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| deity = Lord [[Shiva]]<br />
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'''Singhanath Temple''' is dedicated to [[Shiva]] who is worshipped by [[Narasimha]], an avatar of [[Vishnu]]. The temple has a rekha deula and terraced roof jagamohana of traditional phase of temple style of [[Kalinga (historical kingdom)|Kalinga]]n order. The temple is unique for its sculptural embellishment of both the [[Saivaite]] and [[Vaishnava]] sects. It is located in the Gopinathpur village, Baramba tehsil of [[Cuttack district]],[[Odisha]],India. It can be easily approached by road from [[Cuttack]], Chaudwar and [[Athgarh]].<br />
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==Archaeology==<br />
The garbhagriha has a [[Shivalinga]] with yonipatta attached to earth. The temple is of [[Panchayatana puja|Panchayatana]] style practised by Adi Shankara. Temples dedicated to [[Vishnu]], [[Ganesh]], [[Surya]] and [[Mahishamardini]] are found around the temple. The temple represents early development of '''Pancharatha Deula''' of [[Kalinga Architecture]]. On the basis of survey, the temple can be assigned to early 9th century AD.<br />
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==Festivals==<br />
[[Maha Shivratri]], [[Makar Sankranti]], [[Navratri|Dussehra]], [[Kartik Purnima]] are mostly famous festivals here. People who do [[Upanayana]] and Marriage also prefer this place as a nice option.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://ignca.nic.in/asi_reports/orcuttuck059.pdf simhanath temple]<br />
*[http://ignca.nic.in/asp/all.asp?projectid=orctk0590001 rock art inside the temple]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725013005/http://www.orissatourism.gov.in/simhanath.html combination of all sect]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101124163611/http://orissa.fullorissa.com/tourism%26orissa/temple.html simhanath temple]<br />
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