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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Svapnesvara Siva temple<br />
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| map_type = India Odisha<br />
| map_caption = Location in Odisha<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|20|14|27|N|85|50|39|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Odisha, India|Odisha]]<br />
| district = <br />
| locale = [[Bhubaneswar]]<br />
| elevation_m = 16<br />
| deity = Lord [[Shiva]]<br />
| festivals= <br />
| architecture = Kalingan Style ([[Kalinga Architecture]])<br />
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'''Svapnesvara Siva temple''' is in Gourinagar, Old Town, [[Bhubaneswar]], the capital of [[Odisha, India|Odisha]],India. It is 200 m northeast of [[Purvesvara Siva temple]]. The temple is facing east. The 2 m<sup>2</sup> sanctum is empty.<br />
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==Physical description==<br />
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===Surroundings===<br />
The temple is surrounded by private residential [[buildings]] in south and west directions at a distance of 3 m. In the east are a road and a drain in the north. The temple faces east.<br />
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===Architectural features (plan and elevation)===<br />
The temple stands on a high pista decorated with three mouldings measuring 50.80 m in length x 5.75 m in width with 0.92 m in height.<br />
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On plan, the temple is [[pancharatha]] with a square vimana and a frontal porch towards east. The vimana measures 4.65 square metres and porch 0.15 m width.<br />
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On elevation, temple is in rekha order with usual bada, gandi and mastaka measuring 10.00 m from pabhaga to mastaka. The bada of the temple measures 2.85 m in height with threefold division of trianga bada. Pabhaga has five mouldings measuring 0.70 m, plain jangha measuring 1.65 m and the baranda with five moulding measured 0.50 m in height. The gandi measures 5.10 m and is plain and devoid of ornamentation except at the base which is decorated with chaitya designs.<br />
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===Raha niche and parsva devatas===<br />
The parsvadevata niches on the raha paga of the jangha on the three sides of north, west and south direction measure 0.75 m<br />
in height x 0.45 m in width and 0.29 m in depth. They are empty and devoid of ornamentation.<br />
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===Decorative features===<br />
*'''Doorjambs''': The doorjambs are recent additions installed during the renovation work and are without any carving.<br />
*'''Lintel''': The lintel is a renovated one.<br />
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The building material used for the construction is light grey sandstone, and the construction technique is dry masonry.<br />
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The style is Kalingan. Originally the temple was constructed over a lofty pista with three mouldings.<br />
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==State of preservation==<br />
Svapnesvara Siva temple was repaired by Orissa State Archaeology under the X and XI Finance Commission Award. Due to the recent{{when|date=May 2018}} renovation work, the temple is in a good state of preservation. It was totally renovated from pista to kalasa.<br />
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==Threats to the property==<br />
Some of the conservation problems the temple is facing is that stagnation of drain water in the northern side of the platform will weaken the foundation in the long run.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of temples in Bhubaneswar]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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# Lesser Known Monuments of Bhubaneswar by Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan ({{ISBN|81-7375-164-1}})<br />
# http://www.ignca.nic.in/asi_reports/orkhurda179.pdf<br />
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