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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.

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Sources

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