Bhubaneswar · Odisha
Kapilesvara Siva Temple
A living Shiva temple in the Old Town of Bhubaneswar, set beside the Manikarnika tank among more than thirty other monuments.
Photo: Ssriram mt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Odisha · Temple listing
Bharateswar Temple
01 · Discover
History & tradition
Bharateswar Temple is a 6th-century temple of Shiva in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It stands on the left of the road leading from Kalpana Chowk to the Lingaraja temple, just opposite the Ramesvara temple. The enshrined deity is a Shiva lingam within a circular yonipitha, and Shivaratri is observed here. The temple has a rekha tower of the early Kalingan order and is one of the earliest temples still standing in Odisha.
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ArchitectureKalinga architecture
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Bharateswar Temple
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
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04 · At the temple
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Bhubaneswar · Odisha
Yameshwar Temple
An ancient temple of Shiva and Yama near Bharati Matha in Bhubaneswar, built of sandstone in the Kalinga style.
Photo: Chinmayee Mishra · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhubaneswar · Odisha
Lingaraja Temple
The largest temple in Bhubaneswar, a temple of Shiva with a 55-metre tower in the Kalinga style.
Photo: Pattnaik.chandan · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
- Wikipedia — further readingChecked 2026-11-12