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High medieval · Hindu · India

Yameshwar Temple

ଯମେଶ୍ୱର ମନ୍ଦିର

Bhubaneswar, Odisha · 20.2403°, 85.8314°

Shiva (with Yama)Eastern GangaRekha Deula
Sacred since
1200 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
13th–14th c. (Eastern Ganga)
Eastern Ganga

History & significance

A sandstone Shiva temple of the Eastern Ganga period at Jameshwar Patna in Bhubaneswar, its rekha vimana paired with a pidha jagamohana and a detached mandapa inside a laterite enclosure. The sanctum holds a linga set in a circular yonipitha; parts of the fabric have weathered badly.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Eastern Ganga