whre is Lingaraj Temple situated?
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....bhubaneswar....
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state of Odisha. The temple is the most prominent landmark of Bhubaneswar city and one of the major tourist attractions of the state.
Lingaraja Temple
Beauty of LingrajTemple.jpg
Religion
Affiliation
Hinduism
District
Khurda
Deity
Shiva As Lingaraja, Adi Shiva, Adidev (Maheswara, Tribhuvaneshwara, Bhubaneswar), Vishnu As Adi Narayana, (Harihara)
Bhuvaneshvari Form of Parvati (consort)
Festivals
Shivaratri
Location
Location
Lingaraja Temple Road, Old Town, Bhubaneshwar
State
Odisha
Country
India
Geographic coordinates
20°14′18″N 85°50′01″E
Architecture
Type
Kalinga Architecture
Creator
Jajati Keshari
Completed
11th century CE
The Lingaraja temple is the largest temple in Bhubaneswar. The central tower of the temple is 180 ft (55 m) tall. The temple represents the quintessence of the Kalinga architecture and culminating the medieval stages of the architectural tradition at Bhubaneswar.[4] The temple is believed to be built by the kings from the Somavamsi dynasty, with later additions from the Ganga rulers. The temple is built in the Deula style that has four components namely, vimana (structure containing the sanctum), jagamohana (assembly hall), natamandira (festival hall) and bhoga-mandapa (hall of offerings), each increasing in the height to its predecessor. The temple complex has 50 other shrines and is enclosed by a large compound wall.
Bhubaneswar is called the Ekamra Kshetra as the deity of Lingaraja was originally under a mango tree (Ekamra) as noted in Ekamra Purana, a 13th-century Sanskrit treatise. The temple is active in worship practises, unlike most other temples in Bhubaneswar and Shiva is worshipped as Harihara, a combined form of Vishnu and Shiva. The temple has images of Vishnu, possibly because of the rising prominence of Jagannath sect emanating from the Ganga rulers who built the Jagannath Temple in Puri in the 12th century.
Lingaraja temple is maintained by the Temple Trust Board and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The temple has an average of 6,000 visitors per day and receives lakhs of visitors during festivals. Shivaratri festival is the major festival celebrated in the temple and event during 2012 witnessed 200,000 visitors. The temple compound is not open to non-Hindus, but there is a viewing platform beside the wall offering a good view of the main exteriors. This was originally erected for a visit by Lord Curzon when Viceroy