Chandrasekhara Mahadeva Temple

Chandrasekhara Mahadeva Temple
Chandrasekhara Mahadeva Temple Location in Orissa
Coordinates:	20°20′59″N 85°50′07″E / 20.34972°N 85.83528°E / 20.34972; 85.83528Coordinates: 20°20′59″N 85°50′07″E / 20.34972°N 85.83528°E / 20.34972; 85.83528
Location
Country:	India
State:	Orissa
Location:	Bhubaneswar
Architecture and culture
Primary deity:	Siva lingam
Architectural styles:	Kalingan Style (Kalinga Architecture)
History
Date built: (Current structure)	19th century A.D.

Chandrasekhara Mahadeva Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Siva located in the village Patia, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. The enshrined deity is a Siva lingam within a circular yoni pitha.The temple has a private ownership but is held by many people at the same time.

The Temple

The temple dates back to approximately 19th century A.D. This is inferred from the architectural features and building materials. The temple has a lot of cultural significance attached to it. Rituals like Badaosa and Sankranti are observed here. The Patia Grama Mangali Trust Board is also associated with this temple.

Surrounding

The temple is surrounded by residential buildings in north and south, pasture land in west and a concrete hall in the east.

Architectural features

The temple has a vimana and a cement concrete hall in front of the vimana, which served as jagamohana. On elevation, the vimana is of pidha order having bada, gandi and mastaka measuring 4.80 metres in height from bottom to the top. The bada of the temple measures 1.75 metres in height. The gandi measures 1.55 metres and the mastaka 1.50 metres in height. The door jambs are a decorative element of the temple. They measure 1.20 metres x 0.51 metres. The building material is laterite. The construction technique used is Ashlar masonry with cement plaster and it has Kalingan style.

See also

• List of Hindu temples in India

See Also

• List of temples in Bhubaneswar

References

• Lesser Known Monuments of Bhubaneswar by Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan (ISBN 81-7375-164-1)
• http://ignca.nic.in/asi_reports/orkhurda245.pdf