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Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2383°, 85.8336°
The culmination of a thousand years of temple building in Bhubaneswar — the 'city of a thousand shrines' of ancient Ekamra Kshetra. Its 55 m tower presides over the Bindusagar tank; the deity, uniquely, is worshipped as Harihara, Shiva and Vishnu in one, so tulsi and bel leaves are offered together.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Bindusagar holds drops from every holy water on earth, gathered by Shiva to slake Parvati's thirst after she slew two demons here; during Chandan Yatra the Lord sails the tank on a decorated barge.
The temple stands in the old township of Bhubaneswar. The city is a major railhead on the East Coast Railway with trains from Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai, and Biju Patnaik Airport has daily connections to Kolkata and Delhi. The New Bus Stand is at Baramunda on NH16, about 6 km from the town centre.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-26 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Somavamshi
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