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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Talesvara Siva Temple
Kedar Gouri road, Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2435°, 85.8371°
Shiva (lingam set in a circular yonipitha)UndeterminedKalinga (rekha deul)
Sacred since
700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
8th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
A small rekha deul on the Kedar Gouri road in old Bhubaneswar, a short walk from the Parasuramesvara temple, believed to have been founded in the 8th century. It stood ruined until the Odisha state archaeology department repaired it, and it remains in private hands.