LINGARAJ  TEMPLE   //BHUBANESWAR
Channel: TWO STEP JOURNEY
Date: 2023-05-01

Lingaraj Temple, built in 11th century AD, is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is considered as the largest temple of the city Bhubaneswar (Odisha). It is believed to have been built by the Somvanshi King Yayati ,IThe timings for Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar are from 5:00 am to 9:00 pm. Note that the temple is open every day. The Lingaraja temple is the largest temple in Bhubaneswar. James Fergusson (1808–86), a noted critic and historian rated the temple as "one of the finest examples of purely Hindu temple in India".[1] It is enshrined within a spacious compound wall of laterite measuring 520 ft (160 m) by 465 ft (142 m). The wall is 7.5 ft (2.3 m) thick and surmounted by a plain slant coping. Alongside the inner face of the boundary wall, there is a terrace to protect the compound wall against outside aggression.[4] The tower is 45.11 m (148.0 ft) high and the complex has 150 smaller shrines in its spacious courtyard. Each inch of the 55 m (180 ft) tall tower is sculpted.[1][12] The door in the gate of the entrance porch is made of sandalwood.

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