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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Manibhadresvara Siva Temple – I.<br />
| image = Manibhadresvara Siva Temple - I.png<br />
| map_type = India Orissa<br />
| map_caption = Location in Orissa<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|20|14|27|N|85|50|12|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]<br />
| district = <br />
| locale = [[Bhubaneswar]]<br />
| elevation_m = 17<br />
| deity = lord [[Shiva]]<br />
| festivals= <br />
| architecture = Kalingan Style ([[Kalinga Architecture]])<br />
| temple_quantity = <br />
| monument_quantity= <br />
| inscriptions = <br />
| year_completed = 14th century A.D.<br />
}}<br />
'''Manibhadresvara Siva temple''' is located in [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha|Orissa]], India.<br />
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It was built around 14th century A.D. and is located at Latitude of 20 degree 14’ 45" N., Longitude of 85 degree 50’ 14" E.,and Elevation of 55&nbsp;ft and is situated in the eastern embankment of Bindusagar tank. It is on the right side of the road branching from Kedara-Gouri to Lingaraja<br />
temple. The enshrined deity is a [[Siva-lingam]] within a circular yoni pitha at the centre of sanctum. The temple is facing towards north.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
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===Historic significance ===<br />
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Local people ascribe the temple to the Kesaris (Samavamsis), that architecture does not conform to local legend.<br />
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=== Cultural significance ===<br />
Rituals like Sankranti are celebrated in the temple.<br />
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===Social significance ===<br />
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Sradha, pindadana, mundanakriya are also performed in the temple .<br />
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== Physical description ==<br />
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=== Surrounding ===<br />
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The temple is surrounded by Bindusagar tank in the west and Dalmiya Dharmasala in south-east at a distance of 20.00 m across the road.<br />
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=== Architectural features ===<br />
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On plan, the temple has a pidha Vimana measuring 1.70 m<sup>2</sup> and stands on a low pista with a height of 0.38 m. On elevation,<br />
the vimana has bada, gandi and mastaka measuring 2.42 m in height from bottom to the top. With threefold division of the bada<br />
the temple has a trianga bada measuring 1.26 meters height. The pabhaga, jangha and baranda measures 0.38 m, 0.71 m and 0.17 m<br />
in height respectively. The gandi measures 1.00 m and mastaka 0.16 m in height.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}<br />
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=== Building techniques ===<br />
It is built with Laterite by Dry masonry Construction techniques and kalingan style.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* Indira Gandhi National Centre For The Arts: Archaeological sites of Orissa<br />
* www.eodissa.com<br />
* Book: Lesser Known Monuments of Bhubaneswar by Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan ({{ISBN|81-7375-164-1}})<br />
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