Affiliation Hinduism Completed 9th century A.D. Architectural style Kalinga architecture | Deity lord Siva Elevation 25 m (82 ft) | |
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Location Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India | ||
Belesvara Siva Temple is a 9th-century temple of Hindu god siva. This is one of the oldest temple in Bhubaneswar (The Temple city of India), a well known heritage place and capital of Orissa. It is of significance to Sivaratri, Sankranti, etc.
Belesvara Siva temple is on the Talabazar road, Old Town, Bhubaneswar. It is in the southern bank of the Bindusagar tank and on the left side of Talabazar road leading from Lingaraja to Kedar-Gouri Lane. The temple faces east, and is in use. The presiding deity is a Siva lingam within a circular yoni pitha inside the sanctum. This temple is made of a fine-grained grey sand stone, and is of type Rekha Deul.
The temple is under the care and maintenance of Devaraj Das.
The temple is surrounded by Sradha Mandapa on the east and residential buildings on the other three sides.
On plan the temple has a triratha vimana measuring 2.10 square metres with a frontal porch of 0.30 metres. On elevation the vimana is a rekha deul with usual bada, gandi and mastaka. The temple is in a dilapidated condition and partially buried, with cracks on all sides with vegetation growing and entry of rainwater. What exists at present is the bada and gandi. The remaining part of the bada measure 1.30 metres. (pabhaga 0.23 metres, jangha 0.85 metres, baranda 0.22 metres with two mouldings). The gandi measures 2.30 metres.
Raha niche and parsva devatas: The raha niches on jangha in the three sides of north, west and south measure 0.44 metres in height x 0.26 metres in width with a depth of 0.09 metres. The niches are empty.
The door jambs are carved with three plain vertical bands that measures 1.08 metres in height and 0.88 metres in width.
A broken amalaka and stone carved with kirtimukha are in front of the temple.