Durga Temple, Baideshwar

Last updated

Maa Durga Temple
ମା ଦୁର୍ଗା ଟେମ୍ପଲ
Religion
Affiliation Hinduism
RegionBaideswar Village
Deity Mahishamardini Durga
Location
StateOdisha
CountryIndia
Durga Temple, Baideshwar
Geographic coordinates 20°21′24″N85°23′40″E / 20.356571°N 85.394353°E / 20.356571; 85.394353
Architecture
Type Khakhara vimana

The Durga Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Durga and located in Baideshwar village (near Kalapathara chowk) on the way to Banki of Cuttack District in Odisha, India.

Contents

Architecture

Khakara type Baideswar Durga Temple Baideswar Durga Temple.jpg
Khakara type Baideswar Durga Temple
Andhakasura Badhha depiction at Baideswar Durga Temple Andhakasura Badhha.jpg
Andhakasura Badhha depiction at Baideswar Durga Temple

The temple has a Khakhara vimana of early Kalingan order during Bhaumakara rule. The survey has assigned the temple to 8th century AD. It is a living temple, enshrining an image of eight-armed Mahishamardini Durga. Mahisasuramardini Durga, Parvati, Aja-ekapada Bhairava and Ganesh images are found. Similar construction are found in Vaital Deula, and Varahi Deula, Chaurasi. The temple is built with Ochre colour sandstone and laterite for the compound wall.

Ganesha and Ekapada Bhairava Ganesha & Ekapada Bhairava.jpg
Ganesha and Ekapada Bhairava

References

    This page is based on this Wikipedia article
    Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
    Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.