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Types of Temple: The Hindu Temples Commonly Known As Mandir in Hindi and Derived From The Sanskrit Word Mandira

The Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar, India is an 11th century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It was built by King Jajati Keshari and is considered the oldest and largest temple in Bhubaneswar. The temple was built in the Kalinga architectural style using laterite stone and has a total area of over 1,000 square meters. It features multiple halls, including an assembly hall, offering hall, and festival hall, as well as intricate stone carvings.

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Types of Temple: The Hindu Temples Commonly Known As Mandir in Hindi and Derived From The Sanskrit Word Mandira

The Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar, India is an 11th century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It was built by King Jajati Keshari and is considered the oldest and largest temple in Bhubaneswar. The temple was built in the Kalinga architectural style using laterite stone and has a total area of over 1,000 square meters. It features multiple halls, including an assembly hall, offering hall, and festival hall, as well as intricate stone carvings.

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The Hindu temples commonly known as Mandir in Hindi and derived

from the Sanskrit word Mandira,

 TYPES OF TEMPLE
Hindu temples have been classified into
i. Nagara or ‘northern’ style,
ii. the Dravidian or ‘southern ‘style,
iii. and the Vesara or hybrid style which is seen in the Deccan
INTRODUCTION
 LOCATION: Bhubaneshwar, Orissa
 BUILT BY: Jajati Keshari
 BUILT IN: 11th century
 DEDICATED TO: Lord Shiva
 ARCHITECTURE STYLE:
Kalinga Architecture
 MATERIAL USED : Laterite stone
 TOTAL AREA: 1049.66 sq m
HISTORY
 Lingaraj temple is dedicated to lord shiva, who is considered as the
destroyer as per the hindu thoughts
 Lingaraj temple is believed to be the oldest and largest temple of
bhubaneshwar , it is more than 1100 years old,.
 The temple of lingaraja is highly revered by the followers of
hinduism. The term 'lingaraj' suggests 'the king of lingas', where
'linga' is the phallic form of lord shiva.
 In the 11th century, when the king shifted his capital from jaipur to
bhubaneshwar, he started the construction of lingaraj temple.
 The assembly hall (jagamohana), sanctum and temple tower were
built during the eleventh century, while the hall of offering (bhoga-
mandapa) was built during the twelfth century.
ARCHITECTURE
 One of the finest examples of purely hindu temple in india".
 The lingaraja temple faces east and is built of sandstone and laterite.
 The main entrance is located in the east, while there are small
entrances in the north and south.
 The temple is built in the deula style that has four components
namely, garbhagriha, jagamohana (assembly
hall), natamandira (festival hall) and bhoga-mandapa (hall of
offerings).
 The door in the gate of the entrance porch is made of sandalwood.
PLAN
 One can enter the temple complex through 'simha dwara' (the lion's
gate), where lions flank both the sides, crushing elephants under their
feet.
 The exterior walls of the hall has decorative sculptures of men and
beast
 The tower walls are sculpted with female figures in different poses.
 It is enshrined within a spacious compound wall of laterite measuring
520 ft (160 m) by 465 ft (142 m). The wall is 7.5 ft (2.3 m) thick and
surmounted by a plain slant coping
 The bhogamandapa (hall of offering) measures 42 ft (13 m)* 42 ft
(13 m) from the inside, 56.25 ft (17.15 m)* 56.25 ft (17.15 m) from
the outside and has four doors in each of the sides.
 The natamandira (festival hall) measures 38 ft (12 m)* 38 ft (12 m)
from the inside, 50 ft (15 m)* 50 ft (15 m) from the outside, has one
main entrance and two side entrances. The side walls of the hall has
decorative sculptures displaying women and couples.
 The jagamohana (assembly hall) measures 35 ft (11 m)*30 ft (9.1 m)
from the inside, 55 ft (17 m)*50 ft (15 m) from the outside, entrances
from south and north and has a 30 metres (98 ft) tall roof.
 The tower is 55 m (180 ft) high and the complex has 150 smaller
shrines.
SECTION
 The hall of offering and assembly hall both has a pyramidal roof made
of up several horizontal layers arranged in sets of two with intervening
platform. It bears an inverted bell and a kalasa in the top.
 Festive hall has a flat roof sloping in stages. There are thick pylons
inside the hall.
SUBMITTED TO- SUBMITTED BY-
ANAMIKA MA’AM RADHIKA
SHAHADAT
SHUBHI
VIKASH

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