Lingaraja Temple
Lingaraja Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the oldest temples in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha, India.Photo: Pattnaik.chandan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hindu temple
- Description: Shiva Temple in Bhubaneswar
- Also known as: “Lord Lingaraj Temple” and “Lord Lingaraj Temple with all the minar temples in the compound namely: 1. Amania well, 2. Astmurti, 3. Chandeswar Deb, 4. Gopaluni temple, 5. Ladukeswar temple, 6. Parbati temple, 7. Sabitri Devi temple, 8. Sakreswar temple, 9. Sathidosi temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chitrakarini Temple and Mahakala-Mahakali Temple.
Chitrakarini Temple
Hindu temple
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Chitrakarini Temple is a Hindu temple, which is situated 100 metres north of Lingaraja Temple.
Mahakala-Mahakali Temple
Hindu temple
Mahakala-Mahakali Temple was built around 11th century A.D. and is located at Latitude of- 20 degree 14’ 26" N, Longitude of- 85 degree 50’ 05" E and Elevation of- 71 ft. Mahakala-Mahakali Temple is situated 100 metres southeast of Lingaraja Temple.
Ananta Vasudeva Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Sandeepsaho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ananta Vasudeva Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu located in Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha, India. The temple was constructed in the thirteenth century, and the complete murtis of Krishna, Balarama and Subhadra are worshipped there. Ananta Vasudeva Temple is situated 330 metres northeast of Lingaraja Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sisupalgarh and Bhubaneswar.
Sisupalgarh
Suburb
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Sisupalgarh or Sisupalagada is situated in Khurda District in Odisha, India, and houses ruined fortifications. First inhabited around 7th to 6th centuries BCE, it is one of the largest and best-preserved early historic fortifications in India, and was once the capital of ancient Kalinga.
Bhubaneswar
Photo: J.prasad2012, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, lies on the banks of the River Kuakhai which is part of the Mahanadi River delta. Together with Konark and Puri, it forms the Swarna Tribhuja or Golden Triangle of Odisha tourism.
Dhauli
Village
Photo: Psubhashish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dhauli or Dhauligiri is a hill located on the banks of the river Daya, 8 km south of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. Dhauli is situated 6 km south of Lingaraja Temple.
Lingaraja Temple
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bhubaneswar M Corp, Khordha, Odisha, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
20.23837° or 20° 14′ 18″ northLongitude
85.83369° or 85° 50′ 1″ eastOpen location code
7MG76RQM+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 225868292OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2365530
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In Other Languages
From Assamese to Western Panjabi—“Lingaraja Temple” goes by many names.
- Assamese: “লিংগৰাজ মন্দিৰ”
- Basque: “Lingaraj tenplua”
- Bengali: “লিঙ্গরাজ মন্দির”
- Catalan: “temple de Liṅgarāja”
- Dutch: “Lingaraja Temple”
- Dutch: “Lord Lingaraj Temple with all the minar temples in the compound namely: 1. Amania well, 2. Astmurti, 3. Chandeswar Deb, 4. Gopaluni temple, 5. Ladukeswar temple, 6. Parbati temple, 7. Sabitri Devi temple, 8. Sakreswar temple, 9. Sathidosi temple”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد لينجاراجا”
- French: “temple de Lingaraja”
- French: “Temple de Lingaraja”
- German: “Lingaraja-Tempel”
- Gujarati: “લિંગરાજ મંદિર, ભુવનેશ્વર”
- Gujarati: “લિંગરાજ મંદિર”
- Hebrew: “מקדש לינגראג’ה”
- Hindi: “entrada para no-hindues prohibida”
- Hindi: “लिंगराज मंदिर”
- Hindi: “लिंगराज मन्दिर”
- Hindi: “लिंगराज”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Lingaraja”
- Italian: “Tempio di Lingaraj”
- Kannada: “ಲಿಂಗರಾಜ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ”
- Malay: “Kuil Lingaraj, Bhubaneswar”
- Malayalam: “Lingaraj Temple”
- Malayalam: “ലിംഗരാജ ക്ഷേത്രം”
- Oriya: “Lingaraja temple”
- Oriya: “ଲିଙ୍ଗରାଜ ମନ୍ଦିର”
- Oriya: “ଲିଙ୍ଗରାଜ”
- Panjabi: “ਲਿੰਗਰਾਜ ਮੰਦਰ”
- Panjabi: “ਲਿੰਗਰਾਜ”
- Persian: “معبد لینگاراجا”
- Polish: “Świątynia Lingaradży w Bhubaneśwarze”
- Russian: “Храм Лингараджа”
- Sanskrit: “लिङ्गराजमन्दिरम्”
- Spanish: “Templo de Lingaraja”
- Spanish: “Templo de Liṅgarāja”
- Tamil: “லிங்கராஜர் கோயில், புவனேஸ்வர்”
- Tamil: “லிங்கராஜர் கோயில்”
- Telugu: “లింగరాజ ఆలయం”
- Thai: “ลิงคราชมนเทียร”
- Urdu: “لنگ راج مندر”
- Western Panjabi: “لِنگ راج مندر”
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