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High medieval · Hindu · India

Gangesvara Siva Temple

Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2425°, 85.8547°

Shiva, as a lingam within a circular yonipithaEastern GangaKalinga (rekha order)
Sacred since
1200 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
13th–14th c. (Ganga)
Eastern Ganga

History & significance

A rekha-order Shiva temple in Bhubaneswar raised under Eastern Ganga rule in the 13th–14th century, the standing fabric being a later renovation. Its name links it to the Ganga river goddess.

Sthala katha — the legend

The legend holds that after Parvati defeated the demons, Shiva struck his trident into the ground to raise a spring, and Ganga and Yamuna were called to consecrate it.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Eastern Ganga