Banesvara Siva Temple in Bhubaneswar is located in the old part of the town.. It is built in the later part of 9th century. This temple was built using sandstone.
The temple is facing towards east. The tower of the temple is square on plan and fronted by a shallow porch.
While the interiors and exteriors of the temple are plain, there are some gems of craftsmanship on the tower like lion, motifs which is seen on most of the temples in this area.
The door jamb is plain while the lintel architrave is decorated with graha panel and Gajalaxmi. Other interesting sculptures are dwarapalas on the entrance door jambs.
The temple is facing towards east. The tower of the temple is square on plan and fronted by a shallow porch.
The door jamb is plain while the lintel architrave is decorated with graha panel and Gajalaxmi. Other interesting sculptures are dwarapalas on the entrance door jambs.
31 comments:
Wonderful pictures and explanation.
Excellent!Your blog is making me to add some more places to my wish list :)
amazing architecture!
Nice. . .
Well observed the art work and rock carvings! Interesting doorstep
Interesting to note the architectural differences between temples at the northern India and at the southern India.
Beautiful temple with lovely architecture. Nice shots!
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Fantastic temple!
I love all these old temples you show. The history there is amazing to me!
I really like the sandstone block construction of the tower. The carving above the door is equisite.
Ooo - that is so nice!
Very impressive temple.
Wonderful captures of such a beautiful old temple, Rajesh!! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend!
Very beautiful photos for SWF again,Rajesh!Have a nice weekend!
Very pretty temple, the shape seems different. Have a great day!
A great tempel and a good post for SWF!
Nice to see your work!
Another original design! I thought it looks a bit like a big helmet! But so interesting with beautiful carvings!
Indian temples always amaze me. Thanks for sharing:)
delicate carvings.
Beautiful photos! I love this temple!
To this guy in Oklahoma, USA, the building is wonderful and exotic.
Very nice to see. Make me want to go to India.
Have a nice day.
Mormor
What beautiful sculptures!
Thank you for appreciating the beautiful temple.
This is so different from other temples you have shown. I recently watched a programme on building round domes on a square foundation. Most interesting test of an architect's skill.
I feel the keeping the embellishments to a minimum, enhances them even more.
Thank you, I enjoyed this post very much.
Beautiful statues. The details on these are amazing.
I enjoyed the close-ups of the details. It is remarkable that something built so long ago and being outdoors could still have all that detail.
I love it! wanting to do Orissa
Nice captures :) Thanks for sharing :)
Wonderful!
Fascinating!
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