Mangalesvara Temple

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Overview

Mangalesvara Siva Temple is a Hindu temple located in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.

About the Temple

Topographically Mangalesvara Shiva Temple is situated at Latitude 20◦ 14' 38 N and at Longitude 85◦ 50' 38' E. This Shiva sanctuary is situated in the regions of the celebrated around the world Papanasini tank and on the southern bank of the tank. Bhubaneshwar is basically a celebrated around the world spot for tanks and sanctuaries and the Papanasini tank is an immense tank built in eleventh century. It is secured as a legacy site by the archeological overview of India. The sanctuary confronts east and the revered god ought to have been a linga inside a roundabout yonipitha (In Hindu theory, as indicated by Tantra, yoni is the starting point of life. The yoni is additionally thought to be a theoretical representation of Shakti and Devi, the innovative power that travels through the whole universe). Be that as it may, shockingly vandalism has taken toll and the lingam is absent. Because of the various changes led by the Bhubaneshwar district the level of the street has expanded in tallness subsequently the sanctuary is 1.60 meters underneath the present street level. The sanctuary is utilized for different social capacities like Sankranti, Sivaratri and Jalabhiseka.

Engineering elements of the sanctuary:- It is a Precinct and the typology is rekha and pidha. It is encompassed by the Papanasini tank toward the north, a compound mass of Papnasini tank toward the west and south while the sanctuary confronts east.

Accessibility

Airport

Bhubaneswar, the capital city of the odisha, is the only airport in the state connected to different parts of the country throughout regular flights. The major cities connected to Bhubaneswar are Kolkata, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. From Bhubaneswar very good road transport facility is available to reach the Temple.

Railways

Bhubaneswar Railway Station, situated at a distance of around 5 km, is the main railhead connecting the city with several Indian cities. There are frequent superfast trains available from Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and several other major destinations in India. Some prominent trains that pass through this station regularly are Falaknuma Express,Howrah Mail, Visakha Express and Howrah Puri Passenger. From the station, you can take private cabs or opt for taxis to reach anywhere in the city.

Road

There is a good road network in the state connecting it with the other parts of the country as well as different places of the state. Regular Bus servises are availble from major cities of orissa throughout the day

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