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High medieval · Hindu · India

Gosagarsevara Mandapa

Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2408°, 85.8367°

Shiva, as GosagaresvaraUndeterminedKalinga
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A pillared mandapa in the Gosagaresvara precinct of old Bhubaneswar, built in the Kalingan manner. It serves as the public viewing hall during the annual Durgastami procession.

Sthala katha — the legend

It is said that Lingaraja comes to the Gosagaresvara precinct at Durgastami to wash away his sins, and is then shown to the people at this mandapa.

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Sources

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