Chateshwar Temple

It is a living temple and the presiding deity is a patalaphuta Shivalinga within a circular yonipitha.It is located in the Kishinapur village (Sauri Village Panchyat) near Bahugram in Cuttack district.

Architecture

On the basis of a number of detached sculptures of different faiths like Saivite and Sakta, the original temple can be assigned to the Eastern Ganga dynasty rule during 12th Century AD.A miniature four- armed Vishnu, broken images of Chamunda, Surya and Buddha, Udyotasimha, Nandi, miniature temple and other architectural members.The temple is pancharatha on plan and the bada has multi-segmented horizontal mouldings in elevation.

Festivals

Major ones are Dola Purnima, Shivaratri, Kartik Purnima and Margashirsha Purnima. Mondays and Sankranti days one can see a large crowd.It is easily accessed by road from Cuttack via Jagatpur.

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Shiva temples in Odisha

Astasambhu, Bhubaneswar Ajaikapada Bhairava Akhandalamani Annakoteshvara Baneswara Temple, Balasore Bhuvaneshwar Temple, Boudh Brahmeswara Bhimashankar Chandaneswar Chateshwar Temple Dhabaleswar Gupteswar Cave Godhaneswar temple Indralath Temple Jaleswar Kapilash Kapilesvara Kedareswar Kosaleswara Ladoo Baba Temple Leaning Temple, Huma Lingaraja Lokanatha Temple Markandeshwar Temple Mukteswar Murga Mahadeva Shrine Nilakantheswar Temple Paikapada shiva temple Panchalingeshwar Parsurameswar Rajarani Temple Rameshwar Deula Simhanath Temple Subarnameru Yameshwar

Hindu temples in Odisha Shakti temples in Odisha Temples in Bhubaneswar

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