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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Paschimesvara Siva Temple
Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2461°, 85.8339°
Shiva (Paschimesvara)BhaumakaraKalinga
Sacred since
700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
8th c. (Bhaumakara)
Bhaumakara
History & significance
An 8th-century Shaiva shrine of the Bhaumakara period standing on the south-western embankment of Bindusagar tank in the old temple quarter of Bhubaneswar. Locally called the Big Shiva temple, it rises about 18 m and carries a Mahishamardini image among its sculpture.