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Sri Sri Nilakantheswar Temple

Bhimatangi, Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2337°, 85.8191°

Shiva, as a lingam set in a circular laterite yoniModernKalinga

Sacred since

1900 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

20th c.

Modern

History & significance

A west-facing twentieth-century Shiva temple in the Bhimatangi neighbourhood of western Bhubaneswar, built in the Kalinga manner of the older temples of the city.

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Sources

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