Patalesvara Siva temple – I
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Patalesvara Siva Temple – I is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Old Town, Bhubaneswar.This temple dates back to 13th century, and belongs to the Ganga epoch. At present, this temple is situated inside the compound wall of a private residence.
The temple is presently in use.
Bengali family, surrounded by residential buildings on three sides and the branching road on
the north.
niche. On plan, temple is pancharatha with a square vimana extending towards a frontal porch. The temple is of rekha order with components like bada, gandi and mastaka that measures 10.7 m in height. On elevation, the bada measuring 3.600 m has five fold divisions namely pabhaga (1.00m) buried, talajangha (0.73 m), bandhana of single moulding (0.17 m),upara jangha (0.72 m) and baranda of three mouldings (0.98 mtrs).The gandi above the
baranda measuring 6.10 mtrs in height is curvilinear and pancharatha as distinguished by a central raha and a pairs of anuratha and kanika pagas on either side of the raha. Because of the cement plaster the walls are plain except udyota simha on the eastern wall. The mastaka as usual on Orissan temples has components like beki, amlaka, khapuri and kalasa.
v) Raha niche & parsva devatas: The raha niches on three sides uniformly measure 0.80 m in height, 0.52 m in width and 0.30 mtrs in depth are partly buried, devoid of ornamentation and empty of parsvadevatas.
v) Decorative features: —
Door Jambs: The doorjambs measuring
2.10 mtrs in height and 1.50mtrs in width are decorated
with three vertical bands of puspa sakha, lata sakha
and patra sakha from exterior to interior. At the
lalatabimba there is a Gajalaxmi seated over a lotus pedestal and flanked by two elephants standing on full blown lotus on either side. On the base of the doorjambs there are dvarapala niches enshrining
Saivite dvarapalas holding trident in their left hands.
Lintel: Above the doorjambs is a
graha architrave that measures 1.80 m in length and
is carved with the traditional navagrahas flanked by two
atlantid ganas. The grahas are housed in small pidha
niches, seated in padmasana. Rahu is depicted with
shoulder rather than a head with hands and Ketu has
serpent tail and turned hands.
There is an image of Nataraj housed in a niche in the gandi, which is a later insertion. The building material is grey Sandstone and laterite.
Location
The geographical location of the temple is Lat-20° 14'48" N, Long 85°51'28" E. The elevation is 70 ft.Patalesvarasiva temp-I is situated on the left side of the Kedara-Gouri road (leading from Parsuramesvara temple to Bindusagar) at a distance of 200 m westof Parsuramesvara and 50.00 mtrs north-west of Champakesvara temple in Old Town, Bhubaneswar.Property Type
The property type(Precinct/ Building/ Structure/Landscape/Site/Tank)is Building and the Subtype is Temple. The typology of the temple is Rekha Deul.The temple is presently in use.
Surroundings
At present the temple situated inside the compound of aBengali family, surrounded by residential buildings on three sides and the branching road on
the north.
Architectural Features
The temple is buried up to half of the rahaniche. On plan, temple is pancharatha with a square vimana extending towards a frontal porch. The temple is of rekha order with components like bada, gandi and mastaka that measures 10.7 m in height. On elevation, the bada measuring 3.600 m has five fold divisions namely pabhaga (1.00m) buried, talajangha (0.73 m), bandhana of single moulding (0.17 m),upara jangha (0.72 m) and baranda of three mouldings (0.98 mtrs).The gandi above the
baranda measuring 6.10 mtrs in height is curvilinear and pancharatha as distinguished by a central raha and a pairs of anuratha and kanika pagas on either side of the raha. Because of the cement plaster the walls are plain except udyota simha on the eastern wall. The mastaka as usual on Orissan temples has components like beki, amlaka, khapuri and kalasa.
v) Raha niche & parsva devatas: The raha niches on three sides uniformly measure 0.80 m in height, 0.52 m in width and 0.30 mtrs in depth are partly buried, devoid of ornamentation and empty of parsvadevatas.
v) Decorative features: —
Door Jambs: The doorjambs measuring
2.10 mtrs in height and 1.50mtrs in width are decorated
with three vertical bands of puspa sakha, lata sakha
and patra sakha from exterior to interior. At the
lalatabimba there is a Gajalaxmi seated over a lotus pedestal and flanked by two elephants standing on full blown lotus on either side. On the base of the doorjambs there are dvarapala niches enshrining
Saivite dvarapalas holding trident in their left hands.
Lintel: Above the doorjambs is a
graha architrave that measures 1.80 m in length and
is carved with the traditional navagrahas flanked by two
atlantid ganas. The grahas are housed in small pidha
niches, seated in padmasana. Rahu is depicted with
shoulder rather than a head with hands and Ketu has
serpent tail and turned hands.
There is an image of Nataraj housed in a niche in the gandi, which is a later insertion. The building material is grey Sandstone and laterite.
Grade
| Architecture | C |
| Historic | C |
| Associational | C |
| Social/Cultural | C |