Aisanyesvara Siva Temple

The Aisanyesvara Siva temple is a 13th-century shrine to Shiva in the Old Town of Bhubaneswar, within the precinct of the municipal hospital at Sriram Nagar and close to the western wall of the Lingaraj temple. It is still in worship, with an east-facing shrine holding a Shiva linga in a circular base. After the sixth day of Shivaratri the festival image of Lingaraja is brought here.

Its seven-part saptaratha plan, close to that of the Megheswar temple, points to the 13th century and the Ganga kings. The temple is built of grey sandstone in the Kalinga style, its walls carved with miniature shrine motifs, lotus cups and two rearing lions on the tower. The doorframe has bands of flowers, foliage and creepers, with Gajalakshmi seated above, and the lintel carries a panel of the nine planetary deities.