Date built 12th century A.D. | State Orissa Architectural style Kalinga architecture | |
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Architectural styles Kalingan Style (Kalinga Architecture) Similar Chintamanisvara Siva Temple, Pabaneswara Temple, Talesvara Siva Temple, Purvesvara Siva Temple, Nagesvara Temple - Bhubaneswar | ||
Madanesvara Siva Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Siva built around 12th century CE. It is situated on the left side of the Mahavir Lane branching from Garage Chowk in Santarapur to Sisupalgarh. The enshrined deity is a Siva lingam within a circular yonipitha(basement). It is a broken shrine, and at present, only the Pabhaga portion is available.
Architecture and structure
The temple is surrounded by residential buildings on three sides of north, west and east and the road in the south. The temple faces east and has a square sanctum. The superstructure has collapsed since long and the renovated pabhaga with five mouldings which include khura, kumbha, pata, kani and basanta is currently in existence.
References
Madneswar Siva Temple Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA