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May 8, 2023 • 7 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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Varuneshvara Temple, just at the left side of Maitreshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, #Odisha.

As per the inscriptions of Papanasini, it was built by the Commander-in-chief of Gajapati Kapilendra Deva, Sri Ranasura Mahasenapati in the year 1449.

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The temple is built in Pancharatha Style and Panchangabada elevation. The entrance to the Jagamohana has a Navagraha panel together with a sculpture of Maa Gaja-Lakshmi.

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Some of the Vidala Sculptures can be noticed which are generally similar to that of the Megheshvara Temple as I posted earlier. Some rampant lions like Udyata Simha are also seen on the Bada wall.

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Beside the temple it’s Papanasini Pushkarini, which is revered as a divine tank which cleanses all the sins of a person whoever takes bath in it, as described under Ekamra Purana. On Prathamastami, the Chalanti Pratima of Lingaraja, known as Chandrasekhara/Krutibasa, is taken
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out from the temple in a procession to the Varuneshvara temple. The ritual there consists of the ceremonial bathing of the murtys in the Papanasini Pushkarini.

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There at the compound of this, I noticed a Ganesha Murty on a small temple wall which I think might be belonging to 7-8th century CE, much before the construction of these temples.

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Some more pics of the temple. 🙏🏽🚩 ImageImageImageImage

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One minute silence for the people who consider Ramayana, a mythology.

Book-IV Kiskinda Kand of Valmiki Ramayan, Sarga -40, Verse -53 enumerates-

“त्रिशिरा; काञ्चनः केतुस्तालस्तस्य महात्मनः |
स्थापितः पत्रतस्याभ्रे विराजति सवेदिकः ।।”

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Which means that a golden pylon resembling a palm tree with three branches as its heads is established on the peak of that mountain as the insignia of that great-souled Ananta, and it will be lustrous with a golden podium.

Again Verse-54 & 55 elucidate -

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पूर्वस्याम् दिशि निर्माणम् कृतम् तत् त्रिदशेश्वरैः |
ततः परम् हेममयः श्रीमान् उदय पर्वतः || (54)

तस्य कोटिः दिवम् स्पृष्ट्वा शत योजनम् आयता |
जातरूपमयी दिव्या विराजति स वेदिका || (55)

These 2 verses mean - That pylon of palm tree is constructed as the easterly compass by

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May 13, 2023
24 Parshurameshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, #Odisha

Six-armed Maa Mahisamarddhini inside a chaitya-medallion above the parshvadevata niche at the base of the gandi on the north side of the deula.

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Here, She plants her uplifted right foot on the left arm of the buffalo-demon (Mahisasur) while pushing back its buffalo-head with her major left arm. The arm is slightly bent inward suggesting great force.

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Maa’s major right hand is uplifted and holds a sword behind her head ready to strike, middle right hand plunges a trident into the neck of the demon while her lower right hand rests on a weapon, possibly an over-sized arrow in that her middle left hand holds a stringed-bow.

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May 13, 2023
22 Parshurameshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, #Odisha

The beautiful sculpture of Karttikeya in the east raha niche, where he is seated in Lalitasana on a throne with his right hand holding a vija-puraka and his left hand the shakti.

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He is ornately bejewelled with a double-strand necklace having various shaped hanging pendants, a yajitopavita formed of interlocking chain-links, a pearl-string waist-belt, chain-like girdle, jewelled arm-bands with dripping festoons, anklets and bracelets.

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His coiffure is arranged in the sikhandaka-mode with a jewelled diadem on the forehead and patra-kundalas hang from his ears. The halo behind his head has a beaded border and is crowned by a canopy. On either side of the canopy is vidyadharas carrying the garlands of pearls.

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May 12, 2023
21 Parshurameshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, #Odisha

Though there are several depictions of Ganesha in this temple, it’s the 2nd major sculpture of Ganesha, accompanying the Saptamatrukas on the north side of the jagamohana.

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Here also He is seated in ardhaparyanka asana plucking sweets from a modaka-patra held in his lower left hand. His major right hand, resting on his knee, holds the radish (kandamula in Odia). His uplifted back hands hold the rosary and kuthara (quite similar like the last

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described murty).

He is richly bejewelled and his naga-yajnopavita is tied around his uplifted right knee and thus doubles as a yoga-patta. His coiffure is arranged flatly on his head and decorated with lotus flowers in addition to a string of pearls on the forehead.

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May 12, 2023
20 Parshurameshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, #Odisha

In pic it’s the parshvadevata Ganesha in the south raha niche; dates back to the mid of 7th Century CE.
Here he is seated in ardhapayranka pose, plucking sweets from a modaka-patra held in his major left hand.

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His main right hand is resting on his knee, holds a rosary (it’s missing now but the one can articulate) while the uplifted right hand holds a radish, badly damaged. The uplifted left hand holds the kuthara/kurhadi (axe).

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His coiffure is also damaged, and it adheres close to the head while the halo has a border of gundika. He is richly bejewelled with his yajnopavita (sacred thread) formed by a serpent (possibly the Naga). The pedestal/pista and inside jambs of the niche are the same as on the

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Mar 12, 2023
The Karna Temple Complex, main temple was built by Raja Lakshmikarna, also known as Raja Karan of the Kalachuris of Tripuri, Amarkantak. 😍🙏🏽🚩

The history of the concerned temple complex goes back to 8th century CE.
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When Adi Shankaracharya built a Surya-Kunda to specify the origin of river Narmada. He also installed the murty of Bhagvan Shiva at Pataleshwar. The Pataleshwar Temple was built later by Kalchuri king “Karna Deva” (1041-1073 CE). The construction of the “Karna Mandir”
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is also attributed to the same king, whose name it bears. In most of the temples here “Shiva” is enshrined as the main deity.

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