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Rajarani Temple

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Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
Rajarani Temple
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Tankapani Rd, Near BOI ATM, Rajarani Colony, Rajarani Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751002, India

Rajarani Temple is an 11th-century Hindu temple located in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha , India. The temple is believed to have been known originally as Indreswara. It is locally known as a love temple because of the erotic carvings of women and couples in the temple. Rajarani Temple is built in the pancharatha style on a raised platform with two structures: a central shrine called the vimana with a bada over its roof rising to a height of 18 m , and a viewing hall called jagamohana with a pyramidal roof. The temple was constructed of dull red and yellow sandstone locally called Rajarani. There are no images inside the sanctum, and hence it is not associated with a specific sect of Hinduism but broadly classified as Saivite based on the niches. Various historians place the original construction date between the 11th and 12th centuries, and have placed it roughly belonging to the same period as the Jagannath Temple at Puri. The architecture of other temples in central India is believed to have originated with this temple, the notable ones being the Khajuraho temples and Totesvara Mahadeo temple in Kadawa. There are various sculptures in the walls around the temple, and the vimana, depicting scenes of the marriage of Shiva, Nataraja, Parvati, and include tall, slender, sophisticated nayikas in various roles and moods such as turning her head from an emaciated ascetic, fondling her child, holding a branch of tree, attending to her toilet, looking into a mirror, taking off her anklet, caressing her pet bird and playing a musical instrument. Rajarani Temple is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India as a ticketed monument.
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