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High medieval · Hindu · India
Tirthesvara Siva Temple
Talabazar road, Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2433°, 85.8361°
Shiva (lingam set in a circular yonipitha)Eastern Ganga (attributed on style)Kalinga
Sacred since
1300 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
14th c. (Ganga-period features)
Eastern Ganga (attributed on style)
History & significance
A west-facing Shiva shrine on the Talabazar road that runs from Bindusagar towards the Lingaraja temple in old Bhubaneswar. Its architectural detail matches Ganga-period work, on which basis it is dated to about the 14th century, and it is still served by local priests.