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High medieval · Hindu · India
Isanesvara Siva Temple
Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2531°, 85.8433°
Shiva; the sanctum retains only the circular yonipitha, the lingam being lostEastern GangaKalinga (rekha deula)
Sacred since
1200 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
13th c. (Ganga period)
Eastern Ganga
History & significance
A rekha-deula Shiva shrine in Bhubaneswar assigned on stylistic grounds to the 13th century and the Ganga period. Its lingam has disappeared, leaving the bare yonipitha in the sanctum.