Chateshwar Temple
The Chateswar Temple is a Hindu temple of Odisha, India, which is dedicated to Lord Mahadev.It is one of a patalaphuta Shivalinga Temple and it is located at the Kishinapur village (Near Paga-Gopinathpur) of Salipur in Cuttack district.
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Architecture
On the basis of a number of detached sculptures of different faiths like Saivite and Sakta, the original temple can be assigned to the Eastern Ganga dynasty rule during 12th Century AD. A miniature four- armed Vishnu, broken images of Chamunda, Surya and Buddha, Udyotasimha, Nandi, miniature temple and other architectural members. The temple is pancharatha on plan and the bada has multi-segmented horizontal mouldings in elevation. The temple was built by 'Vishnu' a minister under Ganga monarch Ananga Bhima Deva III whose inscription is also found in the temple.
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Festivals
Major ones are Dola Purnima, Shivaratri, Kartik Purnima and Margashirsha Purnima. Mondays and Sankranti days one can see a large crowd. It is easily accessed by road from Cuttack via Jagatpur.
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- evolution of kalinga architecture style
- chateshwar deva built by eastern gangas
- places to visit around cuttack
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