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Belesvara Siva Temple is a temple of Hindu god siva. This is one of the oldest temple in Bhubaneswar (The Temple city of India), a well known heritage place and capital of Orissa. Location: Lat.20° 14’ 41" N., Long. 85° 50’ 06" E., Elev. 75 ft. Approach: Belesvara Siva temple is located in the Talabazar road, Old Town, Bhubaneswar. It is situated in the southern bank of the Bindusagar tank and on the left side of Talabazar road leading from Lingaraja to Kedar-Gouri Lane. The temple is facing towards east. It is a living temple. The presiding deity is a Siva lingam within a circular yoni pitha inside the sanctum. This temple is made of a fine grained grey sand stone. Ownership: This temple is not under any private ownership and comes under public property. This temple is under the care and maintenance of Devaraj Das. Age: This temple is built is 9th century A.D. Property type: This is a building made up of stones and its typology is Rekha Deul. Use: Currently this temple is used for worshipping purpose and in past it was used for the same purpose. Cultural significance: Sivaratri, Sankranti, etc. Surrounding: It is surrounded by Sradha Mandapa in east and residential buildings on the other three sides. Orientation: The face of this temple is towards east. Architectural features (Plan and Elevation): On plan the temple has a triratha vimana measuring 2.10 square metres with a frontal porch of 0.30 metres. On elevation, the vimana is a rekha deul with usual bada, gandi and mastaka. The temple is in a dilapidated condition and partially buried. What exists at present is the bada and gandi. The remaining part of the bada measure 1.30 metres. (pabhaga 0.23 metres, jangha 0.85 metres, baranda 0.22 metres with two mouldings). The gandi measures 2.30 metres. Raha niche & parsva devatas: The raha niches on jangha in the three sides of north, west and south measure 0.44 metres in height x 0.26 metres in width with a depth of 0.09 metres. The niches are empty. Decorative features: Door Jambs: The doorjambs are carved with three plain vertical bands that measures 1.08 metres in height and 0.88 metres in width. Building material: This temple is made up of grey sand and stone, construction technique is Masonry type and construction type is Kalingan. Preservation: This temple is in advanced deterioration because cracks have developed on all sides of the temple. Signs of distress: The walls are full of cracks and growth of vegetation. Structural problems: The structure of this temple is in dilapidated condition. Repairs and Maintenance: It requires Immediate repair. Conservation Problem and Remedies: The rain water percolating through the roof. Detached sculptures: A broken amalaka and stone carved with kirtimukha are found in front of the temple. The temple is encroached from all sides. Sradha Mandapa in north and eastern sides and residential buildings in south and western sides. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Belesvara Siva Temple」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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