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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Paschimesvara Siva Temple
| image =
| map_type = India Orissa
| map_caption = Location in Orissa
| coordinates = {{coord|20|14|46|N|85|50|02|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
|
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| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
| district =
| locale = [[Bhubaneswar]]
| elevation_m = 18
| deity = [[Mahishamardini]]
| festivals=
| architecture = Kalingan Style ([[Kalinga Architecture]])
| temple_quantity =
| monument_quantity=
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = 8th century A.D.
}}
The '''Paschimesvara Siva Temple''' is located in [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]. This temple dates back to the 8th century AD, and belongs to the Bhaumakara period.<ref>{{cite book |first1= |title=Proceedings of 5th the Session of Indian Art History Congress |date=1997 |publisher=Indian Art History Congress |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=jR1NAAAAYAAJ |access-date=19 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The superstructure of the temple collapsed a long time ago, but the ''linga'' is still visible over fallen stones. Historians have gathered information about the temple from the stylistic features of the detached sculptures of [[Kartikeya]], [[Ganesha]], [[Parvati]] and [[Narasimha]]. A flight of steps leading to the lingam from the west suggest that the temple originally faced the west.

==Location==
The temple is situated on the south-western embankment of the Bindusagar Lake, in Bhubaneshwar. Bhubaneswar is known locally as the “Temple City” because over 700 temples have been recorded in its vicinity. The temple is currently under private ownership.

==Significance==
The structure is now ruined,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mohapatra|first=Ramesh Prasad|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Cw5DAAAAYAAJ|title=Archaeology in Orissa: Sites and Monuments|date=1986|publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation|isbn=978-81-7018-347-1|language=en}}</ref> however worship at the temple is still active. Locally, the shrine is referred to as "Big Shiva" in the vernacular language. Local traditions attribute the temple to the [[Keshari dynasty|Kesharis]] (Somavamsis). Saivite rituals like [[Maha Shivaratri|Shivaratri]] and [[Sankranti]] are observed.

==Plan==
The temple consists of the Markendesvara Siva Temple in the west at a distance of 15.5 meters, ''Akhdachandi'' in the northwest corner at a distance of 2 meters, Bindusagar in the east at a distance of 1.5 meters and private residential buildings in the south. The stones that make up the temple remnants are mostly sandstone and laterite.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sadasiba |title=Lesser Known Monuments of Bhubaneswar |date=2009 |publisher=Lark Books |isbn=978-81-7375-164-6 |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=xH5UYAAACAAJ |language=en}}</ref>

==Threats to the Property==
Four detached sculptures are kept in the northern side of the ruins. One is a four armed Parvati holding a rosary in her upper right hand and a ''nagapasa'' in the upper left hand. At the base, the deity is flanked by two female attendants and two animals, on either side. On the top there are two flying vidyadhara on either side carrying a garland in both hands.

The second detached sculpture is a four-armed Ganesha sitting over a decorated pedestal, supported by an Atlantid gana at the centre, which is flanked by two jackfruits. The deity is holding a ''parsu'' in his upper left hand and a ''modaka patra'' in the lower left hand, while his upper right hand is holding a rosary and the lower left hand is broken. Since the mouse mount is missing, the deity may be ascribed to the 7th or 8th century AD.

The third detached sculpture is a two-armed Kartikeya sitting on a peacock in ''lalitasana''.

The fourth detached sculpture is a four-armed ''Narasimha'' image in his ugra form, standing on a decorated pedestal. The image is weather beaten and the features are not clear. In front of the Narasimha is a ''deulacharini''.

==Grade==
The grades of the temple are (A/B/C)

{| class="wikitable"
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| Architecture || C
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| Historic || C
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| Associational || C
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| Social/Cultural || C
|}

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Shiva temples in Odisha]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Bhubaneswar]]
[[Category:8th-century Hindu temples]]

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