Place · Shiva temple city · India
Bhubaneswar
Also known as Bhubaneswar, Bhuvaneshwar, Ekamra Kshetra, Ekāmra Kshetra
The ancient Shiva capital Ekāmra Kshetra, in Puranic reckoning the home of a thousand temples — of which about four hundred survive, built between the sixth and thirteenth centuries by the Shailodbhavas, Bhauma-Karas, Somavamshis and Eastern Gangas. Lingaraja, Rajarani, Mukteshwara, Parasurameshwara and the chausath-yogini shrine at Hirapur are all here, with the Udayagiri and Khandagiri Jain caves of Kharavela on the ridge above. Modern Odisha's capital since 1948, planned by the German architect Otto Königsberger just beside the old temple town so the two cities sit side by side. The ninth-century Lingaraja is the architectural anchor of the Kalinga temple order.
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- Authority & administration
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- Standard reference and civic histories; INTACH and ASI records; municipal and state gazetteers.
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- 20.296, 85.825
Connections (13)
- Site withinLingaraja, Bhubaneswar
Lingaraja, Bhubaneswar sits inside Bhubaneswar and forms one piece of its layered sacred, royal or civic landscape. The city carries this entry as one of the sites that make its urban fabric legible — a shrine, monument, institution or craft tradition specifically anchored at this location — and the city's broader history reads better when the stop is seen in its context rather than in isolation. The surrounding streets, markets and other heritage ensembles around it belong to the same single city.
- Site withinEkāmra Kshetra, Bhubaneswar
Ekāmra Kshetra, Bhubaneswar sits inside Bhubaneswar and forms one piece of its layered sacred, royal or civic landscape. The city carries this entry as one of the sites that make its urban fabric legible — a shrine, monument, institution or craft tradition specifically anchored at this location — and the city's broader history reads better when the stop is seen in its context rather than in isolation. The surrounding streets, markets and other heritage ensembles around it belong to the same single city.
- Site withinMukteśvara Temple, Bhubaneswar
Mukteśvara Temple, Bhubaneswar sits inside Bhubaneswar and forms one piece of its layered sacred, royal or civic landscape. The city carries this entry as one of the sites that make its urban fabric legible — a shrine, monument, institution or craft tradition specifically anchored at this location — and the city's broader history reads better when the stop is seen in its context rather than in isolation. The surrounding streets, markets and other heritage ensembles around it belong to the same single city.
- Site withinChausath Yoginis, Bhubaneswar
Chausath Yoginis, Bhubaneswar sits inside Bhubaneswar and forms one piece of its layered sacred, royal or civic landscape. The city carries this entry as one of the sites that make its urban fabric legible — a shrine, monument, institution or craft tradition specifically anchored at this location — and the city's broader history reads better when the stop is seen in its context rather than in isolation. The surrounding streets, markets and other heritage ensembles around it belong to the same single city.
- Site withinAnanta Vasudeva, Bhubaneswar
Ananta Vasudeva, Bhubaneswar sits inside Bhubaneswar and forms one piece of its layered sacred, royal or civic landscape. The city carries this entry as one of the sites that make its urban fabric legible — a shrine, monument, institution or craft tradition specifically anchored at this location — and the city's broader history reads better when the stop is seen in its context rather than in isolation. The surrounding streets, markets and other heritage ensembles around it belong to the same single city.
- Site withinRājarāṇī Temple, Bhubaneswar
Rājarāṇī Temple, Bhubaneswar sits inside Bhubaneswar and forms one piece of its layered sacred, royal or civic landscape. The city carries this entry as one of the sites that make its urban fabric legible — a shrine, monument, institution or craft tradition specifically anchored at this location — and the city's broader history reads better when the stop is seen in its context rather than in isolation. The surrounding streets, markets and other heritage ensembles around it belong to the same single city.
- Site withinUdayagiri & Khandagiri caves
Udayagiri & Khandagiri caves lies within Bhubaneswar — the two sites sit about 6 km apart, well inside the city's historical boundary and part of the same urban or peri-urban landscape. Udayagiri & Khandagiri caves is one of the specific sites that give Bhubaneswar its layered character, and reads differently when seen as a stop within the larger city rather than as an isolated monument on an open map. The surrounding neighbourhoods, roads and other heritage ensembles belong to the same single urban fabric.
- Site withinSisupalgarh
Sisupalgarh lies within Bhubaneswar — the two sites sit about 9 km apart, well inside the city's historical boundary and part of the same urban or peri-urban landscape. Sisupalgarh is one of the specific sites that give Bhubaneswar its layered character, and reads differently when seen as a stop within the larger city rather than as an isolated monument on an open map. The surrounding neighbourhoods, roads and other heritage ensembles belong to the same single urban fabric.
- Site withinDhauli
Dhauli lies within Bhubaneswar — the two sites sit about 12 km apart, well inside the city's historical boundary and part of the same urban or peri-urban landscape. Dhauli is one of the specific sites that give Bhubaneswar its layered character, and reads differently when seen as a stop within the larger city rather than as an isolated monument on an open map. The surrounding neighbourhoods, roads and other heritage ensembles belong to the same single urban fabric.
- Site withinHirapur Chausath Yogini Temple
Hirapur Chausath Yogini Temple lies within Bhubaneswar — the two sites sit about 6 km apart, well inside the city's historical boundary and part of the same urban or peri-urban landscape. Hirapur Chausath Yogini Temple is one of the specific sites that give Bhubaneswar its layered character, and reads differently when seen as a stop within the larger city rather than as an isolated monument on an open map. The surrounding neighbourhoods, roads and other heritage ensembles belong to the same single urban fabric.
- Site withinThe Kaliṅga śilpa tradition
The Kaliṅga śilpa tradition lies within Bhubaneswar — the two sites sit about 6 km apart, well inside the city's historical boundary and part of the same urban or peri-urban landscape. The Kaliṅga śilpa tradition is one of the specific sites that give Bhubaneswar its layered character, and reads differently when seen as a stop within the larger city rather than as an isolated monument on an open map. The surrounding neighbourhoods, roads and other heritage ensembles belong to the same single urban fabric.
- Site withinRaja Parba
Raja Parba lies within Bhubaneswar — the two sites sit about 3 km apart, well inside the city's historical boundary and part of the same urban or peri-urban landscape. Raja Parba is one of the specific sites that give Bhubaneswar its layered character, and reads differently when seen as a stop within the larger city rather than as an isolated monument on an open map. The surrounding neighbourhoods, roads and other heritage ensembles belong to the same single urban fabric.
- Site adjacencyPipili
Pipili sits on the Bhubaneswar-Puri National Highway 316 twenty kilometres south of Bhubaneswar and twenty-five kilometres north of Puri, in the belt where the chandua applique craft is the hereditary trade of the darji sewing-caste families. Pipili's chariot canopies and ceremonial umbrellas supply the Jagannath temple at Puri, while its retail market and workshops are in Bhubaneswar's commuter orbit. The craft received a Geographical Indication tag in 2008 and is one of the three principal textile crafts of Odisha with Sambalpuri ikat and Berhampuri silk.