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High medieval · Hindu · India
Arjunesvara Siva Temple
Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2447°, 85.8350°
Shiva as Arjunesvara (the article's infobox lists Vishnu)UndeterminedKalinga
Sacred since
1100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
12th–13th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
One of the many small medieval shrines of Bhubaneswar's old town, built of grey sandstone laid as dry masonry in the Kalinga manner. It is dated to the 12th–13th century and survives as part of the city's dense temple landscape.