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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Subarnesvara Siva Temple
Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2411°, 85.8373°
Shiva (lingam in a circular yonipitha)SomavamshiKalinga (pancharatha rekha deul)
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
10th c. (Somavamshi)
Somavamshi
History & significance
A 10th-century rekha deul in Bhubaneswar named for the goldsmith settlements that historically surrounded it, its decoration matching other temples of the period; seepage from the adjacent canal is now weakening its foundation.