Elevation 26 m (85 ft) Architectural style Kalinga architecture | State Orissa Primary deity Shiva | |
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Important festivals Chatturdasi, Sivaratri and Kartika purnima Architectural styles Kalingan Style (Kalinga Architecture) Similar Kapilesvara Siva Temple, Taj Mahal, Humanyun Mosque, Arignar Anna Zoologica, Thiruvananthapuram Zoo | ||
Dolagovinda Siva temple, also known as Vaidyanatha Siva temple, is located at the Rathagada Chowk, Old Town of Bhubaneswar. The presiding deity is Siva lingam within a circular yonipitha installed inside the sanctum. This 15th-16th-century temple is a living temple and Laxmidhara Praharaja is the chief priest of the temple. It is known as Dolagovinda Siva on account of its proximity to the DolaMandapa situated in its front across the road.
Locals ascribe the temple to the Kesharis who were otherwise known as Somavamsis. But the scheme of architecture does not conform to the Somavamsis. Rituals like Chatturdasi, Sivaratri and Kartika purnima are performed.
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