancha-Pandava temple, latter is older than the…
Kalinga Temple Architecture
Hindu temple architecture is broadly categorized into three categories, Nagara, Dravida and Vesara. This classification is mainly based upon the geographical division, i.e. Nagara style is predominantly of northern India while Dravidian is confined to the southern part of India…
Lingaraja Temple – Climax of the Kalinga Architecture
Lingaraja Temple has been dominating the landscape of Bhubaneswar since its construction in the eleventh century CE. This magnificent temple rises to the height of about 180 feet belittling everything around it. It represents the quintessential form of the Kalinga…
Bhubaneswar – Past References
European and other foreign notices of Odisha (old Orissa) are known since 1632. William Bruton visited Cuttack, in 1632, with his companions, led by Ralph Cartwright. In 1633, he paid an official visit to the Jagannath Puri temple, which he…
Sisupalgarh – An Early Historical City of Odisha
Sisupalgarh is situated in vicinity of Bhubaneswar and is famous for its early historic period fortified city covering an area of around 1.2 km2. This pre-Christian era fort is in shape of a rough square. The name, Sisupalgarh, immediately warrants…
Dhauli – Thus Spoke Ashoka
Dhauli Hill or Dhauligiri is located on the left banks of river Daya, a tributary of Mahanadi, and situated about 10 km from Bhubaneswar. It is believed to be the location of the famous Kalinga war, where the banks of…
Bakreswar Temple – An Expansional Experiment
Bakreswar Temple is situated near Bharati Matha in Bhubaneswar. This east facing temple stands on a low pitha (platform) and consisted of a deul and jagamohana. Deul is consisted of bada, gandi and mastaka. Bada is constructed in saptha-ratha pattern…
Makareswar Temple – Decadence of Artistic Tradition
Located at the corner of Badhei Banka Chowk, Bhubaneswar, Makareswar Temple lies in close vicinity of Papanasini Tank. Like other late Ganga period temples, this temple also depicts a very simple appearance with its external facade being devoid of any…
Mitresvara Temple Complex
This temple complex has two temples belonging to the late Eastern Ganga period of 14th century CE. The temples of this period lack decoration and ornamentation resulting in a rather bald appearance in comparison of their counterparts from earlier periods.…
Chitrakarini Temple – Temple of a Paintress
Chitrakarini temple, like Brahmesvara temple, is a panchayatana (quincunx) temple where the main temple stands in the center facing east and a subsidiary shrine is placed at each corner. The overall complex is enclosed within a laterite wall. The central…