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High medieval · Hindu · India

Lakhesvara Siva Temple

Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2425°, 85.8381°

Shiva (Lakhesvara lingam)Ganga (local tradition)Kalinga (rekha deula)
Sacred since
1200 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
13th c.
Ganga (local tradition)

History & significance

A 13th-century Shiva shrine on a saptaratha rekha-deula plan behind the Lingaraja market in Bhubaneswar's old town, a short distance northeast of the Lingaraja temple, enshrining a lingam set in a circular yonipitha; local tradition ascribes it to the Ganga rulers.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Ganga (local tradition)