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High medieval · Hindu · India
Swarnadhisvara Siva Temple
Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2447°, 85.8358°
Shiva (lingam in a circular yonipitha)Eastern GangaKalinga
Sacred since
1200 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
13th c. (late Ganga)
Eastern Ganga
History & significance
A late-Ganga Shiva temple in Bhubaneswar, no longer in worship, repaired by Orissa State Archaeology under the Tenth and Eleventh Finance Commission awards; vegetation, seepage and encroachment continue to threaten it.