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High medieval · Hindu · India

Jaleswar Siva Temple Precinct

Kalarahanga, Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.3611°, 85.8528°

Shiva, as a lingam in a circular yonipithaSomavamsi (by local tradition)Kalinga
Sacred since
1100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
12th c.
Somavamsi (by local tradition)

History & significance

A walled twelfth-century Shiva precinct at Kalarahanga on the northern edge of Bhubaneswar, once ringed by water on all four sides, whose sanctum lingam sits 1.15 m below the chandrasila; it was repaired by Odisha State Archaeology.

Sthala katha — the legend

A king of Chudangagada devoted to Lingaraja is said to have been told in a dream to raise a temple at the lotus pond where the lord dwelt as Jalasayi, and built it on the pond's western embankment.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Somavamsi (by local tradition)