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The '''Parvati Temple''' is a [[Hindu]] temple located in [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]], India.

==Location==
The temple is located within the Orissa Municipal Corporation Hospital compound, Sriram Nagar, Old Town, [[Bhubaneswar]]. The east-facing temple, whose enshrined [[Deity#Hinduism|deity]] is the [[Parvati|Goddess Parvatti]], has been operational since construction.

Another significant Hindu place of worship, the [[Lingaraja temple]], is nearby.

==Ownership and maintenance==
The privately owned temple is maintained and cared for by the Orissa Municipal Corporation Hospital.

== History ==
Analysis of the materials used to construct the Parvatti temple suggest it was built in the 14th century. Architectural features are typical of South Indian temple complexes constructed in the 14th century.

== Architecture ==
The Parvatti temple was built in the Kalingan style, with grey [[sandstone]] using a dry masonry construction technique. The temple [[Typology (archaeology)|typology]], ''pidha deul'',{{Clarify|date=May 2012}} contains significant decorative features including [[Door jamb|doorjambs]] measuring {{convert|1.74|x|0.78|m|ft}}.

The temple, which stands on a ''pista'', has a ''[[Vimana (architectural feature)|vimana]]'' and a front porch. The vimana has typical [[Hindu temple architecture#Dravida (द्रविड) architecture|Dravidian features]], including ''bada'', ''gandi'' and ''mastaka''. The base of the ''pabhaga'' is constructed of five moulds including ''khura'', ''[[kumbha]]'', ''[[pata (sword)|pata]]'', ''kani'' and ''basanta''. The ''gandi'' has seven receding tiers that are separated by two ''potalas''. The lower ''potala'' has four tiers and the upper ''potala'' has three tiers. The ''raha'' niches are decorated with ''talagarbhika'' of a typical ''khakhara'' style, complemented by three plain vertical bands. The ''tala jangha'' and ''upara jangha'' are decorated with ''khakhara mundi'' and ''pidha mundi''.{{Clarify|date=May 2012}}

== Significance ==
Significant Hindu rituals including [[Sankranti]], [[Shivratri|Sivaratri]], Durgapuja, Kalipuga and [[Diwali]] are observed at the temple.

== References ==

* Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan & Team, Dated on 15.11.2006,Debala Mitra, ‘Bhubaneswar’ New Delhi, 1958, P. 29.
* K.C. Panigrahi, Archaeological Remains at Bhubaneswar, Calcutta, 1961. PP. 16–17.
* L. S.S. O’ Malley, Bengal District Gazetteer Puri, Calcutta 1908, P. 240.
* M.M. Ganguly, Orissa and Her remains, Calcutta, 1912, PP. 393–394.
* P.R. Ramachandra Rao, Bhubaneswar Kalinga Temple Architecture, Hyderabad, 1980, P. 29.
* R.P. Mohapatra, ‘Archaeology in Orissa’. Vol. I, Delhi, 1986. P. 57.
* R.L. Mitra. The Antiauities of Orissa, Vol.II, Calcutta, 1963, PP. 160–161.
* T.E. Donaldson, ‘Hindu Temple Art of Orissa’. Vol. I, Leiden, 1985, P. 76.

== External links ==
*[http://www.eodissa.com/temple-of-odisha Temples of Orissa]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120324013910/http://www.orissa-tourism.com/hindutemples.html Orissa Tourism]

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[[Category:Hindu temples in Bhubaneswar]]

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