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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Byamokesvara Temple
Tala Bazaar, Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2381°, 85.8347°
Shiva, as a lingam in a circular yonipithaSomavamsiKalinga
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
10th c.
Somavamsi
History & significance
Also called the Suresvara Mahadeva temple, this 10th-century shrine stands inside the Tala Bazaar market complex in old Bhubaneswar. Built of coarse grey sandstone in dry masonry, it is locally attributed to the Somavamsi (Kesari) rulers.