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About
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A Magnificent Example Of Architecture
The Jagmohana
The Temple Deity
Minor Shrines In The Compound
About
The name
A Magnificent Example Of Architecture
The Jagmohana
The Temple Deity
Minor Shrines In The Compound
| | About | | It is dedicated to Lord Shiva and the Lingam here is unique which is a hari hara lingam - half Shiva and half Vishnu. The temple is about a thousand years old and dominates the skyline of Bhubaneshwar from as far as 15 kms. away and exhibits the skill of the Orissan temple architects.
This temple is dedicated to Tribhubaneshwar or the Lord of Three Worlds. Interestingly the Lingaraja temple is said to have been built first by the ruler Yayati Kesari in the 7th century who shifted his capital from Jaipur to Bhubaneshwar. Bhubaneshwar remained as the Kesari capital, till Nripati Kesari founded Cuttack in the 10th century. Inscriptions from the period of the Kalinga King Anangabhima III from the 13th century are seen here.
Lingaraja temple is an architectural marvel. The temple consists of a Natya Mandir (the Hall of Dance), Bhog Mandap (the Hall of Offering), Jagamohan (the Porch) and a 55 m high tower. There are more than 150 other shrines around the main temple. The Lingaraja temple is one of the most famous temples in Orissa and is also known as the Bhubaneswar temple. To the north of the Lingaraja temple is the Bindusagar Lake.
| | | The name | | The temple is named after the "Linga" or phallic symbol enshrines in it. Built in 617-657 A.D. it soars up to a height of about 54 meters, dominating the skyline for kilometers around. The temple consists of curvilinear walls, a pillared hall, a dancing hall and a hall for serving the offerings. It can be rather called a temple complex as more than a hundred temples of different sizes are situated within its premises. This is one of the famous Saiva Pitha in India. It represents the peak of Kalinga style of architecture spanning over 25 centuries of progressive history. | | | A Magnificent Example Of Architecture | | According to expert opinions this temple is one of the best archaeological monuments of the East. This great temple represents the quintessence of the Kalinga type of architecture and the culminating result of the architectural activities at Bhubaneswar. It sure is a product of the accumulated and crystallized experience of several centuries. In the elegance of its proportions and the richness of its surface -treatment, it is one of the most finished and refined manifestations of the temple-architecture in India.
The treatment of its different elements displays the consummate skill of its master-designer; all its constituent parts are effectively integrated into a compact unity of supreme dignity. The crowning achievement of the architect is the design of the graceful contour of its towering 'Gandi'. The Gandi's soaring height and grandeur are almost a marvel.
The plastic embellishment of the temple is of equally exquisite workmanship, where all the panoply of Orissan decorative motifs is mustered with a rare aesthetic sense. Every piece of carving serves its appointed role enhancing the majesty of the edifice as a whole. With all the features fully evolved, it is the culmination, in every respect, of the architectural movement at Bhubaneswar.
The temple is a combination of four structures, all in the same axial alignment - 'Deul', 'Gahamohana', 'Nata-Mandira' and 'Bhoga-Mandapa'. The spacious courtyard is full of shrines, big and small, of varying dates, their number exceeding a hundred, of which only a few are of outstanding merit. The complex is enclosed by a massive compound-wall pierced by an imposing portal on the east and two secondary gates on the north and south.
| | | The Jagmohana | | The 'Jagamohana' is monumental closely following the 'deul' in decorative details. The 'Jagamohana' originally had two balustrade windows, of which the one on the south side was converted into a door at a later date, perhaps when the 'Nata-Mandira' or 'Bhoga-Mandapa' was built. | | | The Temple Deity | | By the time the Lingaraja temple was constructed, the Jagannatha cult had become predominant throughout Orissa. This is reflected in the fact that the temple deity here, the 'Svayambhu Linga', is not, as in all other cases, strictly a 'Shiva linga', but rather it is considered to be a 'Hari-Hara' linga, - half Shiva, half Vishnu. | | | Minor Shrines In The Compound | | Amidst the group of shrines clustering round the great temple; one on the north of the 'Jagamohana', known as "Gopalini" or "Bhuvanesvari" and the other, on the south of the 'Deul', known as "Savitri", are of the "Khakhara" order. The 'Parsva-Devatas' in them are different forms of 'Parvati'.
Some of the other subsidiary shrines are a number of images of different dates, mostly of 'Parvati', 'Karttikeya', 'Ganesa' and 'Surya' and rarely of 'Balarama', 'Subhadra', 'Krishna' and 'Trivikrama'.
Many of them found their way into these shrines after the decay or destruction of the temples, to which they originally belonged. Particularly noticeable is an early image of 'Parvati', housed in a tiny shrine to the northeast of the Lingaraja temple.
| | | About | | It is dedicated to Lord Shiva and the Lingam here is unique which is a hari hara lingam - half Shiva and half Vishnu. The temple is about a thousand years old and dominates the skyline of Bhubaneshwar from as far as 15 kms. away and exhibits the skill of the Orissan temple architects.
This temple is dedicated to Tribhubaneshwar or the Lord of Three Worlds. Interestingly the Lingaraja temple is said to have been built first by the ruler Yayati Kesari in the 7th century who shifted his capital from Jaipur to Bhubaneshwar. Bhubaneshwar remained as the Kesari capital, till Nripati Kesari founded Cuttack in the 10th century. Inscriptions from the period of the Kalinga King Anangabhima III from the 13th century are seen here.
Lingaraja temple is an architectural marvel. The temple consists of a Natya Mandir (the Hall of Dance), Bhog Mandap (the Hall of Offering), Jagamohan (the Porch) and a 55 m high tower. There are more than 150 other shrines around the main temple. The Lingaraja temple is one of the most famous temples in Orissa and is also known as the Bhubaneswar temple. To the north of the Lingaraja temple is the Bindusagar Lake.
| | | The name | | The temple is named after the "Linga" or phallic symbol enshrines in it. Built in 617-657 A.D. it soars up to a height of about 54 meters, dominating the skyline for kilometers around. The temple consists of curvilinear walls, a pillared hall, a dancing hall and a hall for serving the offerings. It can be rather called a temple complex as more than a hundred temples of different sizes are situated within its premises. This is one of the famous Saiva Pitha in India. It represents the peak of Kalinga style of architecture spanning over 25 centuries of progressive history. | | | A Magnificent Example Of Architecture | | According to expert opinions this temple is one of the best archaeological monuments of the East. This great temple represents the quintessence of the Kalinga type of architecture and the culminating result of the architectural activities at Bhubaneswar. It sure is a product of the accumulated and crystallized experience of several centuries. In the elegance of its proportions and the richness of its surface -treatment, it is one of the most finished and refined manifestations of the temple-architecture in India.
The treatment of its different elements displays the consummate skill of its master-designer; all its constituent parts are effectively integrated into a compact unity of supreme dignity. The crowning achievement of the architect is the design of the graceful contour of its towering 'Gandi'. The Gandi's soaring height and grandeur are almost a marvel.
The plastic embellishment of the temple is of equally exquisite workmanship, where all the panoply of Orissan decorative motifs is mustered with a rare aesthetic sense. Every piece of carving serves its appointed role enhancing the majesty of the edifice as a whole. With all the features fully evolved, it is the culmination, in every respect, of the architectural movement at Bhubaneswar.
The temple is a combination of four structures, all in the same axial alignment - 'Deul', 'Gahamohana', 'Nata-Mandira' and 'Bhoga-Mandapa'. The spacious courtyard is full of shrines, big and small, of varying dates, their number exceeding a hundred, of which only a few are of outstanding merit. The complex is enclosed by a massive compound-wall pierced by an imposing portal on the east and two secondary gates on the north and south.
| | | The Jagmohana | | The 'Jagamohana' is monumental closely following the 'deul' in decorative details. The 'Jagamohana' originally had two balustrade windows, of which the one on the south side was converted into a door at a later date, perhaps when the 'Nata-Mandira' or 'Bhoga-Mandapa' was built. | | | The Temple Deity | | By the time the Lingaraja temple was constructed, the Jagannatha cult had become predominant throughout Orissa. This is reflected in the fact that the temple deity here, the 'Svayambhu Linga', is not, as in all other cases, strictly a 'Shiva linga', but rather it is considered to be a 'Hari-Hara' linga, - half Shiva, half Vishnu. | | | Minor Shrines In The Compound | | Amidst the group of shrines clustering round the great temple; one on the north of the 'Jagamohana', known as "Gopalini" or "Bhuvanesvari" and the other, on the south of the 'Deul', known as "Savitri", are of the "Khakhara" order. The 'Parsva-Devatas' in them are different forms of 'Parvati'.
Some of the other subsidiary shrines are a number of images of different dates, mostly of 'Parvati', 'Karttikeya', 'Ganesa' and 'Surya' and rarely of 'Balarama', 'Subhadra', 'Krishna' and 'Trivikrama'.
Many of them found their way into these shrines after the decay or destruction of the temples, to which they originally belonged. Particularly noticeable is an early image of 'Parvati', housed in a tiny shrine to the northeast of the Lingaraja temple.
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