Bhubaneswar · Odisha
Sri Lingaraj Temple — Bhubaneswar (Ekamra Kshetra), Khurda District, Odisha
Sri Tribhuvaneshwar / Lingaraja — a Hari-Hara composite form (Hari = Vishnu + Hara = Shiva); a svayambhu Shivalinga; Ekamra-kshetra (per origin tradition, under a single mango tree); the principal temple among Bhubaneswar's 1000+ historical temples; UNESCO Tentative List 2014 'Ekamra Kshetra' centre tirtha
अन्य नाम: Lingaraja Temple · Sri Tribhuvaneshwar · Ekamra Kshetra centre temple · Harihara Linga
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Sri Tribhuvaneshwar — a svayambhu Shivalinga (Harihara composite); granite, ~8 inches tall × ~8 ft diameter flat protrusion (NOT an '8-foot tall block' — user-brief correction); daily abhishekam with water + milk + bhang; consort Devi Bhuvaneshwari (Parvati; northeast corner); upashalas: 108-150 subsidiary shrines (source internal disagreement flag)
Svayambhu Shivalinga in Harihara composite form; the water + milk + bhang abhishek is the Shaiva + Vaishnava convergence symbol
सम्प्रदाय: Shaiva-Vaishnava convergence (Harihara); administered by the Lingaraj Temple Trust Board + Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protected monument; not under the Jagannath-Puri administration model
Origin tradition: the deity was originally worshipped under a single mango tree — Eka + Amra = Ekamra-kshetra. The ancient name 'Ekamra-kshetra' of Bhubaneswar derives from this (Wikipedia + Ekamra Kshetra Wikipedia). The centre tirtha of the temple-city with 1000+ historical temples.
Lingaraja = Tribhuvaneshwar (Lord of the Three Worlds); Harihara composite form — Hari (Vishnu) + Hara (Shiva) unification; the daily abhishek with water + milk + bhang is the symbol of both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions (bhubaneswartourism.in + sanatanajourney + mahashivratri.org multi-source).
Per Wikipedia + Mahashivratri.org: the Somavamsi king Yayati I (Jajati Keshari; reign ~1025-1040 CE) built the original temple (Deul + Jagamohana); the 12th-century Eastern-Ganga-era Bhogamandapa was added later. The Eastern-Ganga Anantavarman Chodaganga (1078-1147) built Puri Jagannath (NOT Lingaraj).
The annual main festival: the Ashokashtami Rukuna Rath Yatra on 26 March 2026 — the Lingaraj utsava-murti travels in a huge chariot procession to the Rameshwara Temple (~3 km); 4-5 days at Gundicha Ghar; the Bahuda Yatra return is on 30 March 2026 (Pragativadi + Odisha Connect + BhaktiBharat multi-source). Chandan Yatra (22-day; Wikipedia).
06:00 से 21:00 तक · मध्याह्न विश्राम 12:30-15:30
वस्त्र-संहिता: Traditional Hindu attire (saree / kurta-pyjama / suit / lehenga); Western/revealing wear forbidden
फोटोग्राफी: Photography forbidden inside the temple
विशेष नियम: Non-Hindu entry fully forbidden (as at Puri-Jagannath); darshan is only from the outer-wall viewing platform built for Lord Curzon's wife; cameras/mobile/leather forbidden inside; midday break 12:30-15:30; entry is free
Darshan of the svayambhu Shivalinga Tribhuvaneshwar; the water + milk + bhang abhisheka tradition.
A special viewing platform built for Lord Curzon's wife; for non-Hindu devotees.
Extended hours 03:30-23:00; the annual peak Shiva utsava.
The Lingaraj utsava-murti travels to the Rameshwara Temple in a huge chariot procession; the Bahuda Yatra return is on 30 March 2026.
The annual chandan-offering utsava.
Extended hours 03:30-23:00; the annual peak Shiva utsava
The Lingaraj utsava-murti travels to the Rameshwara Temple in a huge chariot procession; 4-5 days at Gundicha Ghar; the Bahuda Yatra return is on 30 March 2026
The annual chandan-offering utsava
A world-rare Harihara convergence tirtha — a Shaiva + Vaishnava unification darshan sankalpa tirtha; the water + milk + bhang abhisheka tradition
स्रोत: bhubaneswartourism.in + sanatanajourney + mahashivratri.org multi-source
Extended hours 03:30-23:00; the Ekamra-kshetra centre-tirtha Shivaratri sankalpa
स्रोत: Multi-source
Huge chariot procession Rameshwara yatra; Bahuda Yatra 30 March 2026 return
स्रोत: Pragativadi + Odisha Connect + BhaktiBharat multi-source
UNESCO Tentative List 2014 'Ekamra Kshetra — Temple City Bhubaneswar' centre tirtha; Bhubaneswar 1000+ historical temple centre darshan sankalpa
स्रोत: UNESCO + worldheritagesite.org
Bindu Sagara lake, north of the temple, is a sacred tirtha; the bath tradition
स्रोत: Wikipedia + bhubaneswartourism.in
The temple precinct has 108-150 subsidiary shrines (Wikipedia internal disagreement); a unique-tirtha sankalpa
स्रोत: Wikipedia (internal disagreement flag)
The temple's adjacent sacred lake; a bath tirtha
The annual Ashokashtami Rath Yatra destination; 4-5 days at Gundicha Ghar
The Bhubaneswar 1000+ historical temple central cluster; aligned with the UNESCO Tentative List
ASI-protected Jain-inscription cave complex
Site of Emperor Ashoka's Kalinga war; the Japanese Peace Pagoda
UNESCO World Heritage; built by Narasimhadeva I in the 13th century
One of the 4 Dhams; built by the Eastern-Ganga dynasty
The central Shaiva tirtha; the Ekamra-kshetra centre
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The centre tirtha; the Bhubaneswar 1000+ temple centre
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The Harihara-convergence central tirtha
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