Chintamaniswar Shiva Temple

Chintamaniswar Shiva Temple stands at the end of Chintamaniswar road, which branches off the Cuttack–Puri road near Old Station Bazar in Bhubaneswar. Dating from the 14th century and credited by local legend to the Kesharis (Somavamsis), it faces west and enshrines a Shiva linga. It remains in active use for Sivaratri, Shiva's wedding festival, jalasaya and rudrabhisheka, and for marriages and thread ceremonies.

The rekha tower has a five-part base, partly buried, and a plain spire. Its niches hold a four-armed Kartikeya with his cock and peacock, a four-armed Ganesha and the goddess Parvati, and the walls are carved with rows of miniature shrine motifs. Within the precinct is a rectangular laterite tank, 22.4 m by 11.2 m, said locally to have been dug by the Kesharis. Fed by an underground spring, it holds a steady water level all year, and Kartika Purnima and Sravana Purnima are observed there.