Lokanath Siva Temple
Present Name- Lokanath Siva Temple
Address: Tala Bazar Road, Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Approach: Lokanath Siva Temple is located on the right side of the Tala Bazar Road
leading from KedarGouri lane to Lingaraja Temple and as the eastern embracement of the
Bindusagar Tank. The temple is facing towards south and the presiding deity is a Siva
lingam at the center of a circular yonipitha. The cella measures 1.20 square metres.
Gunanidhi Panda is the chief priest of this temple.
Physical description
The temple is surrounded by Tala Bazar Road in the east, Bindu Sagar Lakein the west. The temple is facing towards east.
Architectural features
On plan, the temple has a vimana measuring 3.20.metres in length and 2.80 metres in width.The sanctum measures 1.20 in square metres. On elevation, vimana is of pidha order measuring
4.75 metres in height from pabhaga kalasa. From bottom to the top, the temple has bada
, gandi and mastaka.
The Raha niche on three sides uniformly measures 0.53 metres in height x 0.35 metres in width with
a depth of 0.15 metres. The niches are empty.
Decorative features
Doorjamb: The doorjamb measuring 1.30 metres in height x 0.70 metres inwidth is devoid of any decoration.
Building material is sandstone.vii) Construction techniques used is of dry masonry.
State of preservation
The condition of the temple is good, because of the renovation work. The temple is repairedby the Orissa State Archaeology under the X and XI Finance Commission Award.
Besides the Siva-lingam there is an amorous image of Hara-Parvati is noticed inside the sanctum.