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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Vishnu Temple, Bhubaneswar<br />
| image =<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Odisha]]<br />
| location = [[Bhubaneswar]]<br />
| map_type = Odisha<br />
|coordinates = {{coor|20.292659|85.848353}}<br />
| deity = [[Lord Vishnu]]<br />
| architecture = [[Kalinga Architecture]]<br />
| year_completed = 12th Century A.D.<br />
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The '''Vishnu Temple, Bhubaneswar''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Lord Vishnu]] situated on the eastern embankment of Bindu Sagar at Talabazar, on the right side of the Talabazar road leading from [[Lingaraj temple]] to Kedara-Gouri lane in [[Bhubaneswar]], the capital of [[Odisha, India]]. The temple faces west and the Sanctum is used for storage purposes. The sculptural embellishment on the outer wall and the ''parsavadevatas'' in ''raha'' niche suggests that the temple was originally dedicated to Vishnu.<br />
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==The Temple==<br />
The temple is estimated to have built during the 12th century AD with ''Rekha deul'' topology.<br />
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* Surrounding: The Temple is surrounded by Bindusagara tank in the west at a distance of 8.00 metres across the road, [[Ananta Vasudeva Temple]] in the north at a distance of 10.00 metres, Ananta Vasudev bhogamandapa in the east at a distance of 1.00 metres and local shops in the south.<br />
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==Architecture==<br />
The ''talajangha'' is carved with a series of ''khakhara mundi'' pilasters and ''bandhana'' has three mouldings without any carvings. The ''upara jangha'' is carved with a series of ''pidhamundi''. The ''baranda'' has five mouldings and ''Gandi'' is plain except ''udyota simha'' in the central ''raha'' and ''dopichha'' simha at the above the ''kanika'' paga.<br />
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The doorjambs are carved with three vertical bands of ''puspa sakha'', ''nara sakha'' and ''lata sakha''. At the base of the jambs there are two ''pidha mundi dvarapala'' niches that house unusual kind of doorkeepers of male and female figures. At the ''lalatabimba'' there is a [[Gajalaxmi]] panel sitting in ''[[lalitasana]]'' over a lotus pedestal. While her left hand is holding lotus the right hand is in ''varada mudra''. The deity is flanked by two full blown lotuses. Inside the Sanctum, the eastern wall is carved with two large sized pidha mundi niches, which was originally enshrining the presiding deity, which is now missing.{{cn|date=October 2017}}<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''Lesser Known Monuments of Bhubaneswar'' by Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan ({{ISBN|81-7375-164-1}})<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of temples in Bhubaneswar]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ignca.nic.in/asp/showbig.asp?projid=orkhr2380001 Vishnu Temple - Bhubaneswar - Bada ]<br />
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{{Temples in Bhubaneswar}}<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Bhubaneswar]]<br />
[[Category:Vishnu temples]]<br />
[[Category:12th-century Hindu temples]]<br />
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