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| name = Mangala temple<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]<br />
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| location = [[Bhubaneswar]]<br />
| coordinates ={{coord | 20.364208| 85.820960}}<br />
| deity = Maa [[Durga]]<br />
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| architecture = Kalingan style ([[Kalinga architecture]])<br />
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| year_completed = 19th century A.D.<br />
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'''Mangala Temple''' was constructed in the 19th century CE and is located in Village Patia in [[Bhubaneswar]], the capital of [[Odisha]]. The enshrined deity is the four-armed [[Mangala]]. The deity holds a [[conch]] in her upper right hand and a wheel in her lower left hand. The upper left hand of the deity assumes the ''[[varadamudra]]'', while her lower right hand assumes the ''[[abhayamudra]]''. The deity stands on a pedestal. The temple is located in the ''[[Harijan]] sahi'' (a residential ward restricted to Harijans) of Patia, whose residents maintain it.<br />
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== Physical description ==<br />
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===Surrounding ===<br />
The temple is surrounded by a concrete hall to the east and residential buildings to the west, north and south side.<br />
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=== Architectural features ===<br />
The temple stands on a low and square platform, measuring 2.90 square metres and bearing a height of 0.43 meters. On plan, the temple has a square ''[[vimana]]'' in the dimension. On elevation, the vimana is a ''pidha [[deula]]'' having a ''bada'', ''gandi'' and ''mastic'' that measures {{convert|4.56|m|ft}} in height. With the three-fold division of ''bada'', the temple has a ''triangabada'' measuring {{convert|1.61|m|ft}} in height (''pabhaga''- 0.41 meters, ''jangha'' - 1.00 meters, ''baranda''-0.20 meters.) The ''gandi'' measures {{convert|1.50|m|ft}} in height. The traditional components of the ''mastaka'', such as the ''beki'', ''amalaka'' and ''kalasa'', measures 1.45 meters in height.<br />
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=== Building techniques ===<br />
It is built with laterite by Ashlar masonry, cement plaster and white wash construction techniques in the [[Kalingan]] style.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kakatpur Mangala Temple]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ignca.gov.in/asi_reports/orkhurda118.pdf ignca.gov.in]<br />
* [http://www.eodissa.com/temple-of-odisha eodissa.com]<br />
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