{"id":117735,"date":"2026-08-07T13:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=117735"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:21:16","slug":"dhabaleswar-temple-location-architecture-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dhabaleswar-temple-location-architecture-latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Dhabaleswar Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dhabaleswar Temple Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The president recently offered prayers at the Dhabaleswar Temple near Berhampur, marking the final engagement of her three-day visit to Odisha. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dhabaleswar Temple<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> Hindu temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dedicated to<\/span><b> Lord Shiva.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>located on an island <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on <\/span><b>River Mahanadi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> near Cuttack, <\/span><b>Odisha <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the oldest temples in Odisha. It <\/span><b>dates back <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the <\/span><b>early 10th and 11th century.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>temple structure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was constructed during the rule of the <\/span><b>Somavamshi dynasty by King Yayati Keshari.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>present-day temple <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was constructed by <\/span><b>King Bir Kishore of Khurda around 1232 AD.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Dhabaleswar Temple <\/b><b>Architecture<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is built in the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kalinga-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kalinga style<\/a> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of architecture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>main temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> structure is built of <\/span><b>sandstone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It has a <\/span><b>square plan with a pyramidal roof.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several smaller shrines of various deities surround the main temple.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple has three main chambers, with the central chamber housing the idol of Shiva.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple has a beautiful entrance known as Jagamohan. <\/span><b>Intricate carvings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of animals, birds, and mythological figures decorate it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Around the temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there is a<\/span><b> marble-covered raised platform. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple contains multiple sculptures of deities on its walls.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The distinctive feature of the Dhabaleswar Temple is its<\/span><b> two-tiered roof, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is <\/span><b>made of terracotta tiles.\u00a0 <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>News: <a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/president-droupadi-murmu-offers-prayers-at-dhabaleswar-temple-in-odisha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NOA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dhabaleswar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. 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