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High medieval · Hindu · India
Somabaresvara Siva Temple
Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2647°, 85.8611°
Shiva (lingam set in a square sandstone yonipitha)UndeterminedKalinga (pidha-order vimana, triratha plan)
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A small west-facing Shiva shrine inside the Kapilesvara temple precinct at Bhubaneswar, now buried up to its baranda. Its tiered pidha superstructure is a compact example of Kalinga temple form.