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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Akhadachandi Temple<br />
| native_name = ଅଖଡ଼ଚଣ୍ଡି ମନ୍ଦିର<br />
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| image = Akhadachandi.JPG<br />
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| caption = Akhadachandi Temple<br />
| map_type = <!-- India Odisha --><br />
| map_caption = Location in Odisha<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|20|14|27.888|N|85|50|1.2048|E}}<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Odisha]]<br />
| district = [[Khurda district|Khorda]]<br />
| location = [[Bhubaneswar]]<br />
| elevation_m = 61<br />
| deity = [[Chandi]]<br />
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| architecture = [[Mandir]]<br />
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| year_completed = 10th century <br />
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'''Anshuman temple''' is a 10th-century temple in [[Bhubaneswar]] in the state of [[Odisha]], India. It is on the southwestern embankment of Bindusagar tank in Badu Sahi, Old town.<br />
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== Description ==<br />
It is 15 metres east of Markandesvara temple and to the northwest of Mohini temple at a distance of 30 metres. The presiding deity is [[Mahisasuramardini]].<br />
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The temple is facing south and the presiding deity is facing east. Religious sacraments like [[Durgastami]] and Balabhoga are performed here.<br />
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The temple is maintained by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. It is in fair state of preservation. Anshuman temple was repaired by the Odisha State Archaeology under the X and XI Finance Commission Award.<br />
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The temple is surrounded by Bindusagar tank in the east at a distance of 6.40 metres, Markandeya temple in the west and private residential buildings in the southern side.<br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
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=== Architectural features ===<br />
Anshuman temple is constructed in the Kalingan style using coarse-grained [[sandstone]].<br />
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The main temple is a Khakhara Deul. It is rectangular on plan measuring 1.28 metres x 1.83 metres.<br />
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On elevation, the [[vimana (tower)|vimana]] is of khakhara order measuring 42.94 metres in height from pabhaga to mastaka. From bottom to the top the temple has bada, gandi and mastaka. With fivefold divisions the bada measures 1.74 metres. At the bottom the pabhaga measures 0.26 metres in height. Jangha measuring 0.52 metres is segmented into tala jangha and upara jangha by a set of bandhana moulding. Bandhana measures 0.08 metres and baranda measures in 0.26 metres. Gandi of the temple is in khakhara order which is arranged in three tires with a semi cylindrical roof. The mastaka consists of a kalasa flanked by two gajakranta on either sides.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}<br />
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=== Decorative features ===<br />
The doorjamb is decorated with two plaster design measuring 1.10 metres x 0.65 metres. Besides the main entrance there are two subsidiary gateways in the eastern and northern walls. These two gateways are uniform in measurement measuring 0.92 metres x 0.59 metres.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of temples in Bhubaneswar]]<br />
*[[Mata Mawai Dham]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*Pradhan, Sadasiba (2009). Lesser Known Monuments Of Bhubaneswar. Bhubaneswar: Lark Books. pp.&nbsp;1–2. {{ISBN|81-7375-164-1}}.<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224653/http://ignca.nic.in/asi_reports/orkhurda002.pdf Indira Gandhi National Centre For The Arts: Archaeological sites of Odisha]<br />
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{{Temples in Bhubaneswar}}<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Bhubaneswar]]<br />
[[Category:10th-century Hindu temples]]<br />
[[Category:Durga temples]]<br />
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