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#5 of 26 Tourist attractions in Bhubaneswar #8 of 13 Hindu temples in BhubaneswarLocalGuideWorld score: 4.60
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- What is the rating of Megheswar Temple?
- Megheswar Temple is rated 4.6 out of 5 based on 898 reviews.
- How does Megheswar Temple rank in Bhubaneswar?
- Megheswar Temple is #5 of 26 Tourist attractions in Bhubaneswar by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
- Where is Megheswar Temple located?
- 6VV4+8GF Megheshwar, Colony Rd, Pandav Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751018, India — 3.1 km from the center of Bhubaneswar.
The Megheswar Temple is a 12th-century Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva.[1] The temple is located at TankaPani road area in Bhubaneswar, India.
The architecture of temple is commendable. So Clean place. Evening arati gives positive energy. Well maintained garden. God shiva is worshipped here 🙏. No crowd very calm place ❤️
This small yet beautiful temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva who is worshipped as Megheswar (literally meaning the Lord of Clouds). The unique characteristics of this temple is that along with Mukteswar it’s the only temple in the city with a sculpted arch.
Nice place to visit and see the ancient history & architecture of utkal
(Visited in October 2023) - Megheswar Temple of old town area, Bhubaneshwar is one of the temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. It has a nice garden, and a large, ambient courtyard.
The temple is very old, surrounded by a beautiful garden and pond. You can spend some peaceful time there.
There are not much crowd also.
There are not much crowd also.
Sri Megheswara Deva Temple ,
12th Century Built, Ganga Period
TankaPani Road , Bhubaneswar-Old Town, Odisha
Not very far from the Previous Temple , another Resplendent Heritage Architecture belonging the Ganga Period. The mention of this place is found two slabs of dark stone which are on the western wall of Sri Ananta Vasudeva Temple , Bhubaneswar and a brief history in 26 lines.
The foundation of this magnificent temple of Lord Shiva (Meghgeswara - Lord of the Clouds) by Sri Svapnesvara - a close connect and a very Powerful General of the Eastern Ganga King Shri Anangabhima Deva -1 . He ascended the throne in 1192 A.D towards the end of 12th Century. In the lines of the verses 22-32 - He mentions about the foundation of this temple , provided a number of female attendants to the God, laid out a beautiful garden, built a tank near it with a mandapa or an open hall. He provided wells and tanks on the roads in the town, cloisters for study of vedas, and to the pious brahmans he gave a brahmapura which was superitended by a Saiva teacher Vishnu . He consecrated this temple .
The timing could not have more auspicious for me , to visit Lord Megheswara with the the backdrop of Cloud cover with sun playing hide and seek. The ASI Horticulture Dept has done a splendid job of recovering the surrounding and laying out the Garden .
This represents one of the finest structures built during the Ganga period on a Navaratha Plan. The carving of Lord Kartikeya Stands out among the other ones. The entrance to the temple through the Jagamohana is guarded by the Nagas. Similar to ones found in the neighbourhood temples. Sri Nandi keeps waiting and guarding the lord . The Courtyard continues to be active with devotees , essentially this is live and functional temple.
12th Century Built, Ganga Period
TankaPani Road , Bhubaneswar-Old Town, Odisha
Not very far from the Previous Temple , another Resplendent Heritage Architecture belonging the Ganga Period. The mention of this place is found two slabs of dark stone which are on the western wall of Sri Ananta Vasudeva Temple , Bhubaneswar and a brief history in 26 lines.
The foundation of this magnificent temple of Lord Shiva (Meghgeswara - Lord of the Clouds) by Sri Svapnesvara - a close connect and a very Powerful General of the Eastern Ganga King Shri Anangabhima Deva -1 . He ascended the throne in 1192 A.D towards the end of 12th Century. In the lines of the verses 22-32 - He mentions about the foundation of this temple , provided a number of female attendants to the God, laid out a beautiful garden, built a tank near it with a mandapa or an open hall. He provided wells and tanks on the roads in the town, cloisters for study of vedas, and to the pious brahmans he gave a brahmapura which was superitended by a Saiva teacher Vishnu . He consecrated this temple .
The timing could not have more auspicious for me , to visit Lord Megheswara with the the backdrop of Cloud cover with sun playing hide and seek. The ASI Horticulture Dept has done a splendid job of recovering the surrounding and laying out the Garden .
This represents one of the finest structures built during the Ganga period on a Navaratha Plan. The carving of Lord Kartikeya Stands out among the other ones. The entrance to the temple through the Jagamohana is guarded by the Nagas. Similar to ones found in the neighbourhood temples. Sri Nandi keeps waiting and guarding the lord . The Courtyard continues to be active with devotees , essentially this is live and functional temple.
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