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{{Short description|Temple in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{unreferenced|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Isanesvara Siva Temple
| image = Isanesvara.jpg
| map_type = India Orissa
| map_caption = Location in Orissa
| coordinates = {{coord|20|15|11|N|85|50|36|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| country = India
| state = [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
| district =
| locale = [[Bhubaneswar]]
| elevation_m = 20
| deity = lord [[Shiva|Siva]]
| festivals =
| architecture = Kalingan Style ([[Kalinga Architecture]])
| temple_quantity =
| monument_quantity =
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = 13th century A.D.
}}
'''Isanesvara Siva Temple''' is a 13th-century ad temple in [[Bhubaneswar]] in the state of [[Orissa, India]]. The time period of its construction is estimated from its architectural features and it is suggests the temple to ganga period.{{By whom|date=July 2021}} Isanesvara Siva temple is in the Goasagaresvartemple precinct, on the left side of Ratha road (leading from Mausima Chowk to Badheibanka Chowk) old Town, Bhubaneswar. It is {{convert|1|km|spell=in}} west of [[Lingaraja Temple]] and one km south of Ananta Vasudev, {{cvt|300|m}} southwest of Ramesvara temple and {{cvt|200|m}} northwest of [[Baitala Deula]]. The temple is facing towards east. The presiding deity is only a circular yon pitha. The [[lingam]] is missing.

This temple is used for worship. Its cultural, social and historical significances are same as the Gosagaresvara temple. Its associational significance is its usage for public meeting.

== Ownership ==
This temple has multiple ownership and It is taken care by private persons namely Mahendra Garabadu and Bhaga Garabadu. Their residence is at Gosagaresvar Chowk, Old Town,
Bhubaneswar.

==Physical description==

===Surrounding===
The temple is surrounded by Paradaresvara temple in the west, Gosagaresvara temple in north-west and minor Siva temple in the south-west, Lingarajaa Mandapa in the northern side, and in the eastern side there is a modern compound and across wall there is a paddy field.

===Orientation===
The temple is facing towards east.

===Plan and elevation===
On plan, temple is [[pancharatha]] having a square [[vimana]] with a renovated frontal porch extending towards east. The vimana measures {{cvt|3|sqm}} with the porch of {{cvt|0.60|sqm}}. On elevation, the vimana is in rekha order with usual bada, gandi and mastaka measures {{convert|7.3|m}} in height from khura to kalasa. The bada of the vimana has five vertical divisions measuring {{convert|2.2|m}} in height pabhaga ({{cvt|0.51|m|disp=sqbr}}), tala jangha ({{cvt|0.45|m|disp=sqbr}}), bandhana ({{cvt|0.22|m|disp=sqbr}}, upara jangha ({{cvt|0.46|m|disp=sqbr}}) and the baranda ({{cvt|0.57|m|disp=sqbr}}) in height. The gandi of the vimana above the baranda measuring {{cvt|3.60|m}} is distinguished by central raha and a pair of anuratha and kanika pagas on either side of the raha. It is curvilinear spire. The mastaka has components like beki, amlaka. khapuri and kalasa that measures {{cvt|1.5|m}} in height.

===Raha niche & Parsvadevatas===
The parsvadevata niches on three sides uniformly measuring {{cvt|0.40|m}} in height, {{cvt|0.28|m}} in width and {{cvt|0.20|m}} in depth are all empty. Beneath the niches is the plain talagarvika while above the niches is in the urdhvagarvika.

===Decorative feature===
The base of the gandi above the baranda decorated with a series of miniature rekha deuls surmounted by udyota simha in each raha paga.

Doorjamb: The doorjamb is of recent addition made out of the renovation work and beneath the door frame there are two khakhara-mundi niches are found.

Lintel: The graha architrave is plain due to renovation.

===Property type===
The temple has the Rekha deul typology and it is a temple building.

Building material: Coarse grained sandstone.

Construction techniques: Dry masonry.

Style [[Kalinga architecture]]

== Grade (A/B/C)==
i) Architecture: B

ii) Historic: C

iii) Associational:' B

iv) Social/Cultural: B

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* Lesser Known Monuments of Bhubaneswar by Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan ({{ISBN|81-7375-164-1}})
* http://ignca.nic.in/asi_reports/orkhurda009.pdf

[[Category:Hindu temples in Bhubaneswar]]
[[Category:13th-century Hindu temples]]

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