Uttaresvara Siva Temple

Uttaresvara Siva Temple stands in a precinct on the northern embankment of the Bindusagar tank near Kedara-Gouri Chowk in Bhubaneswar's Old Town, and takes its name from its position north of the tank and of the Lingaraj temple. It is dated to the 12th century, though some features suggest a 7th-century foundation, and its upper parts are later rebuilding. The main temple shares the precinct with nine smaller shrines, the biggest being Bhimeswara's, and a pond called the Godavari.

In the sanctum the deity is a linga on a circular yoni pitha, with Bhairava and Bhairavi at the doorway and a Narasimha image facing Uttaresvara inside. On the outer wall, facing south, is Ma Uttarayani, one of the eight Chandis of Lingaraj, who is offered pana in the month of Chaitra. The niches hold Kartikeya, a six-armed Mahishasuramardini and a four-armed Ganesha. Tradition counts the temple as the Tantra pitha among four seats of power in the city.