Mohini
Temple, Bhubaneswar,
Odisha
Mohini Temple is a Hindu
Temple dedicated to Goddess
Chamunda located in Bhubaneswar,
the state capital of Odisha, India. This temple is situated on the
southern bank of Bindu Sagar Tank. It is one of the popular Shakti temples in
Bhubaneswar. Presiding Deity of this temple is ten-armed Chamundi Devi. The
Temple architecture bears a close resemblance to the Parasurameswar Temple.
History
Mohini Devi, the Queen of Bhauma
King Sivakara Deva II constructed the temple named after her on the southern
banks of Bindu Sarovar in 687 CE.
The Temple
Mohini Temple is a small temple,
situated on the southern banks of Bindu Sagar. The Temple architecture bears a close
resemblance to the Parasurameswar Temple. The temple consists of a Sanctum and Jagamohana.
The Jagamohana was completely damaged and has been renovated badly with marbles
in the interior. The temple is tri ratha on plan and tri anga bada in
elevation.
There are hardly any designs or
decorations found on the vimana or exterior walls. The sanctum sanctorum has
rekha type vimana and Jagmohana is pidha type. The Tower over the sanctum rises
to a height of about 9.45 m. The Sanctum
houses ten armed Chamunda Devi. The image is terrific and is depicted
in tantric form with sunken belly, wearing garlands of skulls and
standing on a corpse.
There is an idol of a six-armed
Mahishasuramardhini lying on the floor in the sanctum. There are some idols
such as eight armed Durga and others are found in the Jagamohana. All these
idols were found during the excavations in nearby places. There is a small
sub-shrine without any deity located in the prakara. Here, the niche images are
carved on the stones of the wall.
The exterior walls have five
niche images (Parsvadevatas). They are Ganesha shown seated in ardhaparyanka mudra
on a throne, Kartikeya along with his consort on a peacock, Goddess Parvati
with two attendants and a lion, a damaged idol of Durga and a pair of damaged
unidentified idols where one of them is holding trident and another is holding
an axe. Two large vessels are put on either sides of them.
Temple Opening Time
The Temple remains open from 06.00
AM to 12.00 Noon and 03.00 PM to 08.00 PM.
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