Yudhistiresvara Siva Temple
1. Name:
i) Present Name: Yudhistiresvara Siva Temple.
ii) Past Name: —
2. Location: , Elev 124 ft
i) Address & Approach: Yudhistiresvara Siva Temple is located in the Bhimesvara Temple Precinct in Kapila Prasad, Housing Board Colony, Bhimatangi, Bhubaneswar. It is situated on the left side of the Bhubaneswar-Jatni road leading from Punama gate to Jatani. The temple is facing towards east. The enshrined deity is a Siva lingam over a circular yonipitha.
ii) Tradition & legends: Local people associate the Pandavas with the site on account of a pair of large foot, which are called Bhimapada (feet of Bhima).
3. Ownership
i) Single/ Multiple: Multiple
ii) Public/ Private: Private
iii) Any other (specify): Bhimesvara Mandira Parichalana Samiti.
iv) Name: Purusottama Sahu. (President)
v) Address:
4. Age
i)Precise date: —
ii) Approximate date: 19th Century A.D
iii) Source of Information: Local tradition.
5. Property Type
i) Precinct/ Building/ Structure/Landscape/Site/Tank: Precinct.
ii) Subtype: Temple.
iii) Typology: Pidha deul
6. Property use
i) Abandoned/ in use: In use
ii) Present use: Living Temple
iii) Past use: Worshipped
7. Significance
i) Historic significance: Not found
ii) Cultural significance: Sivaratri, Sankranti, Bada Ossa, Kartika purnima, Rudrabhiseka, Jalabhiseka.
iii) Social significance: Marriage, thread ceremony, mundanakriya.
iv) Associational significance:—
8. Physical description
i) Surrounding : It is surrounded by the rest house of the precinct in west and the temple compound wall in north east.
ii) Orientation: The temple facing towards east.
iii) Architectural features (Plan and Elevation): On plan, the temple has a square vimana measuring 2.90 square mtrs. On elevation, the vimana is in pidha order that measures 5.37 mtrs in height. From bottom to the top the temple has a bada, gandi and mastaka. With threefold divisions of the bada the temple has a trianga bada measuring 2.37 mtrs in height. The pabhaga is plain measuring 0.42 mtrs, Jangha 1.30 mtrs and baranda 0.65 mtrs in height. The gandi measuring 2.30 mtrs has eleven receding tiers. The mastaka measures 0.70 mtrs. 48
iv) Raha niche & parsva devatas: The Parsvadevata niches are located on the raha paga of the jangha on the three sides of north, west and south. There is a four armed Ganesa on the southern niche, Parvati image on the northern niche and the western niche is empty.
v) Decorative features: — Door Jambs: The door jambs measure 1.72 mtrs x 0.62 mtrs. Lintel: There is no graha panel.
vi) Building material: Laterite
vii) Construction techniques: Lime mortar and cement plaster
viii) Style: Kalingan.
ix) Special features, if any: —
9. State of preservation
i) Good/Fair/ Showing Signs of Deterioration/Advanced: Good
ii) State of Decay/Danger of Disappearance: —
10. Condition description
i) Signs of distress: Not found due to recent construction.
ii) Structural problems: —
iii) Repairs and Maintenance: Bhimesvara Mandira Parichalana Samiti.
11. Grade (A/B/C)
i) Architecture: C
ii) Historic: C
iii) Associational: B
iv) Social/Cultural: C
v) Others:
12. Threats to the property: Conservation Problem and Remedies: —
13. Reference notes:
14. Maps / Plan / Drawings:
15. Date of Documentation: 15.10.2006
16. Documenter: Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan and team.