Ananta Vasudeva Temple

Ananta Vasudeva Temple

Ananta Vasudeva Temple in Bhubaneswar India - Get detailed information on Ananta Vasudeva Temple like How To Reach, Where To Stay, Best Time To Visit, Ananta Vasudeva Temple Photos, Reviews, Attraction & Activities
  • Bhubaneswar
  • Odisha
  • India
India
#9
Amont Things to Do in Bhubaneswar
  • Established
    13th Century
  • Timing
    Morning 6 AM to Evening 8 PM
  • Time Required
    1 - 2 hours

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Ananta Vasudeva Temple in Bhubaneswar India - Get detailed information on Ananta Vasudeva Temple like How To Reach, Where To Stay, Best Time To Visit, Ananta Vasudeva Temple Photos, Reviews, Attraction & Activities

Location : Bhubaneswar, Orissa Built In : 1278 A.D. Presiding Deity : Vishnu Significance : The only Vaishnava Temple present at Bhubaneswar A Display of Exquisite Ornamentation Architecturally, it is almost a reduced copy of the Lingaraja temple, but the grouping of the four component parts, with their roofs presenting the appearance of ascending peaks culminating in the highest 'Mastaka' of the 'Deul' at a height of 18.29m, is more effective. It is further distinguished by an ornamental platform, relieved with 'Khakhara-Mundis', carved pilasters, 'Nagas', 'Nagis' and 'Vidalas' between two sets of three mouldings each.

 

Though the 'Deul' is 'Pancha-Ratha' on plan, a new feature is introduced in the division of the corner 'Ratha' of the 'Bada' in two equal parts, both on the same plane; the inner one is crowned by a miniature 'Rekha' above the mouldings of the 'veranda'. The facets of the 'Rathas' are richly imprinted with fine scrollwork, 'Jali', creepers and flower-shaped motifs, the central facets of the corner 'Ratha' having female figures. The 'Khakhara-Mundis' on the intermediary 'Rathas' of the lower 'Jangha' contain the eight 'Dikpalas', seated on their respective mounts, while the corresponding spaces on the upper 'Jangha' have their female counterparts. A Beautiful Ensample Of Vaishnava Temple This is the only significant 'Vaishnava' temple standing at Bhubaneswar .

 

The deities installed in the sanctum are Krishna, 'Balarama' and 'Subhadra'. The 'Parsva-Devatas' are three of the ten incarnations of Vishnu, of which the four-armed "Varahaand Trivikrama", both mutilated, now exist in the south and north niches respectively. As in the Lingaraja temple, there were porches in front of the 'Parsva-Devatas', only the eastern one now standing. These porches were integral parts of the original scheme of the sanctuary and porch. In the decoration of the 'Bada', the 'Jagamohana' closely follows the 'Deul'. The 'Dikpalas' and their female counterparts are also depicted here in the 'Khakhara' and 'Pidha-Mundis' of the lower and upper 'Janghas' between the corner and intermediary 'Rathas'. The carvings on the central projections containing a banister window are neatly done. The banisters of the north window have the figures of Rama, Lakshmana, Sita, Hanuman and a monkey-attendant. According to a remembrance inscription, originally belonging to this temple but now in the hall of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain, London, the temple was built in A.D. 1278 at the instance of 'Chandra-Devi', daughter of 'Anangabhima' III, during the reign of the latter's grandson 'Bhanudeva' on the bank of 'Bindu-Saras' for 'Baladeva' ('Ananta'), 'Subhadra' and Krishna ('Vasudeva') and proving thereby the existence of the tank before that date.

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