Nilkantheswar Shiva Temple
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Nilakanthesvara Shiva Temple is a temple in Orissa, India, located on the western embankment of the Bindusagar tank. It is situated on the left side of the lane branching from the road leading from Kedar Gouri chowk to the Vaitaḷa deuḷa in Bhubaneswar, the capital state of Orissa. The temple faces east. The temple's enshrining deity is a circular yoni pitha with a chlorite Siva lingam. The temple is made out of sandstone. The present temple is a recent construction over the remains of an earlier one. The building material is old but the entire structure now has cement plaster and an enamel point.
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Where it is
Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Bhubaneswar railway station (BBS), about 3 km by road.
- By air: Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI), about 2 km by road.
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