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Lingaraj Temple at Bhubaneswar(Orissa)

Deities: Lingaraja -Shiva

This is the grandest of all temples in Bhubaneswar and is dedicated to Shiva. The 180 foot high temple with a jagamohana, natamandir and bhogamandapa is surrounded by a massive wall, 7 feet in thickness.There is a profusion of sculptural work in this temple which dates backto 1014 AD to the Somavamsis. The spacious courtyard is filled with shrines more than 100 in number.

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