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INDIAN TRAVELOGUE<br />
Bhubaneswar<br />
City of temples<br />
Lingaraj Temple<br />
Bhubaneswar at one point<br />
of time is said to have had<br />
over a thousand temples.<br />
The most famous ones<br />
are Lingaraj Temple,<br />
Lakshmanesvara group of<br />
temples, Parasuramesvara<br />
Temple, Svarnajalesvara<br />
Temple, Muktesvara Temple,<br />
Rajarani Temple, Vaital<br />
Temple, Brhamesvara<br />
temple, Meghesvara temple,<br />
Vaskaresvara Temple,<br />
Ananta Vasudeva Temple,<br />
Sari Temple, Kapilesvara<br />
Temple, Markandesvara<br />
temple, Yamesvara temple,<br />
Chitrakarini temple,<br />
Sisiresvara Temple.<br />
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Lingaraj Temple<br />
The 10th or 11th century<br />
Lingaraj temple of<br />
Bhubaneswar has been<br />
described as “the truest fusion<br />
of dream and reality”. It is<br />
dedicated to Lord Shiva. The<br />
Lingaraj temple has been<br />
rated as one of the finest<br />
examples of Hindu temples<br />
in India by Ferguson, the<br />
noted art critic and historian.<br />
The surface of the 55 m-high<br />
Lingaraj temple is covered<br />
with carvings. Tradition among<br />
Hindus exist, that one should<br />
visit the Lingaraj Temple<br />
before visiting the Jagannath<br />
temple at Puri.<br />
The great Lingaraj temple<br />
represents Orissan temple<br />
architecture at its most mature<br />
and fully developed stage. It<br />
has, in fact, been described<br />
The 10th or 11th century<br />
Lingaraj temple of<br />
Bhubaneswar has been<br />
described as “the truest<br />
fusion of dream and<br />
reality”<br />
WWW.WISHESH.COM | MAY <strong>2016</strong>
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