Ancient temple...a very peace & calm place.Jay shiv sambhu

Uttaresvara Temple Choudwar, Kataka (Cuttack) ,Odisha11th A.DEarly morning visit to this place along with Manish, Ramesh, Hitesh and Yash on a Sunday Morning in December 2017. So much of history , too many questions on mind . Such places do exist and hardly to be called a distance from our dwelling city. Kataka|Cuttack has its own way to reveal its surprises.Built by the Somavanshi King - Mahabhavagupta - Udyota Kesari (1040-1065 A.D.) , who is considered to be the Greatest Monarch of this dynasty . Several temples in Bhubaneshwar , have been made through his endowments.The temple, located on the right side of the N.H.- 42 leading from Manguli to Dhenkanal is situated at a distance of 4 km on a branch road from Durgabazar chowk, Chaudwar towards Agrahata. In this living temple, the presiding deity is a patalaphuta Sivalinga within a circular yonipitha made of black chlorite and 1.50 m below the entrance level. It is one among the Astasambhus of Chaudwar Kataka.Rekha vimana and pidha jagamohana of Kalingan order. Laterite blocks are used both for the temple and compound wall whereas the doorjambs of both the vimana and jagamohana, udyotasimha are in sandstone.Exteriors - Decorated with architectural motifs like khakharamundis and pidhamundis in the talajangha and uparajangha respectively. Miniature rekhamundis in the anurathapaga just above the varanda and three miniature rekhamundis surmounted the urdhagarbhika of the raha niches. Udyotasimha is present only in the western raha. Traces of dikpalas and their consorts are also found.

Situated 40km north of Bhubaneswar near the town of Chaudwar in the Cuttack district of Odisha, Uttareswar Temple is an 11th century east-facing temple dedicated to Shiva.This temple is thought to have been built by the Somavamshi dynasty king Udyota Kesari (local name Mahābhavagupta IV), who reigned over the region from 1040 to 1065 A.D.A local here told me the name of the temple is derived from the king’s daughter, Uttara, who he built the temple for. I’m always a little cautious in taking local stories at face value, but I have failed to determine if king Udyota Kesari ever did have a daughter of that name.The temple was in a dilapidated and partially ruined state until 2002, when the ASI stepped in to renovate and restore the structure. In 2017 the government gave a grant to the temple with facilitated the construction of a boundary wall.Niches in the temple exterior housed some interesting idols, I confess I have not been able to identify all of them.

Great devotional place. Temple of Lord shiva.One of asthasambhu avatar

Its a beautiful historical temple built by KING BIRAT exact 5154 year 10 month ago.30 aug 2019

I love this place so much

Place to enjoy the evening with lovely sunset

Holy place written in our puranas. Quite and pleasant place.

Nice tample

Loved this place

Nice religious place

Very good natural holy place.

Good place to visit

Nature + God = Heaven

This is a century old temple with lots of tales behind it

Beautiful temple

Very old temple

Must visit place

Old Shiv Temple of ancient history

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Jai mahakaal

ନାହିଁ i ପାଇଁ ରାସ୍ତା ନାହିଁ, ଆମ ନେତା ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମାନେ ଦେଖିନଥିବେ ଉକ୍ତ ଗ୍ରାମ ସେମାନେ ସେମାନେ ଜାଣିଛନ୍ତି କିନ୍ତୁ ଜାଣିଛନ୍ତି ଜାଣିଛନ୍ତି କିନ୍ତୁ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ନାହାନ୍ତି ନାହାନ୍ତି ହେଲେ ହେଲେ ହେଲେ ଏମାନଙ୍କର ଏମାନଙ୍କର ମୂଲ୍ୟ। ... ଯାହାର ରକ୍ଷଣାବେକ୍ଷଣ ଓ ସୁରକ୍ଷା ଦାଇତ୍ୱ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ରହିଲା।

Jai Shiva Sambhu