Sarvatresvara Siva Temple

Sarvatresvar Siva Temple is situated on the right side of Mahavir lane branching from Lewis road to Sisupalgarh, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.

Pratap Kumar Mohapatra is the president and Bibhuti Bhusan Dash is the secretary of the Parisada Approximate date: 10th Century A.D. (the original temple) Source of Information: Architectural features Property Type: Building Subtype: Temple Typology: Pidha deul[citation needed] Historic significance: According to the local legend and the Chief priest the temple was constructed by Chedi ruler Kharavela who was ruling over Kalinga in the 1st century B.C.

On elevation, the temple is in rekha order measuring 7.88 metres in height from khura to kalasa.

At the bottom the pabhaga has a set of five mouldings of khura, kumbha, pata, kani and basanta measuring 0.80 metres.

The eastern niche enshrines a four armed Kartikeya who is holding cock in his major right and left hand is in abhaya mudra.

Lintel: The architrave above the doorjamb measuring 1.20 metres in length is carved with navagrahas of recent make.

Construction techniques: Ashlar masonry Style: Kalingan Fair because of the renovation work.

i) Architecture: B ii) Historic: C iii) Associational: B iv) Social/Cultural: C In the precinct there is a heap of ancient temple remains of Udyota simha, fragments of bhumiamla, carved stones, a broken sculpture of Ganesa.