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High medieval · Hindu · India
Talesavara Siva Temple – II
Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2453°, 85.8425°
Shiva (as a lingam)UndeterminedKalingan
Sacred since
1100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
12th–13th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
A small Kalinga-style Shiva shrine of the twelfth to thirteenth century standing in the Bharati Matha precinct at Badhaibanka chowk in old Bhubaneswar, with the lingam set in a circular sanctum. The matha maintains it and repaired cyclone damage to the structure.