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{{Infobox temple
| name = Aisanyesvara Siva Temple
| native_name = '''[[:or:ଐଶାଣେଶ୍ଵର ଶିବ ମନ୍ଦିର|ଐଶାଣେଶ୍ଵର ଶିବ ମନ୍ଦିର]]'''
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| map_type = India Odisha#India
| map_caption = Location in [[Odisha]]
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| state = [[Odisha]]
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| location = [[Bhubaneswar]]
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| deity = Aisanyesvara([[Shiva|Siva]])
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| architecture = [[Kalinga architecture]]
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'''Aisanyesvara Siva Temple''' is a 13th-century [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Shiva]]<ref>''The forgotten monuments of Odisha. Volume 2''. Kamalā Ratnam, India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage</ref> located in [[Bhubaneswar]], the capital of [[Odisha]], [[India]]. The temple is in the precinct of Municipal Corporation Hospital, Sriram Nagar, Old Town, Bhubaneswar. It is close to the western compound wall of [[Lingaraj Temple]]. This is a living temple and with a shrine facing east.

The enshrined deity is a [[Sivalingam]] within a circular ''yonipitha'' (basement). Rituals like ''[[Sivarathri]]'', ''Jalabhiseka'', ''Rudrabhiseka'', ''[[Sankranthi]]'' are observed here. The festival deity of Lord [[Lingaraja Temple|Lingaraja]] is brought to this temple after the 6th day of ''Sivaratri''.

==History==
Architectural features like ''Saptaratha'' (seven chariots) plan that bears close resemblance with [[Megheswar Temple]] suggests that Aisanyesvara Siva Temple was built in the 13th century AD. Other architectural features suggests that it was built by [[Gangas]].{{cn|date=August 2021}}

==Architecture==
The temple is constructed in the [[Kalinga architecture]] style using grey [[sandstone]]. ''Tala jangha'' and ''upara jangha'' are decorated with ''khakhara mundi'' and ''pidha mundi'' respectively. The pista has three mouldings, which is decorated with series of ''khakhara mundi''. The ''anuratha paga''(main portion) has series of ''khakhara mundis'' in succession, lotus cup in ''anuraha paga'' and 10 ''bhumi amlas'' in the ''kanika pagas''. Two ''udyota'' lions are noticed in the ''gandi'' of ''rahapaga''. At the base of the ''gandi'' in the frontal wall there is a miniature ''rekha angasikhara''.

The doorjambs are decorated with three vertical bands of ''puspa sakha'', ''patra sakha'' and ''lata sakha'' from exterior to interior. At the base of the doorjambs there are ''khakhara mundis'' on either sides. The deity of Lalatabimba Gajalaxmi is seated in [[lalitasana]]. In the [[architrave]] right above the jamb there is a ''[[navagraha]]'' panel, each graha within a niche. [[Surya]] (Sun god) holds lotus in his hands. ''[[Ketu (mythology)|Ketu]]'' (serpent god) is in serpent tail and holds bow in his left and a shield in the right hand. The temple is maintained by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. Aisanyesvara Siva Temple is in good state of preservation.

==See also==
* [[List of temples in Bhubaneswar]]

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite book|last=Pradhan|first=Sadasiba|title=Lesser Known Monuments Of Bhubaneswar|year=2009|publisher=Lark Books|location=Bhubaneswar|isbn=81-7375-164-1|pages=1–2}}

{{Temples in Bhubaneswar}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Bhubaneswar]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Odisha]]
[[Category:13th-century Hindu temples]]

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