Gosagaresvara Temple,
Bhubaneswar – The Temple Complex
This Temple is the main temple
of Gosagaresvara Temple Complex. It is a living Temple. The temple has a single
pidha vimana of Kalingan order. The Temple is facing towards east. Presiding
Deity is called as Gosagaresvara. He is housed in the sanctum in the form of
Shiva Lingam within a circular yonipitha.
Other Temples and structures
located within the temple complex are listed below;
For brief details, please
refer below link;
Isanesvara
Temple:
For brief details, please
refer below link;
Sanisvara Temple:
For brief details, please
refer below link;
Gosagaresvara Mandapa:
This Mandapa is located inside Gosagaresvara
Temple Complex. The Mandapa is surrounded by Gosagaresvara temple in west,
kitchen in east and Isanesvara temple in south. The Mandapa is provided with a
flight of steps in the western side. The Mandapa is rectangular. There are
sixteen pillars that support the superstructure of the flat roof. The
arrangement of the pillars is something unusual with ten pillars in the two
exterior rows, five in each row and six pillars at central two rows, three in
each row. While all pillars are square the two pillars in the centre are
octagonal.
This Mandapam is similar to Hazara Mandapa in Kapilesvara temple complex, Jaleswara
Mandapa in the Jaleswara temple complex and Mukti Mandapa in the Jagannatha
temple complex of Puri. Lord Lingaraja visits Gosagaresvara temple complex to
cleanse his sin of killing cow during Durgashtami
(September-October). After the ritual bath the lord pays his homage to lord Gosagaresvara
and then comes to this Mandapa for public viewing where he is offered food. A
pedestal is decorated with makara Torana is meant for Lord Lingaraja to seat
during his visit to Gosagaresvara.
Narasimha Temple:
The Temple is situated inside
the Gosagaresvara Temple Complex. It is
a living Temple. It is believed to be built around 14th – 15th
Century AD. It is situated on the south-eastern side of Gosagaresvara and
Paradaresvara Temples. The presiding deity is a four armed Narasimha in sitting
posture. He is housed in the sanctum on a pedestal. His upper left hand holding
a conch, upper right hand holds a disk while in his major left and right hand
are busy in killing the demon. The base of the pedestal is carved with series
of females, in Anjali mudra. The sanctum measures 1.15 square metres and is
facing towards west.
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