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Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2376°, 85.8343°
An eleventh-century shrine just beyond the eastern compound wall of the Lingaraja temple, its two lingams set in yonipithas about four metres below present ground level. The superstructure is gone, leaving the sanctum itself as the surviving fabric.
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.
Local tradition holds the two lingams to be the parents of Lord Lingaraja.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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