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Ghanteswara Siva Temple

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Country
  
India

Elevation
  
17 m (56 ft)

Architectural style
  
Kalinga architecture

State
  
Orissa

Primary deity
  
Siva lingam

Locale
  
Bhubaneswar

Ghanteswara Siva Temple

Architectural styles
  
kalingan Kalinga Architecture

Ghanteswara Siva Temple is located in the Kapileswara precinct. The enshrined deity is a Siva-lingam over a square yonipitha made of laterite. The temple has a vimana in pidha order. It is triratha on plan. The temple is facing towards west. The total height of the temple is 2.83 m. (bada 1.13 m, gandi 1.00 m and mastaka 0.70 m). The gandi has three tiers. The doorjambs measure 0.82 m in height x 0.41 m in width. The cella measure 0.90 square m, whereas the temple measure 1.53 square m. There is an inscription in the lalatabimba. The temple is surrounded by Bhoga-mandapa of Kapileswara temple in north. At a distance of 15.50 m, Rosasala pathway in east, Dutiya Kapileswara temple in the west at a distance of 8.40 m and Gupteswar temple in south at a distance on 6.45 m.

References

Ghanteswara Siva Temple Wikipedia