Saturday, January 18, 2020

Bharati Matha Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Bharati Matha Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Bharati Matha Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha, India. Though, it is dedicated to Lord Shiva, the primary deity installed in the temple is of Lord Vishnu. Hence people from both the sects of Hinduism worship in the temple. The temple is a Hindu monastery with three stories. It is one of the oldest Hindu monasteries of Bhubaneswar. The Matha is surrounded by Ratha road in east, Jamesvara Patna road in south, private buildings in north and Bhrukutesvara temple in west.

History
The monastery was believed to be established by Yajati Kesari, the builder of the Lingaraja Temple, and the Matha was initially used to house the artisans who were engaged in the construction of Lingaraja Temple.

The Temple
The Matha is square on a plan. The Matha stands on a high platform and it has seven mouldings. The Matha is a three storied building. The central courtyard is flanked by three living rooms in each side of the Matha. The Matha is enclosed by a massive compound wall. Pipal trees and Asoka trees are found on the outer wall of the Matha on the northern and southern sides.

There is a cluster of nine small temples and a few broken sculptures & temple fragments kept within a small compound in the southern side of the entrance behind the Talesvara Temple located within Matha premises. These nine temples are of Pidha order. Each shrine houses a Shiva Lingam in the sanctum. It is believed that all these shrines are burial shrines of Mahantas.

Talesvara Temple:
Festivals
Kartika PurnimaPrathamastami and Durga puja are celebrated in this Temple with much fanfare. During Prathamastami, Lord Lingaraja comes here to visit his uncle in the Matha.
Connectivity
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