Padmeswara temple is located on the top of the hillock Baneswar, situated on the left bank of the river Mahanadi in the Padamala village in Cuttack district (near Sidhamula close to Kantilo).
The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and believed to be built in the 10th-11th century by rulers of Somavamsi dynasty. Recent renovations by the archaeological department has altered the decorative motifs but the temple still retains many decorative motifs such as kirtimukha, chaitya medallion, naga-nagi pilasters, angasikharas, scroll motifs, nayika images, etc. and the parsvadevata images like- Ganesa, Kartikeya and Parvati. Wall of the templeKartikeya as a ParshwadebataLady ascetic on the wallGajaSimha motifImage from the wallShiva and Parvati with their vahanasFloral motif on the wallImage from the wallImage from the wallFloral motif on the wallSide view
The temple is pancharatha on plan and panchangabada in elevation and it is a panchyatana class of temple. Lord ShivaThis image placed on the front doorjamb of the temple depicts Lord Shiva saving young Markandeya’s life from Yama Raja.
There is a small temple inside the complex. The temple is very old and renovated. As per the local persons and priest, this temple is dedicated to Goddess Prajna Paramita. Temple of Goddess Prajna Paramita inside the complexGoddess Prajna Paramita
The sculptures of the temple are mostly damaged and the mastaka of the temple is missing for unknown reasons. But whatever remains shows the love of the artist for details and minute decoration.
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Note: I am thankful to Mr. Deepak Nayak, who provides the details and photos for this post.
Khambeswari temple, Aska. PC: Debashish Dash https://twitter.com/TheDashDD Goddess Khambhesvari is originally an tribal Goddess worshipped by the tribes of hinterland Odisha. In course of time She was like many other tribal deities given a place in the Hindu pantheon and subsequently she was transformed from a nomadic cult to Shakti cult. Khambhesvari, the Goddess of the Post or Pillar is one of the famous formless autochthonous deities widely worshipped in the hill tracts of Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Bolangir, Subarnapur, Boudh, Kalahandi and the Ganjam districts of Odisha. She is worshipped as a manifestation of Shakti in the form of wooden posts or pillars and also through stones. Legends: Khambeswari temple--Aska An interesting legend about the temple in Aska says that once Goddess Khambhesvari appeared in a dream before Khambamuni who lived in the forest and desired that she should be worshipped by the latter. As per the stipulation of Khambamun...
Note: All photographs and the content belongs to Christel Pilz…. Sun Temple Konarka — repair under the British 1903 AD How to save this wonder of Art and devotion of the Artisans? Excerpt from the Times of India article: MAGNIFICENT MYSTERY, by Sandeep Mishra | Jan 15, 2015, “It was between 1900 and 1903, on the order of then lieutenant governor of Bengal J A Baurdilon, that a major excavation was undertaken around the Jagamohan; its interior partitioned with a 15-ft wide stone wall and stuffed with sand. More than a century later, the huge volume of sand is now said to be posing a threat to the Khondalite structure, resulting in cracks and seepage of water. Big stone blocks have also reportedly fallen off, triggering fears that the temple could someday cease to exist. What then needs to be done? On offer are a range of opinions varying from the scientific to the unscientific, the real to the imagined and the reasonable to the absurd. Some favour getting rid of the ...
I travelled a lot. Even don't know how many kms I travelled and how many monuments and archaeological sites I covered. From Baleswar to Brahmapur, from Puri to Angul, from Prachi Valley to Daya Valley and Mahanadi valley, I covered most of them. During my journey, I used to get information from local natives of that particular area and I was surprised by seeing some minor but important cults. Among them Ekapada cult really impressed me. So let us have a look on this Ekapada cult. During my research on this specific cult I got to know about various names like Ekapada, Aja-ekapada etc. Also this form is popular in several countries. Sometimes, they are associated with good fortune and sometimes they are representation of evil. The below figure I got from a research article published by Prachi Virag Sontakke. Also in the same research paper, I got another fig which shows the development of this cult, which is as follows: This is really fascinating to me that ...
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