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:
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Festivals
Kartika
Purnima, Prathamastami 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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