Lingaraj Temple to be Refurbished Soon
Recently Odisha government declared its plan to renovate and beautify Bhubaneshwar’s largest temple – the Lingaraj Temple.
- The project is part of a larger 66-acre Ekamra Kshetra Yojana that will also include the renovation of water tanks, the development of the Mukteswara and Kedar Gouri temple premises and the creation of a park that sits at the fore of the Lingaraj Temple.
Lingaraj Temple
- The temple was constructed in the 11th century by the Somavanshiruler JajatiKesari.
- It marks the culmination of the temple architecture in Bhubaneswar which was the cradle of the Kalinga School of Temple Architecture.
- Built of sandstone and laterite, ....