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Yameswara Temple – Here Lingaraja Begs Forgiveness from Yama

August 24, 2019 Saurabh Saxena Leave a comment

Many Indian philosophy texts advocate that an individual suffers in his life as per his sins, in the present and…

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Mamallapuram – Sthalapuranas

August 12, 2019 Saurabh Saxena Leave a comment

Mamallapuram – The Workshop of the Pallavas Sthalapuranas We find two versions of sthalapuranas, version 1 is found in the…

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Ananta-Vasudeva Temple – Misadventure of Inscriptions

August 11, 2019 Saurabh Saxena Leave a comment

This west facing temple is the most important Vaishnava temple at Bhubaneswar which otherwise mostly has Shaiva temples. This temple…

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Megheswar Temple – Leap in the Odhisan Temple Architecture

August 4, 2019 Saurabh Saxena Leave a comment

The grandeur of the Odishan architecture reached its zenith with the Meghesvara Temple which is one among the first nava-ratha…

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Bhaskaresvara Temple – A Debated Shrine

June 8, 2019 Saurabh Saxena Leave a comment

This is one of the most unusual and debatable temple in Bhubaneswar. The temple is situated at a site antiquity…

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Rameshvara Temple – Temple of Mausi-Ma of Lingaraja

January 13, 2019 Saurabh Saxena Leave a comment

Rameshvara temple is locally known as Mausi-ma temple and for good reasons. It is located opposite to the Shatrughneswara group.…

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Siddhesvara Temple – Grove of the Siddhas

December 2, 2018 Saurabh Saxena Leave a comment

Siddhesvara Temple is situated in the same complex as that of the Mukteshvara Temple. The compound has many other small…

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Koti-Tirtheswara Temple Group

November 26, 2018 Saurabh Saxena Leave a comment

The temples in this group are all situated in near vicinity of each other. They all are almost contemporary, dating…

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Brahmeswara Temple – Start of Devadasi Tradition

November 21, 2018 Saurabh Saxena Leave a comment

Brahmeswara Temple is a very important monument for two reasons. First, it carries a dated foundation inscription which helps putting…

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Gauri Temple – Start of a New Tradition

November 16, 2018 Saurabh Saxena Leave a comment

Gauri temple is situated in the same compound as that of Kedareshvar temple, located adjacent to the Muketshvara complex. The…

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