Markandeshwar Temple
Puri district, Odisha
Markandeshwar Temple is a place where sage Markandeya meditated on lord Shiva. He saw a small child on a banyan leaf floating on the sea and wondered upon. Finally lord Vishnu assured him from the doubt.
The ancient Markandeswar Shiva Temple is situated in the Markandeswar street by the side of the Markandeswar tank, to the north of the Jagannath temple, Puri, Odisha, India. This place can be approached on the right side of Markandeswar road leading from Markandeswar chowk to Puri-Brahmagiri road. Markandeya tank is an open structure and is enclosed within a stone wall made of dressed laterite blocks. Bathing ghats are provided for the tourists in southern side of the tank. The tank is used for rituals as well as for normal bathing. Rituals like Pinda Dana, Mundan Kriya etc. are observed on the steps of the tank. Both Markandeswar temple and Markandeswar tank can be dated back to the 12th century AD. Puri became an important center of pilgrimage by the 12th century. The history in Puri also proves that Sri Ramanuja visited Puri during 1107 and 1117.
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Where it is
Puri district, Odisha. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Puri railway station (PURI), about 3 km by road.
- By air: Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI), about 60 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri – Grand Road (Bada Danda), Puri, Odisha (about 1 km)
- Konark Sun Temple – Konark, Puri district, Odisha (about 38 km)
- Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar – Old Town, Bhubaneswar (Ekamra Kshetra), Khordha district, Odisha (about 60 km)
- Maa Tara Tarini Temple – Kumari Hills, on the Rushikulya river near Purusottampur, Ganjam district (about 128 km)
- Maa Biraja Temple, Jajpur – Jajpur town, on the Baitarani (Vaitarani) river, Jajpur district (about 158 km)
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