[feb] Lingaraj Temple Flashcards
1
Q
what?
A
11th century AD
Shiva
Bhubaneswar.odisha
2
Q
built by?
A
Yayati I
3
Q
features
A
180-feet in height.
red stone
Kalinga style of architecture.
temple complex has one hundred and fifty subsidiary shrines.
‘Swayambhu” – self-originated Shivling.
syncretisation of Shaivism and Vaishnavism sects in Odisha.
4
Q
context?
A
The Odisha government has decided to give a facelift to the 11th century Lingaraj Temple, akin to its pre-350-year structural status.
