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Lingaraj Mandir

With the towering size of its deul the Lingaraja temple (xi C.) is one of the greatest creations of the the Kalinga and Indian architecture. The temple is set within a walled compound among 65 other smaller shrines, as non-hindu tourists we could only see the temple from a platform nearby the north entrance (closed).
On the east wall the main temple entrance, an imposing portal, is crowded with pilgrims and beggars. Two other secondary gates are on the north and south wall.

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the main temple entrance an imposing portal crowded with pilgrims and beggars

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The use of grey stone, rather than the more common red sand stone, and the surprisingly sparse embellishments of the outer walls emphasizes the austerity of the shrine.

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from the viewing platform, the only point where the temple can be seen by the non-hindu.

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The temple consists of four bodies aligned from east to west: the bhoga-mandapa (Hall of Offering), the nata mandir (Hall of Dance) with a relatively flat roof, the jagamohana with its tall pyramidal roof followed by the immense 45 metres deul the last two topped by the amla (the typical Orissan flattened ribbed sphere) supported by deulacharinis or seated divinities.

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the tall pyramidal roof of the jagamohana

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The pyramidal roof of the jagamohan and the deul with are both decorated with bho motifs. The deul is embellished with miniature temples (angasikharas) of diminishing size as they rise upwards. The long saffron pennant announces the living presence of the deity.

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the deul topped by the amla (the typical Orissan flattened ribbed sphere)

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