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Puri, Odisha · 19.8035°, 85.8012°
One of the five principal Shiva temples of Puri, alongside Markandeswara, Jambeswar, Banambara and Kapalamochana, whose linga stands submerged in water. Its festival image is kept inside the Jagannath temple complex, where Lokanatha is regarded as the guardian of Jagannath's treasury; Shivaratri and the Mondays of Vaishakha, Shraavana and Kartika are its main observances.
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.
Rama himself is said to have installed the linga here, and the Ganges is believed to flow through its crown as a hidden stream.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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