Bhubaneswar Mangaleswar Temple, Odisha

Address

Bhubaneswar Mangaleswar Temple Lane 13, Gouri Nagar, Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751002, India

Diety

Mangaleswar

Introduction

Located 200 north-east of Purbeswara Temple and surrounded by residential buildings,. The temple is recorded under a multitude of spelling variations; Swapneswara, Svapnesvara, Svapneswar, Swapnesvar… There are also a couple of temples elsewhere in the city that go by roughly the same name, but they are all far more modern. For them, the temple is called Mangaleswar, or Mangaleshwar with Mangaleswara Temple immediately south of Papanasini Tank. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the east-facing light grey sandstone temple is pancharatha with a square vimana and a modern front porch. The central niches were once empty, but now contain some relatively modern sculptures. The temple by Orissa State Archaeology. Architectural elements of Swapneswara/Mangaleswar temple suggest it was built during the late Ganga dynasty rule, around the 13th to 14th century A.D.