Lokanath Siva Temple

Present Name- Lokanath Siva Temple (15th century.) Address: Tala Bazar Road, Old Town, Bhubaneswar.
Approach: Lokanath Siva Temple is located on the right side of the Tala Bazar Road leading from KedarGouri lane to Lingaraja Temple and as the eastern embracement of the Bindusagar Tank. The temple is facing towards south and the presiding deity is a Siva lingam at the center of a circular yonipitha. The cella measures 1.20 square metres.
Gunanidhi Panda is the chief priest of this temple.
Physical description
The temple is surrounded by Tala Bazar Road in the east, Bindu Sagar Lake in the west.The temple is facing towards east.
Architectural features
On plan, the temple has a vimana measuring 3.20.metres in length and 2.80 metres in width. The sanctum measures 1.20 in square metres. On elevation, vimana is of pidha order measuring 4.75 metres in height from pabhaga kalasa. From bottom to the top, the temple has bada (2.25 metres...