Chateshwar Temple, Cuttack, Odisha

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1 Architecture
2 Legend / Local stories
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Chateshwar Temple, Cuttack, Odisha

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It is a living temple and the presiding deity is a patalaphuta Shivalinga within a circular yonipitha.It is located in the Kishinapur village (Sauri Village Panchyat) near Bahugram in Cuttack district.Chateshwar Temple, an ancient pilgrimage centre in the South east coast of India, is situated in the Krushnapur village in the vicinity of Bahugram in Cuttack district. The temple, located in Orissa, enshrines a patalaphuta Shivalinga within a circular yonipitha

Architecture

On the basis of a number of detached sculptures of different faiths like Saivite and Sakta, the original temple can be assigned to the Eastern Ganga dynasty rule during 12th Century AD. A miniature four- armed Vishnu, broken images of Chamunda, Surya and Buddha, Udyotasimha, Nandi, miniature temple and other architectural members.The temple is pancharatha on plan and the bada has multi-segmented horizontal mouldings in elevation.The architectural pattern and the craftsmanship of Chateshwar Temple states that the shrine had been constructed in the 12th Century A.D. during the reign of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. Besides the Shivalinga, the temple also houses idols of Goddess Chamunda, Lord Surya, Lord Buddha and Udyotasimha, all in ruined state. A small image of Lord Vishnu possessing four arms and a Nandi is also installed in the temple. The temple, pancharatha in plan, comprises a bada embellished with multi segmented mouldings horizontal in nature.

The temple celebrates several festivals every year attracting pilgrims from different corners of the country. Shivaratri, Kartik Purnimaand Margashirsha Purnima, Sankranti are some of the important festivals observed and organised by the temple on a grand scale. Devotees can visit the temple accessing the road from Cuttack via Jagatpur.