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Somesvara Siva Temple

Overview

•The Somesvara Siva temple is located in the Kharakhia Baidyanath temple precinct in Kharakhia Vaidyanath Sahi, Old Town, of Bhubaneswar.
•It is located approximately 300 metres south of Lingaraja temple.

Highlights

The Somesvara Siva temple is located in the Kharakhia Baidyanath temple precinct in Kharakhia Vaidyanath Sahi, Old Town, of Bhubaneswar.
It is located approximately 300 metres south of Lingaraja temple.
Visitors may approach the site on the left side of Baidyanath Road leading from Lingaraja temple to Kapilesvar.
It is a living temple and faces towards the west.
The enshrined deity of this temple is a Siva lingam within a circular yonipitha at the center of the sanctuary located 0.93 metres below the chandrasila.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

Things to Do

Visit Somesvara Siva Temple

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The Somesvara Siva temple is located in the Kharakhia Baidyanath temple precinct in Kharakhia Vaidyanath Sahi, Old Town, of Bhubaneswar. It is located approximately 300 metres south of Lingaraja temple.

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Architectural features (Plan & Elevation)

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On plan, the temple has a vimana and a jagamohana. The vimana is pancharatha having a central raha distinguished by pairs of 253 anuratha and kanika paga on either side of the raha.

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Decorative features

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Beneath the raha niche has tala garbhika decoration and in the western rahapaga there is a gajakranta at the center of the gandi. Besides this the bada and gandi of the temple are devoid of decorations.

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