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Swarnadhisvara Siva temple

Swarnadhisvara Siva temple Swarnadhisvara Siva temple - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Swarnadhisvara Siva temple is located in the northern side of the road leading from Lingaraj Temple to Kedar Gouri, Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state of Orissa, India. The temple faces east. The enshrined deity is a Siva lingam within a circular yoni pitha. The Sanctum measures 1.5 square meters which is 2m below the present ground level. The temple is made of laterite. It is an abandoned and non-living temple. The temple was built in the Late Ganga period in the 13th century. Read more on Wikipedia

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