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Kukutesvara Siva Temple

Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 21.2500°, 85.8250°

Shiva (lingam on a circular yonipitha)SomavamshiKalinga
Sacred since
975 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 975-1000 (Somavamshi)
Somavamshi

History & significance

A roughly thousand-year-old Somavamshi shrine built of fine-grained ochreous sandstone in dry masonry; unlike many of its neighbours it remains a living temple, with two priests performing Sankranti and abhisheka rites.

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Sources

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