Lakhesvara Siva Temple

Lakhesvara Siva Temple is a 13th-century shrine in the Old Town of Bhubaneswar, on the Ganges–Yamuna road behind the Lingaraj market complex and about 70 metres north-east of the Lingaraj temple. It faces east, and its Shiva linga sits in a circular yoni-pitha set below floor level. Local tradition ascribes it to the Ganga dynasty, and the Ganga-Yamuna Sangathana looks after it.

The temple is a saptaratha rekha deul about 13 metres tall on a low platform, with a renovated porch in front. Its side niches are empty, but the walls carry lotus bands, chaitya motifs, a gajakranta and rows of miniature spires, and the tower rises in ten tiers. Sivaratri, Sankranti, Chandan Utsav and Kartika Purnima are celebrated here, and the precinct also serves for public meetings. Rain seeps through cracks in the roof and walls, and part of the south-west corner has been cut away.