Bharati Matha Burial Temple – II
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Bharati Matha Burial Temple – II is located in the south – western corner of Bharati Matha in Badheibanka Chowk, Old Town, Bhubaneswar
, Orissa
, India
. Elevation 86 feet.
In the Bharati Matha Burial Temple there are nine burials – temples located in the south – western corner. These small shrines are located within an enclosure segregating them from the main activity area of the Matha
. Each of them is built in conformity with the temple building tradition of Orissa and enshrines a Siva lingam within a yonipitha in the sanctum sanctorum (cella/garbha griha). In the past they were under regular worship and now all of them are abandoned and survive in different state of preservation. They, however, constituted an integral part of the Matha establishment in the past.
The ownership belongs to multiple parties. The approximate date of the temple is still unknown. The property type is precinct having the sub type as Burial temple. The typology is Pidha deul. Currently the temple is abandoned and no worship is undertaken.
The temple is facing towards East and is surrounded by the Bharati Matha building in the East, Talesvara temple in the West and the compound walls in both North and South.
The temple is in a bad state where there is growth of vegetation all over the structure.
The Date of Documentation is 22.12.2006 by Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan & team.
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
, Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Elevation 86 feet.
In the Bharati Matha Burial Temple there are nine burials – temples located in the south – western corner. These small shrines are located within an enclosure segregating them from the main activity area of the Matha
Matha
A matha ) is a term for monastic and similar religious establishments of Hinduism and Jainism. A matha is usually more formal, hierarchical, and rule-based than an ashram.-Advaita Mathas:...
. Each of them is built in conformity with the temple building tradition of Orissa and enshrines a Siva lingam within a yonipitha in the sanctum sanctorum (cella/garbha griha). In the past they were under regular worship and now all of them are abandoned and survive in different state of preservation. They, however, constituted an integral part of the Matha establishment in the past.
The ownership belongs to multiple parties. The approximate date of the temple is still unknown. The property type is precinct having the sub type as Burial temple. The typology is Pidha deul. Currently the temple is abandoned and no worship is undertaken.
The temple is facing towards East and is surrounded by the Bharati Matha building in the East, Talesvara temple in the West and the compound walls in both North and South.
Legend
As the legend goes, according to the Matha legend as narrated by the Matha Mahanta, they are the Samadhi (burial) of previous Matha Mahantas. As per the Matha tradition, the Mahantas, by virtue of their religious merits, do not die like ordinary human beings. They announce, beforehand the day and time of their last breath or the state of Samadhi. Accordingly, arrangements are made for nomination of the successor and last rites of the Mahanta. After nomination of the successor he is ceremeonially seated in a dugout pit where he is given a parting send off over an elaborate ritual and finally buried. Within a fortnight of the burial a temple is erected on the spot and a Siva lingam with a yoni pitha is enshrined in the sanctum in recognition of his religious merits and contributions for the wellbeing of the mankind.Dimensions
The burial temple has a square vimana measuring 1.25 square metres. On elevation, the Vimana has a pidha deul having bada, gandi and mastaka that measures 2.70 metres in height from pabhaga to kalasa. The bada has threefold divisions measuring 1.50 metres (pabhaga 0.40 metres, jangha 0.89 metres and baranda 0.25 metres). Gandi with two receding tiers measures 1.00 metres and mastaka 0.20 metres in height. The doorjambs measure 1.03 metres x 0.49 metres.Construction
Laterite is used for construction, while the technique is mainly Ashlar masonry with lime plaster with kalingan style of design.The temple is in a bad state where there is growth of vegetation all over the structure.
The Date of Documentation is 22.12.2006 by Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan & team.