Parashurameshvara Temple

Parashurameshvara Temple

Parashurameshvara Temple in Bhubaneswar India - Get detailed information on Parashurameshvara Temple like How To Reach, Where To Stay, Best Time To Visit, Parashurameshvara Temple Photos, Reviews, Attraction & Activities
  • Bhubaneswar
  • Odisha
  • India
India
#12
Amont Things to Do in Bhubaneswar
  • Built By
    Shailodbhavas,who had Shiva as their family deity
  • Best Time to Visit
    June - July
  • Timing
    Morning 6 AM to 8 PM

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Parashurameshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar Overview

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

The small temple of Parashurameshvara, also at Bhubaneswar, is believed to be a good specimen of early Orissan architecture of the post-Buddhist period, as is seen from its rudimentary vimana. Although dating as far back as circa 750 A.D., it is still in a good state of preservation.

It is notable for its intricate stone engraving of the marriage of Shiva and Parvati (Uma) and for the elaborately sculptured medallions on its front facade. The royal lion, Kesari's proud symbol, is conspicuous by its absence. In place of the bold, strapping animals depicted on the walls of other Orissan temples, those at Parashurameshvara are almost invariably victims of the huntsman's spear.

Another example of the early phase is the Vaital Deul, although it differs fundamentally from the Parashurameswar temple in that it derives from quite another tradition. The tower of its inner sanctuary is reminiscent of the gopurams of the Dravidian temples, and many architectural features, such as its elongated vaulted roof in two stories, its ridged finials and its gable-ends, suggest that like those structures, it too developed from the Buddhist chaitya-hall.

The Vaital Deul has four replicas of the main shrine in each angle of the jaganmohan, which is also of uncommon design, and is thus representative of a panchayatana, or five-shrined temple in the earliest stages of its evolution. On each of the exterior faces, a central 'spine' projects from the rest of the facade, giving an overall sense of vertical tapering 'ribs' which converge at the top.

Although this was a Shiva temple, it is attractive to note that images of Vishnu, as well as the Vedic nature deities of 'Indra', 'Surya' and 'Yama' appear, in addition to a group of seven mother Goddesses.

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