Narayani Temple, Bhubaneswar,
Odisha
Narayani Temple is a Hindu
Temple dedicated to Goddess Parvathi located in Bhubaneswar,
the state capital of Odisha, India. Though it is a Skathi Temple, the
sanctum houses Lord Vishnu along with his consorts. The Temple is located in the complex of Bhabani Shankar Temple near Mohini Temple
and Bindu Sagar. The Temple is also called as New Bhabani Shankar Temple.
History
The temple must have been built
in the 7th or 8th century CE and it was built
by Bhaumakara Kings.
The Temple
This is a north facing temple. The
Temple consists of sanctum sanctorum and jagamohana. Vimana is of rekha deula type
and Jagmohana is of pidha type. The temple is square on plan. It is partially
submerged and only bada portion is visible nowadays. The vimana has floral and
scroll decorations. As it was built by Bhaumakara Kings who were mainly practicing
Shakta religion and as it is called as Narayani temple, it must have been a
temple of Goddess originally. However, the main deity is not found now. Now,
the deities of Ananta Narayana long with his consorts Sri Devi and Bhoo
Devi are placed in the sanctorum. Pancha Mukha Anjaneya is also found along
with the main deity in this temple.
The temple got exposed while
digging for a drain. The part exposed is of the eastern face of the Deul
(vimana) which has been attached to a Jagamohana (mandapa). However, as
basement mouldings of the bada and Jagamohana are different, this suggests that
the jagamohana was a later addition. An unusual feature of the temple where
raha-niche (bhadra or central niche) is recessed while kanika-niche (karna or
corner niches) are projected. The raha-niche of the exposed wall has an image
of Uma-Mahesvara.
Uma-Mahesvara image in the
raha-niche is unique as this icon in raha-niches of any other temple of Odisha.
This particular image is built of a separate stone block and most probably was
not part of original design to be fitted into this niche. It might be later
period addition. An inscription has been found on the wall of this temple. The
inscription is inscribed in two rows and has about twenty-seven characters. The
script of the letters helps in dating the inscription to seventh-eighth century
CE. This is also supported by the architectural style and iconography.
Connectivity
For brief details, please refer below link;
https://hindutemples-india.blogspot.com/2020/02/bhabani-shankar-temple-bhubaneswar-connectivity.html
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